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Gunasekera v. Irwin

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law
Dismissal of a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, claiming that defendants deprived plaintiff of his property and liberty interest in a graduate...

Morelli v. Webster

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil suit arising from a prostitution sting that backfired, summary judgment for the defendant is affirmed in part and reversed in part....

US v. Tobin

Communications Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law
Defendant's efforts to cripple the Democratic Party's get-out-the-vote initiative by jamming the Party's phone lines on election day did not violate...

The Nat'l Cotton Council of Am. v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a suit against the EPA by environmental and industry interest groups challenging the EPA's Final Rule concluding that pesticides applied in...

Rankin v. Longs Drug Stores California, Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Although drug store chain violated California's Labor Code section 432.7 by asking prospective employees whether they had been convicted of drug...

In re: Fannie Mae Sec. Litig.

Government Law, Securities Law
In failing to produce all documents subpoenaed by senior executives at Fannie Mae, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight failed to comply...

Metro Lights, L.L.C. v. City of Los Angeles

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit claiming that a city's ban on offsite commercial advertising violated the First Amendment in light of the city's contract with a private...

California Teachers Ass'n v. Pub. Employment Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Public Employment Relations Board erred in dismissing a complaint against a charter school for terminating teachers in violation of the Educational...

State of California v. Cont'l Ins. Co.

Evidence, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a lawsuit brought by the state against its insurers for recovery of amounts paid to clean up a hazardous waste site, trial court erred in: 1)...

Cibula v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice suit brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the district court erred by applying Virginia law and deciding not to place...