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Dillard v. Chilton County Comm'n

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elections
In a case involving consent decree obtained by a class of African-American plaintiffs as part of landmark litigation that restructured much of...

Jalloh v. Gonzales

Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief pursuant to the Convention Against Torture,...

Burger v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Petition for review challenging BIA's reversal of IJ's grant of asylum to petitioners is granted as the BIA denied one petitioner due process by...

Watts v. Florida Int'l Univ.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In suit alleging that plaintiff was terminated from a practicum position for his religious beliefs, leading to dismissal from a seminar and preventing...

Hulteen v. AT&T Corp.

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging AT&T's use of a facially discriminatory service credit policy to calculate employee pension and retirement benefits,...

Decorte v. Jordan

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action against a district attorney alleging intentional discrimination on the basis of race against non-attorney staff in his office, a...

Cole v. Bd. of Trustees of the Univ. of Ill.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a former university employee asserting claims under the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act,...

Squibb v. Memorial Med. Ctr.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a former employer alleging violations of the Americans with Disability Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where...

Gunter v. Morrison

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against a city's mayor and Board of Public Works alleging they refused to promote him because he sued the city, summary judgment for...

Guerra v. N. E. Indep. Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law
In an action brought by a technician against a school district alleging age discrimination, retaliation, and constructive discharge under the Age...