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Bowman v. US

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an Equal Protection Clause challenge to Air Force regulations denying military service credit to airmen volunteering with religious organizations,...

Rangra v. Brown

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge by city council members to a state law prohibiting them from privately communicating about whether to call a meeting,...

County of Sonoma v. Superior Court of Sonoma County

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
Petition for writ of mandate seeking relief from an order of the superior court compelling plaintiff to arbitrate with real party in interest Sonoma...

Wilson v. Kayo Oil Co.

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In an ADA action alleging Defendant-Store's failure to reasonably accommodate Plaintiff, the dismissal of the complaint is reversed, where allegations...

Rasul v. Myers

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action alleging illegal detention at Guantanamo Bay, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where Defendant federal officials did not...

Morris v. Lanpher

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action alleging excessive force against the police, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where the Fourth...

Silverbrand v. County of LA

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action involving prisoner rights, court of appeal's dismissal of plaintiff's appeal as untimely is reversed and remanded where: 1) the...

Byrum v. Landreth

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a law restricting the use of certain advertising language by unlicensed interior designers, the denial of a...

Winn v. Ariz. Christian Sch. Tuition Org.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an Establishment Clause challenge to a state income tax credit for organizations that award scholarships, on the ground that the credit encouraged...

Nordyke v. King

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a Second Amendment challenge to a municipal ordinance prohibiting firearms on county property, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where...