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Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs v. Von Eschenbach

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
Holding that the Constitution does not provide terminally ill patients with a right of access to experimental drugs that have passed limited safety is...

King v. E. St. Louis Sch. Dist. 189

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that school district officials had violated a student's rights under the Due Process Clause of the...

Guzman v. Sheahan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against several prison guards and law enforcement officials alleging violation of plaintiff's due process rights as...

Day v. Apoliona

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Indian Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
The circuit court reaffirms that each Native Hawaiian, as a beneficiary of the trust created by the Hawaii Admission Act section 5(f), has an...

Martinez Rivera v. Sanchez-Ramos

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit arising out of a shooting death at the hands of Puerto Rico police officers, sua sponte dismissal of plaintiff's...

Davila v. Corporacion de Puerto Rico para la Difusion Publica

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Government Law
In a suit alleging age discrimination against Puerto Rico's public broadcasting outlet, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) there was...

Vaughn v. Wallace

Civil Rights, Family Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a mother's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and wrongful death action brought against a foster mother and several family services agency employees arising...

Porter v. Bowen

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action brought by website owners against the secretary of state arising from their operation of websites which included certain "vote-swapping"...

Pantoja v. Am. NTN Bearing Mfg. Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging national origin discrimination, harassment and retaliation, summary judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded on the...

Merritt v. Albemarle Corp.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff had been constructively discharged in violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993, summary judgment for...