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Poirier v. Massachusetts Dept. of Corr.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a civil rights action, district court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint for failure to state a claim is affirmed where enforcement of a...

Anschutz Entm't Group v. Snepp

Remedies, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a slander action stemming from a news report, trial court's denial of defendant's first special motion to strike is affirmed and denial of second...

Lytle v. Bexar Cty.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging a wrongful police shooting, denial of Defendant's qualified immunity is affirmed, where the parties...

Del Gallo v. Parent

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a case involving First Amendment rights and the right to campaign on a post office sidewalk, grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is...

Canyon Ferry Rd. Baptist Church v. Unsworth

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a First Amendment challenge to state campaign contribution reporting regulations, summary judgment for Defendant is reversed where the state...

Maldonado v. Kempton

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law, Transportation
In a First Amendment challenge to a restriction on the use of billboards for offsite advertising, summary judgment for Defendants is affirmed, where...

Jenkins v. County of Hennepin

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action involving prisoner civil rights, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) medical...

Ysursa v. Pocatello Educ. Ass'n.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a law prohibiting public employees from making payroll deductions for political activities, summary judgment for...

Ponta-Garcia v. Att'y Gen. of the US

Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of reinstatement of removal order is granted and the reinstatement determination is vacated and remanded where plaintiff contested...

Video Software Dealers Ass'n. v. Schwarzenegger

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Entertainment Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a state statute restricting the sale of violent video games to minors, summary judgment for Plaintiffs is affirmed...