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New York State Restaurant Ass'n v. New York City Bd. of Health

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
In an action challenging the constitutionality of a law requiring restaurants to post caloric information on menus, the District Court's denial of...

Sledge v. Kooi

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit brought pro se by plaintiff alleging defendant violated his Eighth Amendment rights while incarcerated, grant of defendant's motion for...

Dominguez v. Correctional Med. Servs.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, order denying Defendant's summary judgment motion is affirmed, where: 1) a reasonable jury could find that...

City of Stockton v. Marina Towers, LLC

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an eminent domain action, grant of plaintiff-city's motion for nonsuit and denial for compensation for defendant's precondemnation activities is...

In re Coppock

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Habeas Corpus
In a contempt action which ex-wife violated divorce decree enjoining "coarse or offensive" communications with ex-husband, petition for writ of habeas...

Tennessee Scrap Recyclers Assoc. v. Bredesen

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case brought by scrap dealers to enjoin enforcement of a state ordinance requiring scrap metal dealers to "tag and hold" the scrap metal they...

Waller v. City of Danville, Virginia

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a claim under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alleging defendant-city violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the...

Richland Bookmart, Inc. v. Knox County, Tennessee

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law
In a suit challenging the constitutionality of a county ordinance that establishes licensing requirements and regulations for sexually-oriented...

USA v. 480.00 Acres of Land

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
Land Commission Report setting compensation payable by plaintiff-U.S. to defendants to take property by eminent domain is affirmed where: 1) in order...

Verizon California, Inc. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law
In a challenge to an FCC order mandating that petitioner cease and desist the use of phone number port requests to contact defecting customers,...