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King v. Rivas

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In a case involving Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which provides for cost shifting where a defendant offers to settle, the offer is...

Espinal v. Goord

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a claim brought by prison inmate against the state department of correctional services (DOCS) for use of excessive force and denial of medical...

Lichoulas v. City of Lowell

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case for just compensation brought by trustee of five parcels of land which were taken by eminent domain by defendant-city and which included a...

DiMaio v. Democratic Nat'l Comm.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a complaint alleging that the Democratic National Committee violated the Fourteenth Amendment by ruling, prior to the 2008 presidential primaries,...

Humphries v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an amended opinion, the purpose of a remand of claims against defendant-county is changed from a determination of qualified immunity to an...

Humphries v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an amended opinion, the purpose of a remand of claims against defendant-county is changed from a determination of qualified immunity to an...

B.W.A v. Farmington R-7 Sch. Dist.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a suit by high school students alleging violation of their First Amendment rights through actions taken against them for wearing articles of...

Ventura v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In conviction of first-degree, premeditated murder, denial of postconviction relief and all-writs petition is affirmed where: 1) criminal-appellant...

Peterson v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death arising from the fatal shooting of victim during a robbery are affirmed where: 1) the trial...

People of Bikini v. US

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Military Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action involving nuclear bomb testing in the 1940's and 50's brought by people and descendants of the Bikini and Enewetak Atolls seeking just...