all - Opinion Summaries

Preminger v. Peake

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Military Law
In a First Amendment challenge to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) denial of entry to one of their facilities for the purpose of registering...

Carver v. Lehman

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A Washington state law providing for convicted sex offenders' early release into community custody does not create a liberty interest that is...

St. John's United Church of Christ v. Fed. Aviation Admin.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
In religious petitioners' claim that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) arguing that one...

Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by two pharmacists and three corporations against various Illinois public officials and the State Board of...

US v. Horsefall

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a per curiam decision, sentence of 327 months for receiving child pornography is affirmed over claims that: 1) the government breached the plea...

Yes on Term Limits, Inc. v. Savage

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action challenging the validity of Oklahoma's ban on non-resident petition circulators under the constitutional First...

Bielanski v. County of Kane

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Civil rights suit brought by a girl falsely accused of molesting a child was properly dismissed where: 1) her summons before the juvenile court and...

Hersh v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act provisions governing the activities of "debt relief agencies" apply to attorneys advising...

US v. Whorley

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Convictions for receipt of obscene cartoons depicting minors, receipt of actual child pornography, and receipt of obscene e-mails are unsuccessfully...

Adrian & Blissfield R.R. Co. v. Vill. of Blissfield

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
District court erred in finding that the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act preempts Mich. Comp. Laws section 462.309, which requires a...