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Dee v. Borough of Dunmore

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a borough firefighter, alleging due-process violations by the borough council when it suspended him for allegedly failing to meet...

Thomas v. City of Blanchard

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In action brought by former building code inspector against his former employer-city claiming his discharge was in retaliation for his reporting...

Swisher Int'l, Inc. v. Schafer

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In action alleging that the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (the Act) violated Takings and Due Process Clauses of the Fifth Amendment...

Sussman v. Crawford

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Military Law
In a decision related to claim by plaintiffs-individuals and the Democratic Alliance of Orange County (the Alliance) against defendants-commander and...

People v. Rubin

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for selling marijuana and possessing marijuana for sale is affirmed over claim that the trial court erred in excluding references to the...

Willis Smith and Co., Inc. v. State of Arkansas

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suits brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging violations of the Takings and Due Process Clauses of the U.S. Constitution and a state...

Ballard v. Heineman

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging plaintiff was the victim of defendant-state trooper's racially-motivated traffic stop and subsequent...

McLean v. Gordon

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against defendants, social service workers and state department of social services, arising from the death of a...

Dietrich v. John Ascuaga's Nugget

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging defendants, police officers, an event's organizers, a police department, and city, violated plaintiff's...

Associated Press v. U.S. Dep't of Justice

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Media Law
In a matter brought by Associated Press for denial of request for any petitions seeking to reduce a twenty-two year prison sentence of John Walker...