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Edwards v. Brown

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death penalty appeal, an order denying habeas corpus relief due to unconstitutional jury instructions, suppression of evidence and ineffective...

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Farris

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In a case involving a Kentucky tax imposed on the gross revenues of telecommunications providers, the circuit court rules that: 1) under the First...

Island Silver & Spice, Inc. v. Islamadora

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Judgment granting injunctive monetary relief in favor of plaintiff-retailer and invalidating defendant-village's zoning ordinance's "formula retail"...

Cachia v. Islamorada, Village of Islands

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a challenge to zoning ordinances on the grounds that the "formula restaurant" provisions violated Dormant Commerce Clause, grant of dismissal in...

Cadles of Grassy Meadows II, LLC v. Goldner

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
Dismissal of a debt-collection action as time-barred is affirmed where a state statute tolling the limitations period against out-of-state defendants...

Olsen v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Dismissal of a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief from enforcement of the federal and Iowa Controlled Substances Acts (CSA) for...

Hughes v. Region VII Area Agency on Aging

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action claiming that defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and retaliated against plaintiff's exercise of First Amendment...

Maddrey v. Justice of the Peace Court 13

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Landlord Tenant Law
In an eviction action, summary possession award to landlord is affirmed where: 1) the Superior Court had constitutionally-based, original and...

Wong v. Bush

Admiralty, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a case alleging First Amendment and National Environmental Protection Act violations by the U.S. Coast Guard in establishing safety zones...

Woodruff v. Mason

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging that state social-services employees had retaliated against plaintiff-healthcare provider by instigating the...