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American Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Local Union No. 7

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Constitutional Law, Construction, Labor & Employment Law
In case alleging that iron workers' union conspired with local trade association to shut non-union contractors out of the structural steel industry in...

Bayo v. Chertoff

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of an administrative removal order for overstaying a visa is granted and the case remanded where an alien who gains entry to the...

Arar v. Ashcroft

Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an action brought by Syrian-and-Canadian dual citizen plaintiff alleging he was mistreated by U.S. officials in the U.S. and removed to Syria with...

Gates v. Texas Dep't of Protective and Regulatory Servs.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law
Summary judgment for various governmental entities and employees accused of performing unconstitutional child abuse investigations is affirmed where:...

In re: Navy Chaplaincy

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a suit by Navy chaplains alleging that the Navy's retirement system discriminates in favor of Catholic chaplains in violation of the Establishment...

Liner v. Workers Temp. Staffing, Inc.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a class-action suit alleging that defendant overcharged day laborers for transportation between defendant's labor halls and its worksites in...

County of San Diego v. San Diego NORML

Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law
Judgment rejecting plaintiff counties' claims that Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMP)is invalid under preemption principles and that MMP poses an...

US v. May

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of defendant's motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with failure to register as a sex offender is affirmed where: 1) contrary to...

Hodak v. City of St. Peters

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought against city and mayor for allegedly increasing police presence around a bar owned by plaintiff and...

Vann v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Indian Law
In a suit by descendants of Cherokee-owned slaves alleging that the Secretary of the Interior violated numerous laws and constitutional provisions by...