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Wingate v. Gage County School District, No. 34

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a teacher's lawsuit alleging age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), as well as First Amendment violations...

US v. Gustafson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Tax Law
Conviction on charges of income tax evasion is affirmed where the district court: 1) did not err in excluding some of defendants' documentary evidence...

West v. Local 710, Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Plan

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action arising after ERISA plan administrators determined that employee-plaintiff was not entitled to full pension benefits, summary judgment...

US v. Neal

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed where...

Li v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
Petition for review of BIA decision denying petitioner's applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the CAT is granted where:...

Johnson v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of a claim for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act is affirmed where: 1) the ALJ conducted an exhaustive...

US v. Marks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In criminal proceedings arising from defendant's involvement in an organization that created, promoted, and implemented schemes to assist U.S....

Belmontes v. Ayers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death penalty case, denial of habeas relief is reversed where: 1) petitioner received inadequate representation by his counsel at the penalty...

Paterno v. Superior Court (Ampersand Publishing)

Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In the context of defamation actions subject to the constitutional malice standard, when a plaintiff fails to demonstrate that allegedly defamatory...

Estate of Bennett

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence
A probate court order is reversed where it committed reversible error by denying a request for an evidentiary hearing on petitioners' motion to set...