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Bearden v. Lemon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a deputy's suit against a county sheriff for reinstatement and damages under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law, denial of sheriff's motion for...

Allen v. Tobacco Superstore, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In an action brought under Title VII and other civil rights statutes alleging plaintiff's employer failed to promote her based on race and in...

Leonard v. Robinson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Dismissal of a civil rights action resulting from plaintiff's arrest at a township board meeting is reversed where: 1) no reasonable officer would...

Lusk v. Village of Cold Spring

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of a permanent injunction against the enforcement of a section of the Village Code, requiring approval for physical alterations to buildings in...

Wilson v. Morgan

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving claims against a county and officers of deprivation of constitutional rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, along with state...

Bowers v. Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Ass'n

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Sanctions, Sports Law
In a case arising out of a high school athlete's claims that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and several related institutions...

Jenkins v. Methodist Hosps. of Dallas, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Summary judgment for a hospital and affiliated individuals on a doctor's 42 U.S.C. section 1981 claim for racial discrimination impairing his ability...

Renner v. Harsco

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
An award pursuant to a jury verdict for plaintiff in a Title VII action against her employer, and a decision vacating the punitive portion of her...

Knight v. Alabama

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Tax Law
Denial of claim that certain tax provisions of the Alabama Constitution violate the U.S. Constitution, where the provisions so seriously underfund...

Jeneski v. City of Worcester

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of suit by an employee of a city under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging deprivation of equal protection and due process is affirmed where: 1)...