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Cao v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elder Law, Government Law, Remedies
In an action wherein plaintiff sought recovery under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for alleged constitutional violations along with several state law causes...

Mansfield v. Peake

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Military Law
A decision determining the earliest effective date for claimant's award of VA benefits under 38 U.S.C. section 1151 is affirmed over claims of error...

Evans v. Evans

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action brought by a deputy sheriff against his former wife and former mother-in-law alleging, inter alia, harassment, defamation, and breach of...

Jacobs v. Clark County Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a case raising constitutional challenges to a public school district's mandatory dress policies or "school uniform policies," the circuit court...

Taylor v. Westly

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In long-running litigation involving the constitutionality of California's statutory procedure addressing escheat, grant of a motion to dissolve an...

Harden-Bey v. Rutter

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against several employees of the Michigan Department of Corrections challenging plaintiff's placement and continued...

Fashion Valley Mall, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Mall's petition for review of a National Labor Relations Board order, which held that it was a violation of a party's free speech rights under the...

Charles A. Pratt Constr. Co., Inc. v. California Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action wherein plaintiff attempted to set aside a decision by the California Coastal Commission denying a coastal development permit under the...

U.S. v. Friday

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law
In a prosecution against a member of a Native American tribe for shooting an eagle without a permit in contravention of the Bald and Golden Eagle...

Fieger v. Cox

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law, Sanctions
In an action alleging vindictive prosecution against Michigan's Attorney General, a state Supreme Court Justice, and the state's Secretary of State,...