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People v. Albillar

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction of multiple defendants for criminal sexual offenses and gang-related charges, as well as gang sentence enhancements, are affirmed over...

Garcia-Aguillon v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a decision denying a request for voluntary departure and ordering petitioner removed to Mexico is dismissed where: 1) the court...

Weaver's Cove Enery, LLC v. RI Dep't of Envtl. Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
Petitions for review seeking a declaration from the circuit court that Massachusetts and Rhode Island waived their rights to deny certification of a...

Smith v. City of Chicago

Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising from the seizure of certain of plaintiffs' property under Illinois' Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act...

NLRB v. USPS

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for enforcement of a NLRB order finding certain statements by a USPS supervisor employee to be a threat of retaliation in violation of NLRA...

Price-Cornelison v. Brooks

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action claiming that defendant-undersheriff failed to enforce plaintiff's protective orders because she is a lesbian victim of domestic...

Amerisource Corp. v. U.S.

Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
A ruling that there was no compensable taking in the seizure of an innocent third party's property, which was never introduced as evidence in a...

N.C. Right to Life, Inc. v. Leake

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action challenging provisions of North Carolina's campaign finance laws, the lower court's decision is affirmed in part and reversed in part...

Duke v. Leake

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
Dismissal of a challenge to the constitutionality of North Carolina's Judicial Campaign Reform Act, which creates a system of voluntary public...

Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. v. Gore

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In a manufacturer's action for defamation, trade libel, false advertising, and unfair business practices, arising after defendant-attorney published a...