all - Opinion Summaries

Habecker v. Town of Estes Park

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a civil rights suit brought by a former trustee of defendant-town, a self-described atheist, arising after he refused to recite the Pledge of...

US v. Gabrion

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an appeal from a conviction and death sentence for first degree murder at a location within the federal government's special maritime and...

In the Matter of Schorr v. N.Y. City Dep't of Housing Preservation & Dev.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking to annul an eviction determination by the Department of Housing and Preservation Development (HPD), a decision...

In the Matter of Adult Home at Erie Station, Inc. v. Assessor & Bd. of Assessment Review of City of Middletown

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Two owners' properties in the City of Middletown are used for "charitable" purposes and so, contrary to the city's claim, are exempt from real...

Crist v. Florida Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
The Legislature's creation of the five regional offices to handle representation in criminal cases where a public defender has a conflict does not...

Lanier v. City of Woodburn

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a challenge to the constitutionality of a city's policy requiring candidates of choice for city positions to pass a pre-employment drug test as a...

Braun v. Ann Arbor Charter Township

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Takings Clause and Due Process case brought by landowners who sought to rezone their farmland for a trailer park and other residential...

Perez-Acevedo v. Rivero-Cubano

Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit alleging that an agricultural program violated plaintiffs' due process rights, judgment for defendants on the pleadings is affirmed where...

Rios-Jimenez v. Sec'y of Veterans Affairs

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a former government agency employee alleging disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, and a hostile work environment, summary...

Parrott v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of former TSA employee's claim alleging that his resignation was involuntary, and therefore constituted a constructive removal, is affirmed...