all - Opinion Summaries

Pennington v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case brought by a police officer alleging that, after an altercation at a bar while he was off duty, he was unlawfully required to take the...

St. Christopher Assocs., L.P. v. US

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against HUD for breach of contract and Fifth Amendment takings claims, arising from HUD's failure to consider plaintiff's request for a rent...

Berger v. City of Seattle

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action brought by a street performer challenging the constitutionality of certain rules governing a zone covering about 80 acres of land in...

Gilbert v. Cook

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that prison officer violated plaintiff's rights under the Eighth Amendment, judgment as a matter of...

Miyler v. Village of East Galesburg

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming violation of plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment rights after he lost his position as chief of police,...

Sain v. Wood

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming that the conditions of confinement for a person under civil commitment violated the Fourteenth...

Stodghill v. Wellston Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a superintendent against his former school district and officials arising from alleged stigmatizing public comments made about plaintiff...

Jones v. Minnesota Dep't of Corr.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the Minnesota Department of Corrections and individual prison officials for allegedly violating plaintiff's mother's Eighth...

Hartsfield v. Nichols

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prisoner's action alleging that certain disciplinary actions constituted retaliation for his having successfully obtained a prior court order,...

John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. US

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The special statute of limitations governing the Court of Federal Claims requires sua sponte consideration of the timeliness of a lawsuit filed in...