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Carter v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions for first-degree premeditated and felony murder as well as his two death sentences are affirmed over claims that: 1) the...

Alleyne v. New York State Educ. Dep't

Civil Procedure, Education Law
Order preliminarily enjoining the implementation of N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8, section 200.22(f)(4), which relates to the treatment of...

Rangel v. State of Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In appeals arising following a conviction for, among other things, aggravated sexual assault of a child, the Court of Criminal Appeals dismisses, as...

Camarillo v. Carrols Corp.

Civil Rights
In ADA suit brought by blind plaintiff against several fast food restaurants for failing to effectively communicate to her their menu selections,...

Slyman v. City of Piqua

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging procedural due process violations against a city and plaintiff's supervisor in its discharge of plaintiff, summary judgment for...

Mega Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Pieniozek

Contracts, Insurance Law
In case involving life insurance policy, where insured allegedly overstated her income in the policy application, summary judgment for defendant on a...

Derrick v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Denial of a motion to vacate a conviction for first-degree murder and death sentence, and a petition for habeas relief, are affirmed and denied,...

State of Florida v. Whitby

Criminal Law & Procedure
Upon reflection and further consideration the Supreme Court of Florida decides to deny review and discharge jurisdiction in the matter.

Grigoryan v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Armenian citizen's petition for review of a denial of her motion to reopen removal proceedings on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel is...

Bohne v. Computer Assocs. Int'l, Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In an action raising a claim that plaintiff was entitled to a commission on a sale he had arranged prior to his termination, a judgment pursuant to a...