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Lachtman v. Regents of the U.C.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Education Law
In suit against defendant-university arising from decision to deny plaintiff advancement to a Ph.D. program, summary judgment for defendant is...

Nixon v. City of Houston

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a patrol officer's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the city of Houston and its police chief for employment retaliation in violation of his...

Ayala-Rodriquez v. Rullan

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiff's employment contract was not renewed because of political discrimination and without due process, summary judgment...

Foothill-De Anza Cmty. Coll. Dist. v. Emerich

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Elections, Government Law
In case involving passage by voters of a school bond proposition by a vote of 65.69 percent, trial court's validation of the measure is affirmed over...

Mercury Interactive Corp. v. Klein

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Media Law
In shareholder derivative action brought on behalf of corporation to recover damages to the corporation resulting from the alleged backdating of stock...

Hussain v. Mukasey

Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
Denial of a petition for habeas corpus alleging that petitioner's detention pending removal proceedings deprived him of liberty without due process of...

US v. Zimmerman

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence which, inter alia, compelled defendant to give a blood sample for DNA testing pursuant to the Justice for All Act is vacated and remanded...

Shero v. City of Grove

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law action brought against a city and individual employees, grant of qualified immunity to defendants-city and...

Day v. Bond

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an action challenging a Kansas statute that allows certain non-U.S. citizens to pay in-state tuition rates while attending Kansas post-secondary...

Sycamore Ridge Apartments LLC v. Naumann

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In malicious prosecution action, granting of one group of defendants' motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP law is reversed as plaintiff demonstrated...