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Evans v. City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Sanctions
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that defendants conspired to falsely convict plaintiff of crimes, judgment for defendants is affirmed...

Doe v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Probation & Parole

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by an anonymous plaintiff seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from aspects of Pennsylvania's...

Ali v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving the scope of 28 U.S.C. section 2680, which carves out certain exceptions to the United States' waiver of sovereign immunity for...

US v. Approximately $1.67 Million (US) in Cash

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal brought by a twice-convicted drug smuggler and trafficker who had on deposit in certain Cayman Island bank accounts $1.67 million in...

Price v. Sery

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging, inter alia, that police officers unconstitutionally used deadly force for which defendant-City was...

Greene v. Solano County Jail

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action brought by a former maximum security prisoner claiming that a jail's policy of prohibiting maximum security prisoners from participating...

Chmielinski v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that termination proceedings for a probation officer violated his procedural due process rights, dismissal for failure to state a...

Public Citizen Inc. v. Nat'l HighwayTraffic Safety Admin.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Product Liability
Petition for review of Safety Standard 138 adopted by respondent, requiring new cars to have warning systems for tire under-inflation, is dismissed as...

C.G. v. Five Town Comty. Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act claiming that defendants failed to provide a disabled student with a free and...

US v. Urciuoli

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Convictions and sentences for mail fraud and conspiracy as part of a scheme to bribe a state legislator are vacated and remanded where jury...