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Conservatorship of John L.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Judgment establishing a conservatorship for appellant under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act is affirmed over claims that the trial court: 1) improperly...

Vierra v. WCAB

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Workers' Compensation
Decision finding that a written attorney's fee agreement was not binding is affirmed over claim that respondent's decision is inconsistent with the...

Aristud-Gonzalez v. Mendez-Vazquez

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of a motion in an original federal action for an injunction to bar the original federal plaintiff from bringing a second suit alleging...

Day v. Bond

Constitutional Law, Education Law
In an action brought by students at state universities in Kansas and some of their parents seeking to overturn a provision of Kansas law that permits...

Teachers Retirement Bd. v. Genest

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In dispute over legislation which reduced the state's obligation to fund the Supplemental Benefit Maintenance Account of the Teachers' Retirement Fund...

Hydrick v. Hunter

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In an action brought by a class of civilly committed persons and those awaiting commitment at a state hospital pursuant to California's Sexually...

e360 Insight v. The Spamhaus Project

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a suit by an email marketing firm against a spam watchdog group after the watchdog group placed the marketing firm on its spam "blacklist," default...

Foraker v. Chaffinch

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by former troopers and instructors at a police firing range against the government and officials, judgment as a matter of law for...

Hamilton's Bogarts, Inc. v. State of Michigan

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action challenging a Michigan statute and regulations that prohibit entities with liquor licenses from allowing exotic dancers to perform fully...

Bronson v. Swensen

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by subscribers to the religious doctrine of polygamy who filed an application for a marriage license with...