all - Opinion Summaries

Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Vaughn

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Transportation
In a railroad's suit against two tribal officials seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against their efforts to enforce or collect the tribe's...

US v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In an Indian tribe's challenge to a decision of the Nevada State Engineer, which granted the transfer of certain water rights within the boundaries of...

Williams v. Rodriguez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging false arrest and deliberate indifference to medical needs, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed...

Curran v. Cousins

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that defendants terminated plaintiff's employment as a correctional officer in retaliation for his speech, judgment for defendants...

Aguilera v. Negron

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by workers at a juvenile correctional facility alleging that they were denied promised positions, dismissal for failure to state a claim is...

White v. Gerardot

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging the use of excessive force by a police officer, an appeal of the denial of summary judgment on grounds of...

Jackson v. Frank

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging that a prison violated a prisoner's First Amendment rights by prohibiting him from receiving a...

Pittman v. State of Oregon

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of a civil rights suit, 42 U.S.C. section 1981 does not contain a cause of action against states.

Clearing House Ass'n, L.L.C. v. Cuomo

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In cases involving possible racial discrimination in the residential real estate lending practices of several national banks, judgments permanently...

US v. Ganim

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Conviction and sentence for racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, extortion, honest services mail fraud, bribery involving programs receiving federal...