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Graoch Assocs. #33, L.P. v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Human Relations Comm'n

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law
A plaintiff can, in principle, rely on evidence of some instances of disparate impact to show that a landlord violated the Fair Housing Act by...

City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio

Administrative Law, Construction, Government Law
In a challenge brought by the city of Cleveland to a decision by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw federal funds from a public...

Moore v. Bd. of County Comm'rs of the County of Leavenworth

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by the parents of a volunteer fire fighter who was killed when his automobile was struck by one driven by defendant-deputy while...

Weise v. Casper

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a Bivens action alleging that defendants and others, acting under color of law and pursuant to White House policy, violated plaintiffs' First and...

Jennings v. Mansfield

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
A decision denying veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in two ratings decisions issued in 1954 is affirmed over claims that: 1) the...

Steadfast Ins. Co. v. Agric. Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Insurance Law, Water Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by the primary insurer for the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) involving coverage for underlying suits...

Fisher v. City of San Jose

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming constitutional violations stemming from a twelve-hour standoff at plaintiff's apartment between him and a...

E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. v. US

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
On remand from the Supreme Court for reconsideration in an action brought by DuPont under CERCLA to recover from the U.S. a portion of certain...

Reid v. Merit Sys. Protection Bd.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a financial economist in the Federal Transit Administration claiming that she had been subject to adverse personnel actions...

In Re: Sinclair Haberman

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Where a zoning board of appeals has voted to grant a variance, the board's lawyer, acting with actual or apparent authority, may agree to extend the...