all - Opinion Summaries

Doe v. Gonzales

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Government Law
Holding that 18 U.S.C. section 2709 unconstitutional on its face and as applied to one Doe defendant internet service provider, who received a...

Petruska v. Gannon Univ.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Where otherwise illegal discrimination is based on religious belief, religious doctrine, or the internal regulations of a church, the First Amendment...

McClure v. Career Sys. Dev. Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants on plaintiff's claims against two employers for race and sex discrimination, and retaliation is reversed in part as to...

Lightfoot v. Dist. of Columbia

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of partial summary judgment in a 42 U.S.C section 1983 suit to a class of former government employees whose disability compensation benefits had...

Nix v. Billington

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiffs' motion for a status hearing on pending workplace retaliation claims for lack of jurisdiction is reversed where the district...

Pan v. US Attorney Gen.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture, is granted where the...

Coles v. Granville

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
Dismissal of 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law claims brought against public officials and railroad companies for actions taken relative to...

Collins v. Alco Parking Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in favor of defendant-employer in an action alleging that the company fired plaintiff because of his age in violation of the Age...

Betancourt v. Bloomberg

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Dismissal of claims challenging section 16-122(b) of the New York City Administrative Code, which prohibits leaving boxes and erecting obstructions in...

Mastro v. Potomac Elec. Power Co.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a suit alleging discrimination under Title VII and defamation brought by a former employee terminated for a...