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Gest v. Sajo

Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims is affirmed where signature collectors did not have standing to seek declaratory and injunctive...

Park v. Anaheim Union High Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
A judgment in an action alleging that a school district failed to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is affirmed over...

Miller v. Jones

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Refusal to grant police chief qualified immunity in a suit alleging retaliation based on speech is affirmed where the plaintiff's speech was on a...

Pediatric Specialty Care, Inc. v. Arkansas Dep't of Human Servs.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity to defendants, current or past high-level supervisors of a state agency, is affirmed in part...

Drake v. Koss

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants, a county and jail officials, on claims alleging violations of inmate-plaintiff's federal civil rights as well as...

Aponte-Torres v. Univ. of Puerto Rico

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of judgment on the pleadings for the defendant in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 case alleging multiple forms of discrimination is affirmed where: 1)...

Bashir v. Rockdale County, GA

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants, in civil rights action where plaintiff alleges law enforcement entered his home without a warrant and...

Sista v. CDC Ixis N. Am., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff could not establish a prima facie case of employment discrimination under the ADA and...

2922 Sherman Ave. Tenants' Ass'n v. Dist. of Columbia

Civil Rights, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A jury verdict for plaintiffs on a Fair Housing Act disparate impact discrimination claim involving a city's decision to close certain apartment...

Mauder v. Metro. Transit Auth. of Harris County

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant, county transit authority, on an employee's claims brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is affirmed...