all - Opinion Summaries

Pennsylvania Family Inst., Inc. v. Black

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a case involving the free speech rights of candidates for state judicial office, various provisions of Pennsylvania's Code of Judicial Conduct and...

Boles v. Neet

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action brought by plaintiff, an Orthodox Jew serving time at a correctional facility, against the facility's warden under 42 U.S.C. section 1983...

Rumber v. Dist. of Columbia

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case arising out of decision to renovate the Skyland Shopping Center area in Southeast Washington, D.C., dismissal of complaint seeking to enjoin...

US v. Dang

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
The Department of Homeland Security's regulation pertaining to assessment of good moral character in naturalization proceedings passes constitutional...

In re Lemanuel C.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
The current extended detention scheme set forth in Welfare and Institutions Code section 1800 et seq. satisfies the due process and equal protection...

In re Mary G.

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Indian Law
Order terminating defendants' parental rights and choosing adoption as the permanent plan is reversed where: 1) the court violated father's...

O-Dea v. Bunnell

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case where plaintiff-correctional officer was injured while quelling a fight between rival prison gangs, defendants-prison officials did not...

Morales-Santiago v. Hernandez-Perez

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a Puerto Rico agency alleging discrimination on the basis of political affiliation, summary judgment for...

State of Texas v. Soileau

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case involving the potential discharge of a state's forfeiture judgments against licensed bail bondsman, who served as...

Smith v. Novato Unified Sch. Dist.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In case involving student free speech rights in high school, judgment for defendants concluding that a student opinion editorial entitled...