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Am. Telecom Co., L.L.C. v. Republic of Lebanon

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, International Law
The mere act of including an American company in or excluding an American company from the process of bidding on a contract, where both parties'...

Powers v. Hamilton County Pub. Defender Comm'n

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 class action, alleging that plaintiffs' constitutional rights were violated by the Public Defender Commission's policy or...

US v. Jarvis

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a matter involving the propriety of two notices of lis pendens filed under New Mexico state law by the United States on substitute property...

Friends of Lagoon Valley v. Vacaville

Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In challenge to approval of a project to develop a portion of Vacaville known as the Lower Lagoon Valley, denial of petition for writ of mandate is...

Campbell v. Miller

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a city and police officers regarding a strip search of the plaintiff, judgment for one of the...

Martinez v. City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the City of Chicago and two of its police officers, dismissal of the suit for failure to prosecute is...

Baker v. Chisom

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by an arrestee who was choked and tasered in the head while handcuffed, raising claims of excessive force,...

Laney v. Farley

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit arising after school officials confiscated an eighth grader's cell phone when it began ringing during a class session...

Operation King's Dream v. Connerly

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a suit brought seeking to enjoin the placement on the ballot of a citizen-initiated proposal that would amend Michigan's constitution to prohibit...

League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Bredesen

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an action challenging Tennessee's driver license law as violative of certain aliens' right to equal protection and right to travel, dismissal of...