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Comm'n on Peace Officer Standards & Training v. Superior Court of Sacramento County (L.A Times Communications, LLC)

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a suit brought by the L.A. Times seeking the disclosure of information in an agency's database pertaining to California peace officers, a court of...

Int'l Fed'n of Prof'l & Technical Eng'rs v. Superior Court of Alameda County (Contra Costa Newspapers)

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
The names and salaries of public employees earning $100,000 or more per year, including peace officers, are not exempt from public disclosure under...

Nigg v. US Postal Serv.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by current and former postal inspectors against the Postal Service alleging that they are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair...

Access Fund v. US Dep't of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Indian Law
In a constitutional and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenge brought by a rock climbing advocacy group to the Forest Service's ban imposed on...

Brown v. Ill. Dep't of Natural Res.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a government agency alleging violation of Title VII and retaliation, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) based on...

US v. Kemp

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, White Collar Crime
Convictions former Philadelphia treasurer and other defendants resulting from an investigation into city government corruption are affirmed over...

Fort Worth Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Serv. Employment Redev.

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law
In a suit for breach of a contract to provide alternative education program services, a court of appeals decision holding that defendant-district's...

Truth v. Kent Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an action alleging constitutional violations brought against a school district and other defendants arising from plaintiff's attempt to form a...

S.H.A.R.K. v. Metro Parks Serving Summit County

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a suit brought by a non-profit created to expose inhumane treatment of animals, alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the Privacy...

Weisbarth v. Geauga Park Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a First Amendment retaliation action brought by a terminated park ranger alleging that defendant fired her due to comments she made to a consultant...