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US v. Connors

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In the civil forfeiture proceedings of defendant's home allegedly used to facilitate his illegal operation of Cuban cigar smuggling and distribution...

Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action claiming that the California Department of Corrections violated a prison newspaper's First Amendment rights, the district court's award...

In re: Southern Cal. Sunbelt Developers

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In actions seeking punitive damages and attorney's fees arising out of the filing of allegedly meritless involuntary bankruptcy petitions against two...

Pretka v. Kolter City Plaza II, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In a class action alleging violations of the Florida Condominium Act as well as breach of contract, the district court's order remanding the action to...

In re the City of New York

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil right action brought by protesters and others who were arrested at the 2004 Republican National Convention (RNC), the City of New York's...

TriMed, Inc. v. Stryker Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit, summary judgment for defendant of invalidity of the asserted claims of a patent relating to an implantable device used...

Am. Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky v. McCreary County

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a highly publicized case involving the display of framed copies of the Ten Commandments in Kentucky county courthouses, judgment of the district...

People v. Wilkinson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Sentencing
Trial court's order to have petitioner committed to the California Department of Developmental Services for placement is reversed where the trial...

John Galliano, S.A. v. Stallion, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action seeking to register in New York a judgment entered by a court in Paris, France in favor of plaintiff, the appellate division's order...

Yost v. Stout

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elections, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 challenge to the "endorsement clause" of the Kansas Code of Judicial Conduct that generally prohibits a judge or judicial...