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N. California River Watch v. City of Healdsburg

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
A judgment in favor of an environmental group in litigation under the Clean Water Act (CWA) challenging a city's discharge of sewage from its waste...

Porter v. Bowen

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action brought by website owners against the secretary of state arising from their operation of websites which included certain "vote-swapping"...

Darr v. Town of Telluride, Colorado

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case brought arising from defendant-town's termination of plaintiff-deputy marshal, summary judgment for the town is...

Mani Bros. Real Estate Group v. City of L.A.

Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving changes in the plan for a large real estate development project in downtown L.A., denial of peremptory writ of mandate and upholding...

Rothgery v. Gillespie County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a county alleging violation of plaintiff's Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment right to counsel, summary judgment...

Lowery v. Euverard

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Sports Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiffs' First Amendment rights were violated after they were dismissed from a high school football team, denial of summary...

Williams v. Grosse Pointe Park

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a police officer and municipality alleging violation of plaintiff's rights under the Fourth Amendment,...

Nat'l Ecological Found. v. Alexander

Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement
Denial of a motion by the state of Tennessee to clarify its obligations under a 1985 consent decree regarding the state's plans to improve a stream is...

Action Apartment Assn. v. City of Santa Monica

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In regards to a city ordinance that authorizes civil and criminal penalties against a landlord who maliciously serves a notice of eviction or brings...

McGee v.Tucoemas Federal Credit Union

Banking Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In employment discrimination suit, trial court ruling that defendant federally chartered credit union is not immune from the punitive damages is...