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Goros v. County of Cook

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit centering around the proper interpretation of a Cook County employment ordinance, summary judgment for...

Chapman Law Firm Co. v. Greenleaf Constr. Co., Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a case arising out of a bid protest filed by plaintiff in relation to a competitive procurement initiated by HUD for management and marketing...

Watson v. Philip Morris Cos., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Government Law
In the context of the federal officer removal statute, the fact that a federal regulatory agency directs, supervises, and monitors a company's...

US v. Atlantic Research Corp.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Military Law
In the context of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), which allows private parties to recover expenses...

State of Texas v. Oakley

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Claims for compensation under Chapter 103 of the Civil Practices and Remedies Code for persons wrongfully imprisoned by the State cannot be brought...

Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Bd.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a challenge brought by two bail bondsmen to a Texas statute restricting solicitation of potential customers as a denial of their First Amendment...

Paramount Land Co. LP v. California Pistachio Comm'n

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In a dispute over whether a statutory scheme compelling California pistachio growers to fund generic advertising through the California Pistachio...

Perez v. State of Illinois

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging national origin discrimination, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant failed to prove a Title VII claim...

Reynolds v. Jamison

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging that defendants conspired to violate plaintiff's right to be free from unreasonable seizure, summary...

Meredith Corp. v. US

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Media Law
Owner and operator of TV station's appeal of an order denying its motion to unseal certain search warrants and related documents is dismissed as moot...