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Dallas Firefighters Ass'n v. City of Dallas

Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by the Dallas Fire Fighters Association and individual firefighters for breach of contract and for violation of the city's charter...

Martin v. Dep't Of Justice

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In litigation involving repeated attempts to use the Freedom of Information Act to obtain government documents allegedly wrongfully withheld under...

Flint v. Dennison

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Elections, Government Law
The Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit a public university from imposing a $100 expenditure limit on...

DeLeon v. City of Corpus Christi

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
A deferred adjudication order is a conviction for the purposes of Heck v. Humphrey's favorable termination rule. In an action brought seeking damages...

US v. Ratcliff

Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law, White Collar Crime
In a prosecution for mail fraud based on alleged activities involving election fraud in Louisiana, dismissal of mail fraud counts based on a...

State of S. Dakota v. US Dep't of Interior

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Department of Interior's decision to take land into trust for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (FSST) is affirmed where: 1) Section 5 of the...

Rambo Assocs., Inc. v. S. Tama County Cmty. Sch. Dist.

Construction, Contracts, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Remedies
In an action brought by an architectural firm for breach of contract and unjust enrichment against a school district, a judgment in favor of plaintiff...

Citizens Advocating Responsible Envtl. Solutions, Inc. v. City of Marco Island

Construction, Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
A judgment validating two bond issuances proposed by a city to finance the expansion of the City's wastewater collection and treatment system is...

City and County of San Francisco v. Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Rejection of plaintiff's assertion that the court had jurisdiction to compel defendant-union to participate in arbitration of a labor dispute, as...

Taylor v. Westly

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Securities Law
In an action brought by plaintiffs, whose securities were lost to escheat, seeking to enjoin the escheating of property without written notice...