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Fuster-Taffanelli v. Fajardo-Velez

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
Dismissal of a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and denial of a subsequent motion for relief from judgment are reversed and remanded...

Andreoli v. Gates

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against employer-agency raising Title VII claims for hostile work environment and retaliation, and a Rehabilitation Act claim for failure...

Stewart v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 196

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action raising claims under the anti-retaliation provisions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with...

Carrington v. City of Des Moines

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendant-city discriminated against plaintiff because of his race, and that plaintiff was reprimanded and fired for...

Jacob B. v. County of Shasta

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The litigation privilege of Civil Code section 47(b), which generally protects from tort liability any publication made in connection with a judicial...

County of Harding v. Frithiof

Agriculture, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute between a county and defendant-fossil hunter involving a fossil-collecting lease agreement, a judgment for the county is vacated and...

Torres v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Sanctions
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Title IX alleging sexual harassment by the head of a high school, denial of defendant's motion asserting...

Carabetta Enters., Inc. v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a contract dispute with the government brought by plaintiffs, owners and managers of properties that have provided low-income rental housing under...

Winkler v. Gates

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an Establishment Clause challenge to a statute requiring the U.S. military to assist the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) organization with its...

US v. 191.07 Acres of Land

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An award of over $300,000 in compensation for the taking by the U.S. of defendant's unpatented gold-mining claims in Denali National Park and Preserve...