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Perez v. Ellington

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Tax Law
Plaintiffs have successfully established their First Amendment retaliation claim where defendants' quick decision to issue jeopardy tax assessments...

Morris v. Rumsfeld

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
When pursuing an employment discrimination claim in federal court, a federal employee who seeks to enforce only the liability determination of an EEOC...

Dang v. Cross

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury that it could award punitive damages...

Washington v. Illinois Dep't of Revenue

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in holding that there can be no violation of Title VII without an adverse employment action.

Kaufman v. McCaughtry

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's Establishment Clause claim, alleging that defendants infringed on his right to practice his religion when they refused to...

Michalik v. Hermann

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit arising from a failed search of plaintiff's home, defendants are denied qualified immunity where material issues of fact exist...

Dawson v. Newman

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit alleging wrongful continued incarceration, defendant-parole officials are not entitled to absolute immunity where they...

Harbin-Bey v. Rutter

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff-prisoner's designation as a member of a Security Threat Group without a hearing did not violate his constitutional rights.

Pool v. Sebastian County

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's section 1983 claim is denied where genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether the defendants were...

Snow v. City of Citronelle

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's wrongful death claim is reversed where a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether defendant was deliberately...