all - Opinion Summaries

Tekle v. US

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants on a complaint seeking declaratory relief and damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and for alleged civil...

U.S. v. Demaree

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for wire fraud and tax violations is affirmed where the switch from sentencing guidelines in force when the crime was committed to stricter...

Simpson v. Briley

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied where: 1) petitioner had the capacity to waive counsel; 2) such waiver was voluntarily and knowingly...

Osceola County v. Best Diversified, Inc.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A judgment awarding damages to the owner and operator of a landfill against a county and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is...

Weaver v. Chavez

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment against plaintiff following a jury trial on her claim that she was discharged from her employment with a City Attorney's office in...

Child Evangelism Fellowship of Md., Inc. v. Montgomery County Pub. Sch.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
Denial of injunctive relief for access to the forum established for take-home flyers in defendant's public elementary schools is reversed to the...

Ferrara v. U.S.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Grant of petition to vacate remaining sentence for racketeering is affirmed where defendant's guilty plea was not knowing or voluntary since it was...

Tegic Communications Corp. v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Texas Sys.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of a declaratory judgment action against a university involving a patent for a method of inputting text into a device keyboard is affirmed...

Massey v. Johnson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 retaliation case is affirmed where plaintiffs presented no direct evidence linking their...

Acevedo v. Canterbury

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Judgment as a matter of law for defendant-police officer in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 suit alleging excessive force and false arrest is reversed where: 1) a...