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PARKS v. COLUMBUS

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Festivals, which are free and open to the public held pursuant to a non-exclusive block party permit, are traditional public fora under the First...

WILLIAMS v. US

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff, who claims he was unlawfully arrested by a special police officer employed by the US Government Printing Office, cannot maintain a cause of...

DANIELS v. WOODSIDE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Plaintiff's section 1983 claim, alleging a violation of pretrial detention laws, is dismissed where he was confined in accordance with Michigan law,...

JOHNSON v. CROWN ENTER. INC.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's determination that plaintiff's racial discrimination claim was time-barred is reversed where his claim related back to the filing...

OKRUHLIK v. UNIV. OF ARKANSAS

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff did not pursue the additional levels of review available to her, and, consequently, she did not receive an official denial of tenure and did...

O'MEARA v. PALOMAR-POMERADO HEALTH SYS.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Proceedings by a hospital peer review committee do not constitute an "official proceeding" under California's anti-SLAPP law, Code Civ. Proc. section...

CARREON v. ILL DEPT. OF HUMAN SERV.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' suit, alleging retaliation for speaking out on matters of public concern, is affirmed where defendant-employer had adequate...

JH v. HENRICO COUNTY SCH. BD.

Civil Rights, Education Law
In a suit for educational expenses under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, summary judgment in favor of defendant-County is vacated and...

MANNIE v. POTTER

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, a jury verdict in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed over plaintiff's challenge to an evidentiary ruling...

THURMAN v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed were plaintiff-employee effectively waived the...