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Pistor v. Garcia

Civil Rights, Gaming Law, Indian Law
In an action brought against tribal officers who were sued in their individual capacities for an assertedly unconstitutional detention and seizure of...

McBride v. Lopez

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prisoner civil rights action under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, the district court's order granting defendants' motion to dismiss is...

Angelotti Chirporactice, Inc. v. Baker

Civil Rights, Workers' Compensation
In a suit claiming Senate Bill 863, which was enacted to combat an acute "lien crisis" in its workers' compensation system, violated the Takings...

Glossip v. Gross

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action filed by Oklahoma death-row inmates filed a 42 U. S. C. section1983 action claiming that the use of midazolam in executions violates the...

Fernandez-Salicrup v. Figueroa-Sancha

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and analogous provisions of the Puerto Rico Civil Code's torts statute, that plaintiffs' Fourth, Fifth, Ninth,...

Obergefell v. Hodges

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Civil Rights
In a case in which 14 same-sex couples and two men whose same-sex partners are deceased filed suits in Federal District Courts in their home States,...

Chess v. Dovey

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 by a California state prisoner who alleged that he was denied constitutionally adequate medical care...

Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a suit by a Texas-based nonprofit corporation that assists low-income families in obtaining affordable housing, bringing a disparate-impact claim...

Tolbert v. Smith

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a case brought by an African American former teacher alleging defamation, discrimination, and hostile work environment, in violation of Title VII...

Kingsley v. Hendrickson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a case under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 brought by a pretrial detainee, alleging that two officers used excessive force against him in violation of the...