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Freedom from Religion Found. v. Chao

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
Judgment of dismissal for lack of standing is vacated where plaintiffs-taxpayers have standing to challenge an executive-branch program, alleged to...

Barham v. Ramsey

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Denial of defendants' motions for summary judgment pursuant to qualified immunity is affirmed in a class civil rights action brought by individuals...

Yahoo! Inc. v. La Ligue Contre Le Racisme et L'Antisemitisme

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement, Media Law
In an en banc panel decision involving a dispute between a French civil liberties groups and a US internet service provider arising out of the...

Doe v. Rumsfeld

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus, Military Law
Denial of plaintiff-soldier's petition for writs of habeas corpus and mandamus is affirmed in a constitutional and statutory challenge to the...

Holly v. Scott

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), and its progeny do not support a cause of action against...

Maldonado v. City of Altus

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants, muncipality and officials, in a case brought by plaintiffs-employees asserting claims of discrimination as to an...

Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Media Law, Tax Law
Documents submitted to a court in support of or in opposition to a motion for summary judgment are judicial documents to which a presumption of...

Pony v. County of Los Angeles

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
A plaintiff bringing a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 can not assign her right to seek attorney-s fees to her attorney.

Hartley-Nagle v. State of Delaware

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Family Law
Plaintiffs' complaint seeking a declaration that state family courts' hearing procedures dealing with public access are unconstitutional is dismissed...

Anderson v. Milwaukee County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
Summary judgment for defendants, a county and an operator of a county bus system, in a civil rights case alleging violation of plaintiff's...