all - Opinion Summaries

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. US Senate

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit against defendants, the Senate and individuals, alleging that certain senate rules effectively unconstitutionally...

Greater Chicago Combine & Ctr., Inc. v. City of Chicago

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for municipal defendant is affirmed under a rational basis review of constitutional due process and equal protection challenges to an...

US v. Robinson

Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Denial of defendant's motion for return of property, in which defendant sought to recover cash that was administratively forfeited, is affirmed where...

People ex rel. Lockyer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Remedies
Judgment imposing fine on defendant, tobacco company, for violations of a statute prohibiting distribution of cigarettes as free samples is reversed...

Hart v. City of Little Rock

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
Denial of municipal defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law in a civil rights suit by police officers, involving defendant's disclosure of...

Forbes v. Chapin

Constitutional Law, Family Law
Order denying plaintiff-father's exceptions to a report finding that a visitation order granting defendant-grandmother visitation rights with was...

Morgan v. Attorney Gen. US

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law, Immigration Law
A legal separation for purposes of a derivative citizenship claim occurs only upon a formal governmental action, such as a decree issued by a court of...

People v. Whitfield

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Dismissal of defendant's second-stage postconviction petition is reversed where defendant established that his constitutional rights were violated...

Am. Civil Liberties Union v. Mercer County

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Summary judgment in favor of county defendant in a First Amendment Establishment Clause challenge to its courthouse display containing the Ten...

Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency v. Stickles

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment condemning properties for redevelopment purposes in quick take eminent domain proceedings is affirmed where the trial court did not abuse its...