all - Opinion Summaries

Corpus v. Bennett

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
District court ruling reducing a jury award for plaintiff of $75,000 in "nominal damages" to one dollar in his civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C....

Arellano-Garcia v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
An alien who received an adjustment to permanent residency status by a mistake can not be considered an alien "lawfully admitted for permanent...

Laughlin v. Schriro

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 is affirmed where inmate plaintiff offered no evidence...

Fraternal Order of Police v. Stenehjem

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
North Dakota's narrowly tailored do-not-call statute significantly furthers the state's interest in residential privacy, does not substantially limit...

Whitfield v. Melendez-Rivera

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Jury verdict and award in a civil rights suit brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 involving a police shooting is vacated as to the liability of the...

Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law, Transportation
Because Kansas- motor fuel tax is a nondiscriminatory tax imposed on an off-reservation transaction between non-Indians, the tax is valid and poses no...

Brody v. Village of Port Chester

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant-municipality in an eminent domain case is vacated where the means and content of notice mandated by section 204 of New...

N. Coast Women's Care Med. Group v. Superior Court

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Summary adjudication for plaintiff on an affirmative defense to a civil rights claim involving defendants' refusal to perform intrauterine...

Smith v. Cupp

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of motion for summary judgment on grounds of qualified immunity brought by defendant, a deputy sheriff, is affirmed in a civil rights case...

Vistamar, Inc. v. Fagundo-Fagundo

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint brought under federal civil rights laws alleging discriminatory application of eminent domain is affirmed where...