all - Opinion Summaries

The People v. El Dorado County

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
The Director of the Department of Conservation has standing to file a petition for a writ of mandate challenging reclamation plans and financial...

Igartua-De La Rosa v. US

Constitutional Law, Elections
The failure of the Constitution to grant US citizen residents in Puerto Rico the right to vote quadrennially for President is not a violation of US...

Zolotukhin v. Gonzales

Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where his hearing did not comport with due process.

Simasko v. County of St. Clair

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Public employees in "policymaking or confidential positions" may be terminated for politically-motivated reasons without violating the First...

Doe v. Kamehameha Sch.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
A private, nonsectarian, commercially operated school, which receives no federal funds, may not purposefully exclude a student qualified for admission...

Society of Separationists v. Pleasant Grove City

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a suit involving the continued placement of a Ten Commandments monument on a public park, the trial court improperly determined that the...

Republican Party v. White

Constitutional Law
The Partisan-Activities and Solicitation clauses of Canon 5 of the Minnesota Supreme Court's canon of judicial conduct violate the First Amendment...

Hill v. Burlington Northern

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiffs' claims that defendant negligently inspected rail cars was preempted by the Federal Railroad Administration's regulations.

Hamid v. Gonzales

Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The immigration judge did not deprive plaintiff of due process by refusing to allow an expert witness to testify by telephone from London.

White Buffalo Ventures v. Univ. of Texas

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Education Law
Defendant-University's internal anti-solicitation policy, which blocked plaintiff's attempts to send unsolicited bulk commercial email, is not...