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SCANLAN v. TEXAS A&M UNIV.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiffs pleaded sufficient facts in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim to establish deliberate indifference by state university officials, under a...

LAMPLEY v. ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORP.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
The jury in a Title VII employment discrimination case could reasonably have determined that punitive damages were appropriate in a retaliatory...

AKINSEYE v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law
In an action for attorneys' fees under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the government's decision to pay fees voluntarily, and the...

GALDIKAS v. FAGAN

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
The district court's dismissal and judgment in favor of defendants in a section 1983 action brought by graduate students against university officials...

ALLEN v. CITY OF POCAHANTAS

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Employee's termination did not implicate constitutionally protected liberty or property rights, and did not violate her Fourteenth Amendment rights;...

JOHNSON v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
The district court erred in denying summary judgment to a deputy, as his use of force while arresting plaintiff was objectively reasonable and he is...

HOLLY D. v. CALIFORNIA INST. OF TECH.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A plaintiff who contends that she was coerced into performing unwanted sexual acts with her supervisor, by threats that she would be discharged if she...

US v. WILLIAMS

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
A deputy sheriff's conviction for deprivation of a suspect's rights under color of law, 18 U.S.C. section 242, could be a "crime of violence" for...

LEBRON-RIOS v. U.S. MARSHAL SERV.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Where plaintiffs failed to file charges of discrimination with the EEOC before bringing suit, the district court's dismissal should have been without...

WILLIAMS v. CONSOL. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
A fire department chief was entitled to qualified immunity in 42 U.S.C. section 1983, Title VII, and Florida law claims by lieutenants who were passed...