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Yanaki v. Iomed, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 is affirmed where they have failed to allege a deprivation of rights committed...

PCI Transp. v. Fort Worth & Western R.R. Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts
In a dispute concerning railroad operations, plaintiff's state-law claim for breach of contract is completely preempted by the Interstate Commerce...

Cox v. City of Charleston

Constitutional Law, Government Law
A local ordinance, which prohibits assembly on the streets or sidewalks of the city, is facially unconstitutional to the extent that it prevents small...

Maestas v. Segura

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment retaliation suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where no reasonable jury could find that plaintiffs'...

In re Iris R.

Constitutional Law, Family Law
Plaintiff-mother's absence at a dependency jurisdictional hearing because of her incarceration did not violate her statutory right to be present or...

Roman Catholic Archbishop v. Super. Ct. of L.A.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence
In a proceeding arising from allegations that Roman Catholic priests sexually assaulted children, the Constitutional right to freedom of religion does...

Conyers v. Abitz

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-prisoner's suit under section 1983 is reversed where the district court erred when it found that plaintiff had failed to...

Daley v. Marriott Int'l Inc.

Constitutional Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Nebraska's mental-health parity law is preempted by ERISA.

Lion Raisins, Inc. v. US

Agriculture, Constitutional Law
Plaintiff's takings claim is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction given the availability of an alternative administrative and judicial review procedure.

Lifton v. Bd. of Educ.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff-teacher's suit, which alleges that she was disciplined in retaliation for First-Amendment protected speech, is dismissed where...