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WHITE v. ASCENSION PARISH SCH. BD.

Civil Rights, Education Law
Consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, a school district has the right to select a centralized location for providing...

IN THE MATTER OF MONUMENTAL LIFE INS. CO.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Insurance Law
An order denying class certification, in an action for injunctive relief alleging payment of lower benefits and charging of higher premiums to blacks...

WEBB v. GOORD

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Various claims of prison misconduct do not establish the existence of a policy existing throughout the New York State Dep't of Correctional Services...

OREGON PARALYZED VETERANS OF AM. v. REGAL CINEMAS, INC.

Civil Rights, Entertainment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Department of Justice's interpretation of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines, to require a viewing angle for wheelchair seating within the range of...

WEAVER v. SHADOAN

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Police officers were entitled to immunity in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, as decedent's Fourth and Eighth Amendment rights were not violated where...

BURCHETT v. TARGET CORP.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
ADA plaintiff failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether her employer failed to accommodate her by not giving her a transfer...

SMITH v. COCHRAN

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Denial of qualified immunity is affirmed, in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim alleging violation of the Eighth Amendment right to be free from the use...

KEIRNAN v. UTAH TRANSIT AUTH.

Civil Rights, Remedies, Transportation
The district court did not abuse its discretion in applying proper deference and denying a preliminary injunction to enjoin a transit authority's...

ROWLAND v. AM. GEN. FIN., INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII sex discrimination case, the district court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff's request for a mixed-motive jury instruction on...

HAYNIE v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
42 U.S.C. section 1983 and 1985 claims for unlawful search and seizure, excessive force, and conspiracy were not actionable where a traffic stop,...