all - Opinion Summaries

DANNENBERG v. VALADEZ

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights
A California state prison inmate obtained injunctive relief in addition to money damages, and the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. section...

SCHWIER v. COX

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections
Plaintiffs could bring a private right of action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, for violations of section 7 of the Privacy Act or section 1971 of the...

OLSON v. BLOOMBERG

Civil Rights, Government Law
District court did not err in denying prison guard's motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim, as...

LAWRENCE v. CNF TRANSP., INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Evidence was sufficient to find that defendant violated the Equal Pay Act by paying plaintiff less than it paid her male successor, as the jobs they...

CRUMPACKER v. STATE OF KANSAS

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
An employment retaliation claim can be maintained when the plaintiff has only a subjective good-faith belief that the underlying conduct violated...

TRANSP. ALTERNATIVES, INC. v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
The city's fee-setting scheme for "special events" held on park property violates the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech.

ANTHONY v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
There is no individual liability for police pursuant to plaintiff's section 1983 claims based on alleged Fourth Amendment violations where warrantless...

ANTHONY v. BTR AUTO. SEALING SYS., INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in claims for race and age discrimination under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and...

LINCOLN v. CASE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Sufficient evidence supported a punitive damages award under the Fair Housing Act, based on a landlord's misrepresentations of an apartment's...

BGHA, LLC v. CITY OF UNIVERSAL CITY, TX

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A city had a substantial government interest in adopting an ordinance imposing various licensing and zoning regulations on sexually-oriented...