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State of Wyoming v. Pac. Legal Found.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
In an action challenging the "Roadless Rule," which prohibits construction in inventoried roadless areas on National Forest System lands, defendants'...

Schutz v. Thorne

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's challenge to three Wyoming statutes, claiming that the statutes unconstitutionally limit equal access to hunting opportunities for...

Pilate v. Burrell

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Plaintiff's claims for denial of discharge of debt were rendered moot when the bankruptcy court denied discharge on other grounds while plaintiff's...

Wachovia Bank v. Burke

Banking Law, Constitutional Law
Federal law preempts state regulation of an operating subsidiary of a national bank to the same extent that it preempts regulation of the parent...

In re Lowe

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure
The Governor's act in reversing the Board of Prison Terms' parole suitability finding did not violate defendant's plea bargain, the Contracts Clause,...

PETA, Inc. v. Gittens

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law
The District of Columbia's Commission on the Arts and Humanities did not violate plaintiff's First Amendment rights when it rejected plaintiff's...

Deen v. Darosa

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 suit is affirmed over his claim that defendant-employer deprived him of a constitutionally protected property...

Carhart v. Gonzales

Constitutional Law, Health Law
The federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is unconstitutional where it does not contain a health exception.

Goetz v. Synthesys Tech. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The district court erred in finding that the due diligence requirement of New York's "nail-and-mail" statute was satisfied where the plaintiff class...

Osediacz v. City of Cranston

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Plaintiff's challenge to defendant-City's policy, which allowed private parties to erect holiday displays on public property, is dismissed where...