all - Opinion Summaries

Kelly v. State of Texas

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
The Court of Appeals erred in finding that defendant's right to a speedy trial was violated.

Germano v. Winnebago County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiffs' due process rights were not violated when defendant-County required retired sheriff's deputies to pay higher health care premiums than...

US v. Trujillo

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed over his challenge that the warrantless search of his residence violated the Fourth...

US v. Watson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendant's suppression motion is affirmed where defendant failed to demonstrate that the allegedly unlawful search of a residence violated...

Estate of Davis v. City of N. Richland Hills

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit alleging supervisory liability, denial of summary judgment to defendant-law enforcement officials is reversed where...

Ameritech Corp. v. McCann

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Government Law
18 U.S.C. section 2706, which requires any governmental entity that demands certain information from phone companies to pay for the expense of its...

Pennycuff v. Fentress County Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-school board did not deny plaintiff-teacher due process when it terminated his employment without affording him the protections of a tenured...

Redevelopment Agency of San Diego v. Attisha

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In an eminent domain case, the district court erred in its valuation of goodwill since it improperly excluded testimony of an expert goodwill...

Snow v. Woodford

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
The California Department of Corrections' regulation prohibiting inmates from possessing sexually explicit materials does not violate the federal and...

Canatella v. Bendel

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Denial of plaintiff's motion to intervene in a constitutional challenge to California's state bar statutes and disciplinary proceedings is affirmed...