all - Opinion Summaries

McKinley v. City of Mansfield

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant compelled him to be a witness against himself in violation of the Fifth Amendment, is reversed...

Mason v. Morrisette

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Juvenile Law, Landlord Tenant Law
A lessee's minor children do not have standing to sue a lessor for failure to disclose information regarding the hazards of lead paint as required by...

Ass'n for Disabled Americans v. Florida Int'l Univ.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
The Eleventh Amendment does not prevent a disabled person from suing a state university under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

US v. Orduno-Mireles

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence, imposed for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, is affirmed over his claim that an enhancement was...

Bochese v. Town of Ponce Inlet

Constitutional Law, Contracts
Plaintiff lacks constitutional standing to challenge the rescission of a contract between defendant-Town and a developer where plaintiff was neither a...

Bintz v. Bertrand

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where plaintiff failed to show that the Wisconsin courts acted unreasonably when...

Sole Energy Co. v. Hodges

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
A sanction imposed on defendants for their discovery abuses is reversed where they were denied due process since sanctions for the abuse or misuse of...

Bryant v. City of N.Y.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims, alleging that their prolonged postarrest detentions were a violation of due process, is affirmed where...

Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust

Constitutional Law, Securities Law
The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act does not allow litigation concerning securities transactions under state law.

Robbins v. Chronister

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The Prison Litigation Reform Act's provision, which limits attorney's fee awards in prisoner suits, does not apply to civil rights claims arising...