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PADGETT v. DONALD

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
The United States and Georgia Constitutions permit the Georgia Department of Corrections to compel incarcerated felons to submit saliva samples for...

S. E. FED. POWER CUSTOMERS, INC. v. HARVEY

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
Dismissal of defendants' challenge to the district court's approval of a settlement agreement, concerning the water rights associated with a dam, is...

JACKSON v. FITZGIBBONS

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Juvenile Law
In a wrongful death action, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where she had no standing to bring an action under Code of Civil...

SCHUSTER v. GARDNER

Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's shareholder action, arising from alleged management improprieties of officers and directors of a corporation, is affirmed...

MUHANNA v. GONZALES

Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the Immigration Judge's failure to adhere to the administrative regulations regarding frivolous...

VARIAN MED. SYS. v. DELFINO

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The perfecting of an appeal from the denial of a special motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute automatically stays all further trial court...

TAYLOR v. BARNHART

Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Immigration Law, International Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed where plaintiff failed to provide documentary evidence establishing...

COPELIN-BROWN v. NEW MEXICO STATE PERS. OFFICE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination suit, the denial of qualified immunity after a grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the law in...

TENET v. DOE

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Military Law
Plaintiffs' suit, asserting estoppel and due process claims for the CIA's alleged failure to provide them with financial assistance it had promised in...

KRIM v. PCORDER.COM, INC.

Constitutional Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' securities action, alleging that registration statements filed with the SEC were false and misleading under Section 11 of the...