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Emily Vega v. Eric T. Schneiderman

Habeas Corpus, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Rights
An order of protection prohibiting the petitioner from contacting the victim of her harassment did not place her 'in custody' because the order did...

Hupp v. Solera Oak Valley Greens Assn.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a case arising from a dispute in a gated community between the neighborhood association and a family over their refusal to comply with a policy...

MGM Resorts Int'l Glob. Gaming Dev., LLC v. Malloy

Constitutional Law, Gaming Law
In a suit alleging that a law permitting Native American tribes to apply to establish casinos outside of tribal lands violated the Equal Protection...

Lamya Brewster v. Beck

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an action alleging that the LAPD violated the Fourth Amendment when they refused to release the plaintiff's vehicle from impound until a standard...

Douglas Jordan--Benel v. Universal City Studios, Inc.

Copyright, Constitutional Law, Media Law, Entertainment Law, Contracts
In the appeal of a breach of contract and copyright infringement case involving the movie 'The Purge,' the district court's denial of defendant's...

Ziglar v. Abbasi

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a putative class action against two classes of federal officials brought by men of Arab or South Asian descent who, following the September 11...

Packingham v. North Carolina

Cyberspace Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction under a North Carolina law that makes it a felony for a registered sex offender 'to access a commercial social networking Web site where...

Retail Digital Network LLC v. Prieto

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In an action challenging, on First Amendment grounds, California Business and Professions Code section 25503(f)-(h), which prohibits alcohol...

Plantier v. Ramona Municipal Water Dist.

Public Utilities, Water Law, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law
In a class action against a Water District challenging the method used by District to calculate wastewater service 'fees or charges' between about...

US EEOC v. CONSOL Energy, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Constitutional Law
In an EEOC suit on behalf of an employee, alleging that employer-defendant violated Title VII by constructively discharging the employee instead of...