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US v. MUGAN

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for child pornography is affirmed over his challenge that the intrastate production and possession of child pornography cannot...

IN RE: PEGASUS GOLD CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Environmental Law
In a contract dispute, plaintiff's claims against the State do not arise out of the same transaction as the State's original proofs of claims, and...

RITCHIE v. WILLIAMS

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a dispute over music contracts, the district court properly held that plaintiff's state court action, arising from the contracts, is preempted by...

DABIT v. MERRILL LYNCH

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
Under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, only class actions brought by plaintiffs who satisfy the purchaser-seller rule of Blue Chip v....

LATHAM v. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination suit, dismissal of plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim is affirmed where policy making employees may be terminated...

WATTS v. MCKINNEY

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of defendant's claim of qualified immunity is affirmed where "kicking a helpless prisoner's genitals" constitutes cruel and unusual conduct in...

BRADFORD v. HUCKABEE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court erred in denying defendants' motion to dismiss based on qualified immunity to plaintiff's claims alleging he was constructively...

HARRON v. BONILLA

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of defendants' special motion to strike plaintiff's defamation action against them, under the anti-SLAPP statute, is affirmed where neither...

KONITS v. VALLEY STREAM CENT. HIGH SCHOOL

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A First Amendment retaliation lawsuit, predicated on speech about gender discrimination against a fellow employee that directly implicates the access...

BIZZARRO v. MIRANDA

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute, denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment, based on qualified immunity, against plaintiff's equal protection claim,...