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SHANNON v. JACOBOWITZ

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a constitutional claim arising from a voting machine malfunction, summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs is reversed where there is no federal due...

KOSZOLA v. FDIC

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination claim under the Whistleblower Act, the district court did not clearly err in deciding that defendant-employer did not fire...

FOELKER v. OUTAGAMIE COUNTY

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-inmate's suit, alleging a violation of his constitutional rights, is reversed where a reasonable jury could conclude that...

HESLING v. CSX TRANSP., INC.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action, a jury verdict in favor of defendant is affirmed where the magistrate judge did not err in finding that the Federal...

ARNETT v. JACKSON

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a child molestation conviction is affirmed over his challenge that the trial court violated his right to due process when it...

D.A.B.E. INC. v. CITY OF TOLEDO

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
Plaintiff's suit, challenging defendant-City's "Clean Indoor Air Ordinance" that regulates the ability to smoke in public places, is dismissed where...

PRINIPAL LIFE INS. CO. v. ROBINSON

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The appropriate standard for determining ripeness of private party contract disputes is the traditional ripeness standard, namely, whether "there is a...

SAMISH INDIAN TRIBE v. STATE OF WASHINGTON

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Indian Law
Denial of plaintiff-Indian Tribe's treaty fishing rights, on the ground that it had not maintained an organized tribal structure, is reversed where...

GRAY v. SUPERIOR CT. OF NAPA COUNTY

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A condition of bail on pending criminal charges, which prohibited defendant from practicing medicine, violated his procedural due process rights.

BOARD v. FARNHAM

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging inhumane and inadequate conditions at a jail, plaintiffs have presented sufficient evidence of alleged constitutional violations to...