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Ovadal v. City of Madison

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's challenge to defendant-City's disorderly conduct statute is reversed where there remain genuine issues of material fact which...

City of La Mesa v. Cal. Joint Powers Ins. Auth.

Government Law, Insurance Law
Government Code section 6512.2, which authorizes contractual limitations on the return of any surplus deposits, retroactively applies to resurrect...

De la O v. Housing Auth.

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Defendant-Housing Authority's facilities are non-public fora and the restrictions on speech within their confines are constitutional.

Hoagland v. Town of Clear Lake

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Defendant-City's zoning ordinance, which attempts to regulate landing strips for aircraft, involves a local land use, and it is not preempted by the...

Municipality of San Juan v. Corporacion Para El

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit alleging that defendant misused federal block grant funds it was assigned to disburse, the district court properly granted defendant's...

Lincoln Place Tenants Ass'n v. City of L.A.

Environmental Law, Government Law
In a matter involving a redevelopment project, defendant-City cannot disregard the mitigating conditions its placed on the demolition of certain...

Alinsky v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit under the Federal Tort Claim Act resulting from an airplane crash, judgment in favor of the United States is affirmed where...

Pacific Frontier v. Pleasant Grove City

Constitutional Law, Government Law
The district court did not abuse its discretion when it enjoined defendant-City from enforcing the bond and fingerprint requirements of an ordinance...

Jackson Tennessee Hosp. v. W. Tennessee Healthcare, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Law
Plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendants have committed antitrust violations, is dismissed where the state action doctrine protects defendants from...

Brady v. FERC

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendant-FERC properly granted a permit for the expansion of a commercial marina located on a hydroelectric project's property.