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US v. PAULINO

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
District court correctly dismissed conspirator's successive 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion for failure to demonstrate the existence of a new rule of...

MCCONNELL v. FED. ELECTION COMM'N

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002's two principal, complementary features - Congress's effort to plug the soft-money loophole and its...

WILLIAMS v. KAUFMAN COUNTY

Constitutional Law
Of several 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims, plaintiffs successfully overcame the qualified immunity defense with regard to an illegal strip search by a...

CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BD. v. CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES ASS'N

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In collective bargaining agreements, known as memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for state civil service employees, the post and bid provisions of the...

SPARGO v. NEW YORK STATE COMM'N ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT

Constitutional Law
District court judgment declaring various provisions of the New York Rules Governing Judicial Conduct facially unconstitutional and permanently...

FABIANO v. HOPKINS

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law
Neither the City of Boston nor the individual defendants may be liable pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for terminating a city-employed attorney for...

DESYLLAS v. BERNSTINE

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Public university officials are entitled to qualified immunity from liability for civil damages. Defendants were properly granted summary judgment on...

BELL v. OHIO STATE UNIV.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims brought by a dismissed medical student either failed to satisfy the "continuing violation" requirement for actions that...

VIRGINIA v. MARYLAND

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
The Black-Jenkins Award, which established the boundaries of control of the Potomac River, gives Virginia sovereign authority, free from regulation by...

MADISON v. RITER

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an action by a prisoner who was denied kosher meals, Congress can accommodate religion in section 3 of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized...