all - Opinion Summaries

GALLO v. US DIST. COURT FOR THE DIST. OF ARIZONA

Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
District court ruling that appellant may no longer appear before the District of Arizona without successful completion of a pro hac vice application...

LEARY v. DAESCHNER

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment as to plaintiffs' First Amendment retaliation claims are reversed where there is a genuine issue of material fact as to whether...

EVANS v. CITY OF ZEBULON

Constitutional Law
Although a strip/body cavity search was unconstitutional, both with respect to the initiation of the searches and with respect to the manner in which...

US v. DARRINGTON

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction affirmed where the felon in possession statute, 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(1), is constitutional.

INDEP. TOWERS OF WASHINGTON v. STATE OF WASHINGTON

Constitutional Law
In a challenge by tow operators to Washington's regulation of towing businesses, the state's regulations do not fall within the express preemption...

ASHKER v. CALIFORNIA DEP'T OF CORR.

Constitutional Law, Media Law
The district court did not err in concluding that a prison policy, requiring books and magazines mailed to prison to have an approved vendor label...

AM. CONSUMER PUBL'G ASS'N v. MARGOSIAN

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Defendants were entitled to summary judgment on plaintiffs' claim for damages for defamation under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, because plaintiffs...

LUELLEN v. CITY OF E. CHICAGO

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment to defendants on section 1983 claims is affirmed where the search of plaintiff's car did not violate the Fourth Amendment, loss of...

ARLOTTA v. BRADLEY CTR.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where plaintiff has failed to establish sufficient causation between the city's ticket scalping policy and...

US v. BLASZAK

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for selling testimony in a pending civil case, in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 201(c)(3)is affirmed where the statute does not implicate...