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Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc.

Civil Rights, Military Law, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law, International Law
In a civil action filed by four Iraqi nationals, alleging that they were abused while detained in the custody of the U.S. Army at Abu Ghraib prison,...

M.D. v. Newport-Mesa Unifoed Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Constitutional Law, Attorney's Fees
In a student's suit against a school district and its employees alleging First Amendment retaliation under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, as well as...

US v. Dowai

Constitutional Law, Judges & Judiciary
Convictions in a case in which the defendant asserted that she was deprived of her constitutional right to an independent judiciary because the...

Nat'l Inst. of Famil and Life Advocates v. Harris

Tax-exempt Organizations, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a motion for a preliminary injunction sought by three religiously-affiliated non-profit corporations to prevent the enforcement of the California...

Mack v. Warden Loretto FCI

Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a pro se lawsuit brought by a Muslim inmate who claims that he was terminated from his paid work assignment for complaining to a prison official...

Schuchardt v. President of the US

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a constitutional challenge to an electronic surveillance program operated by the National Security Agency (NSA) under the authority of Section 702...

Coe v. City of San Diego

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Government Law
In a petition for writ of administrative mandate challenging a decision by the City of San Diego to revoke petitioner's nude entertainment business...

Rideout v. Gardner

Constitutional Law, Elections
In a constitutional challenge to a statute meant to avoid vote buying and voter intimidation by newly forbidding citizens from photographing their...

616 Croft Ave., LLC v. City of West Hollywood

Property Law & Real Estate, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the City of West Hollywood to return fees the City collected when petitioner applied for building...

Lund v. Rowan County, North Carolina

Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action challenging the opening of Board of Commissioners' public meetings with an invocation delivered by a member of the Board, alleging such...