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AM. INS. ASS'N v. GARAMENDI

Constitutional Law, Insurance Law, International Law
California's Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1999, requiring any insurer doing business in that state to disclose information about certain...

GRUTTER v. BOLLINGER

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A state law school's narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions, to further a compelling state interest in obtaining the educational...

GRATZ v. BOLLINGER

Constitutional Law, Education Law
The manner in which a university uses racial preferences in undergraduate admissions is not narrowly tailored to achieve an asserted compelling state...

US v. AM. LIBRARY ASS'N, INC.

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law
Public libraries' use of internet filtering software does not violate their patrons' First Amendment rights, thus the Children's Internet Protection...

WEST v. SCHWEBKE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
State treatment center defendants were not entitled to qualified immunity to due process claims in a section 1983 suit by detainees deemed "sexually...

STATE OF NEBRASKA v. ENVTL. PROT. AGENCY

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
The Safe Drinking Water Act, requiring the EPA to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations, is a valid exercise of power under the...

AFL-CIO v. FED. ELECTION COMM'N

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
A Federal Election Commission regulation requiring public release of investigatory file materials not exempted by the Freedom of Information Act,...

DALRYMPLE v. RENO

Constitutional Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
Attorney general is entitled to qualified immunity for injuries to occupants of the house from which Elian Gonzales' was seized by federal agents,...

PEACHLUM v. CITY OF YORK

Constitutional Law
Claims challenging a municipal ordinance, that regulates the size, content, and appearance of lawn signs in residential districts, are ripe for...

S.G. v. SAYREVILLE BD. OF EDUC.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A school's prohibition of speech threatening violence and the use of firearms was a legitimate decision related to reasonable pedagogical concerns and...