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THE BRONX HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH v. BD. OF EDUC. OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Order enjoining defendants from enforcing the Board's Standard Operating Procedure section 5.11, so as to deny plaintiffs' application to rent space...

IN THE MATTER OF GORDON

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
The action of the Town of Southampton Coastal Erosion Hazard Board of Review is ripe for judicial review. The Board is bound by the prior negative...

JOHNSON v. APNA GHAR, INC.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
District court improperly dismissed, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, plaintiff's Title VII claim alleging that his job application was...

KING v. RICHMOND COUNTY

Constitutional Law
A court clerk's seal does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment when the seal contains an outline of the Ten Commandments, a...

BRIGGS v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

Constitutional Law
The Mississippi state flag does not violate the Establishment Clause.

O'BERT v. VARGO

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging unlawful entry and use of excessive force, an order denying defendant officer's Rule 59(e) motion for summary judgment based on...

INTERACTIVE DIGITAL SOFTWARE ASS'N v. ST. LOUIS COUNTY

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
A county ordinance making it unlawful to sell, rent, or make available graphically violent video games to minors, or permitting the free play of...

SPADAFORE v. GARDNER

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
A civil conspiracy, which is an action available under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, is the only federal claim alleged by plaintiffs in an action arising...

BARROW v. GREENVILLE INDEP. SCH. DIST.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by plaintiff who was denied a position at a public school because she sent her children to private school, the school superintendent is...

AMELKIN v. MCCLURE

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Kentucky statutes restricting attorney and chiropractor access to accident reports filed with the Department of State Police do not violate the First...