all - Opinion Summaries

Carman v. Carroll

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging that defendant-officer violated plaintiffs Fourth Amendment rights when he entered...

Smith v. Gilchrist

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-district attorney in plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that he was fired for exercising his...

Disabled in Action v. Board of Elections in the City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections
The district court's final order requiring defendants to comply with a comprehensive remedial plan to address barriers to access for people with...

Boyer-Liberto v. Fontainebleau Corporation

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on plaintiff's claims alleging racial discrimination and retaliation, in violation of Title VII of the Civil...

Green v. City and County of San Francisco

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging wrongful detention, false arrest and excessive force following a traffic stop by defendant-officers who...

Wolfson v. Concannon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Judges & Judiciary
In an action brought by plaintiff, an unsuccessful candidate for judicial office in Arizona, challenging several provisions of the Arizona Code of...

Jones v. City of Boston

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants in an action challenging the Boston Police Department's drug testing program, which plaintiffs allege caused a...

Lucia v. Board of Education of East Meadow Union Free School District

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
The Appellate Division erred in granting petitions challenging fines imposed on petitioners following the school district's determination that...

Lindsay v. Bowen

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections
The district court's dismissal of a suit alleging that plaintiff's constitutional rights were violated when she was excluded, pursuant to California...

Wilkins v. Montgomery

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for grossly negligent supervision, gross negligence under the Virginia Wrongful Death Act, and a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim for...