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JOHNSON v. STATE OF TEXAS

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Where the state advanced race-neutral reasons for exercising a peremptory challenge against a juror, and the appellant failed to prove that the...

COBB v. TIME, INC.

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In libel action by a boxer against a publication, there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of actual malice on the part of the defendant...

ALI v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Neither the District of Columbia nor its officials can be held liable for torts committed by Virginia officials, and alleging only an "open case" in...

US v. BOOKHARDT

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
If a police officer arrests a defendant on a ground that proves invalid, the arrest is nonetheless lawful if the same officer had probable cause to...

SKLAR v. COMMN'R INTERNAL REVENUE

Constitutional Law, Tax Law
Because appellants did not show that their "dual payment" tuition payments are deductible under the Tax Code (section 170 of the Internal Revenue...

PAUL v. FRIEDMAN

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Where a lawyer-s investigative acts in the course of prosecuting his clients- arbitration claims against a securities broker did not involve an issue...

US v. MIRAVALLES

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Landlord Tenant Law
Tenants of a large, multi-unit apartment building do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the common areas of the building where the lock...

JOHNSON v. BREEDEN

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
The district court abused its discretion when it failed to restrict awards of attorney's fees and expenses not directly and reasonably incurred in...

PUBLIC CITIZEN v. DEPT. OF STATE

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a government agency must show that an "administrative nightmare" would result were it unable to apply a...

MORRIS v. DILLARD DEP'T STORES, INC .

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Neither a private merchant, nor an off-duty police officer hired by the merchant as a private security guard who arrested an individual suspected of...