all - Opinion Summaries

STARLIGHT SUGAR, INC. v. SOTO

Constitutional Law
Where plaintiffs' Equal Protection Clause challenge fails to demonstrate the deprivation of a constitutional right, in addition to undeveloped law...

NAT'L COUNCIL OF RESISTANCE OF IRAN v. DEP'T OF STATE

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Foreign entities with a presence within the United States are entitled to Constitutional protections, and need not have a "substantial" presence in...

US v. CATES

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Where officers were not in uniform, did not draw their weapons, did not intend to arrest anyone, did not actually arrest anyone, and the unescorted...

BECK v. SKON

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Where the record is unclear about whether prison officials conditioned a necessary medical procedure upon plaintiff's release of liability, plaintiff...

MICHIGAN S. R.R. CO. v. CITY OF KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
City's municipal weed control ordinance affirmatively violates a requirement of the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 49 USC 20106, requiring that a state...

US v. ACOSTA-MARTINEZ

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The imposition of the death penalty on federal defendants in Puerto Rico does not violate the substantive due process rights of the United States...

HOME BUILDERS ASS'N OF N. CALIFORNIA v. CITY OF NAPA

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
City-s inclusionary zoning ordinance for affordable housing is not a facially invalid taking because it permits a developer to appeal for a reduction,...

RSM, INC. v. BUCKLES

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
BATF's letter demanding certain record information did not violate the Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986, 18 USC 926(a) because it was limited...

BRANDENBURG v. HOUS. AUTH. OF IRVINE

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Although government employee had engaged in protected speech in a matter of public concern, defendant agency's interest in the efficient provision of...

DUNGAN v. SLATER

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Mandatory retirement programs fall outside the scope of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 USC 621 et seq., and its exemption does not...