On October 22, 2011, Brian Lewis was driving southbound on Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, when William Clarke… Continued
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On June 7, 2010, Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca, a fifteen-year old Mexican national, was playing with friends on the… Continued
Levon Dean, Jr. and Jamal Dean were brothers who agreed to participate in a robbery of a local drug dealer known as J.R… Continued
During the 2013-14 school year, G.G., a transgender student at Gloucester High School, was diagnosed with gender… Continued
Simon Tam and his band, The Slants, sought to register the band’s name with the U.S. Trademark Office. The Office… Continued
The state of Colorado, like most states, imposes certain monetary penalties upon persons convicted of a crime. Shannon… Continued
The respondents in this case are a group of male, non-U.S. citizens, most of whom are Muslim of Middle Eastern origin… Continued
In 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Booth v. Maryland that the Eighth Amendment prohibits a sentencing jury in… Continued
Damiana Ochoca filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against her former employer… Continued
The New York General Business Law prohibits surcharges on credit card transactions. Expressions Hair Design, along… Continued
Endrew F. is an autistic fifth grade student who was placed in private school because his parents believed his public… Continued
James Garcia Dimaya, a native and citizen of the Philippines, was admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent… Continued
In 2003, Leroy, Donna, Barry, and Suzanne Haeger were injured when one of the tires on their motorhome failed while… Continued
Luis Ramon Morales-Santana was born in 1962 in the Dominican Republic to a father who had become an American citizen… Continued
The city of Miami sued Bank of America Corporation and similar defendants under the Federal Housing Act (FHA) and… Continued
Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) allow cardholders to access their accounts as long as the cardholder’s card and the… Continued
Jevic Transportation, Inc. was a trucking company headquartered in New Jersey that in 2006 was purchased by a… Continued
The Frys’ daughter, E.F., was born with cerebral palsy and was prescribed a service dog to assist with everyday tasks… Continued
In Texas, people under the age of 25 must submit a certificate from a private driver education school licensed by the… Continued
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act protects foreign sovereigns from suits in American courts unless one of a set of… Continued
Crystal Monique Lightfoot and Beverly Ann Hollis-Arlington sued the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)… Continued
On April 11, 2007, Travis Beckles was arrested because a sawed-off shotgun was located in his residence, and he had… Continued
Promega Corporation owned four patents and was the exclusive licensee of another one for technology used in kits that… Continued
After the 2010 Census, pursuant to the state Constitution, the North Carolina state legislature appointed House and… Continued
Sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act require that noncitizens who are determined to be inadmissible to the… Continued
In 1998, Congress enacted the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA), which provided that, if a position for which the… Continued
In July 1995, Duane Edward Buck was arrested for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Debra Gardner, and her friend… Continued
In 1980, Bobby James Moore was convicted of capital murder for the shooting of James McCarble, a seventy-year-old… Continued
Based on the 2010 Census, the Virginia General Assembly sought to redraw the legislative districts for the Virginia… Continued
Many homeowners in the Gulf Coast area had two separate insurance policies: One that covered flood but not wind damage… Continued
