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Williston v. Eggleston
Settlement Agreement Reached in Suit Challenging Delay in Processing of Food Stamp Applications As Violation of Section 1983; District Court Had Held Food Stamp Act Creates Private Right of Action Under Section 1983, No Eleventh Amendment Bar to Reprocessing Applications
by admin
October 24, 2008
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Ehrlich v. Perez
Governor's Budget Cuts Ending Health Care for Immigrant Women and Children Violated Maryland's Equal Protection Guarantee
by admin
February 22, 2007
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School District of Pontiac v. Spellings
School Districts Appeal District Court Dismissal of No Child Left Behind Lawsuit Arguing Act Specifically States Neither School Districts Nor States Are Required Spend Own Funds To Comply With Act
by admin
February 13, 2007
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McWaters v. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Class of Hurricane Victims Obtain Temporary Relief in Lawsuit Against FEMA Over Short-Term Lodging Program
by admin
August 30, 2006
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Doe v. Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated
Employees of WalMart’s Overseas Suppliers and Adversely Affected U.S. Union Members Bring Third-Party Beneficiary and State-Law Claims in California Court Against WalMart for Failure to Enforce the Code of Conduct in Its Supplier Contracts
by admin
January 11, 2006
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Valdez v. Town of Brookhaven
Finding That Latino Day Laborers Established Likelihood of Success Under a Disparate Impact Theory That Town’s “No Notice, No Standards” Evictions Violate The Fair Housing Act, Court Preliminarily Enjoins Town from Seeking Ex Parte Orders Closing Premises
by admin
January 11, 2006
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Milavetz, Gallop and Milavetz Professional Association v. United States
Complaint Alleges that the 2005 Bankruptcy Prevention and Consumer Protection Act's Classifying of Attorneys as Debt Relief Agencies Is Unconstitutional Under the U.S. Constitution's First and Fifth Amendments
by admin
January 11, 2006
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Ligas v. Maram
Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Sue Illinois Officials for Failing to Provide Community-Based Services
by admin
January 04, 2006
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Mendez v. Mendez
County May Collect Family Support and Welfare Reimbursements Only Up to Amount of Welfare Benefits Paid for Child’s Support
by admin
January 04, 2006
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Williams v. Housing Authority
Raleigh Housing Authority Enjoined from Terminating Tenant’s Section 8 Assistance
by admin
January 04, 2006
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Manor Park Apartments Limited Liability Company v. Garrison
Fair Housing Act Requires Landlord to Consider Tenant’s Verbal Requests for Reasonable Accommodation
by admin
January 04, 2006
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Khrapunskiy v. Doar
New York State May Not Deny, Based on Immigration Status, Assistance to Indigent and Lawfully Residing Elderly, Blind, or Disabled Persons
by admin
January 04, 2006
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Doe v. Lambs Farm Incorporated
HIV Status Alleged as Reason for Applicant’s Rejection by Service Provider
by admin
January 04, 2006
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Mayers v. New York Community Bancorp Incorporated
Court Allows Constitutional Challenge to Proceed Against Freezing Bank Accounts Containing Exempt Federal Benefits
by admin
January 04, 2006
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Zermeno v. Precis Incorporated
Defendant “Discount Health Care Referral” Business Agrees to Comply with California Discount Buying Law and Pay Damages to Plaintiffs, Who Will Continue Litigating Claim in State Court that Defendants Conduct Unlawful Business Practices
by admin
January 04, 2006
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Clearing House Association Limited Liability Company v. Spitzer
New York Attorney General Is Enjoined from Instituting Judicial Action in State’s Parens Patriae Capacity to Enforce Fair Housing Act’s Fair Lending Provisions Against National Banks
by admin
December 22, 2005
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Plata v. Schwarzenegger
District Court Establishes Receivership to Control Delivery of Medical Services to California Prisoners Confined by State Department of Corrections
by admin
December 22, 2005
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Jefferson v. Crestwood Suites Baton Rouge-Airport SPE Limited Liability Company
Hurricane Evacuees, Who Prepaid for Lodging, Obtain Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting Their Eviction by Hotel Seeking to Charge Higher Rates from Football Fans
by admin
December 19, 2005
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L. v. Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Mentally Retarded Youth Argues Before Second Circuit That State Child Care Agency Violated Due Process by Failing to Give Him a Hearing on Use of His Income for Unsafe Housing
by admin
December 12, 2005
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Connecticut v. Spellings
by admin
December 11, 2005
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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles v. California Law Clinic
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Obtains Permanent Injunction to Stop For-Profit “Paralegal” Service from Advertising Itself as “Legal Aid” and Wins Damages and Attorney Fees
by admin
December 11, 2005
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Lockhart v. United States
Supreme Court Holds That Government May Seize Social Security Benefits to Collect Student Loan Debt
by admin
December 09, 2005
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Carnegie v. Household International, Inc.
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Davidson v. Thompson
Vision-Impaired Medicare Beneficiary Entitled to Reimbursement for Closed Circuit Television Electronic Vision Enhancement Device
by admin
January 01, 1970
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De La Mota v. United States Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education’s Statutory Interpretation in Informal Handbook and E-Mail Does Not Warrant Judicial Deference, Second Circuit Says
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Donato v. Lozano
Nonlawyer Who Targeted Spanish-Speaking Community Pleads Guilty to Contempt for Violating Injunction Against Practicing Law or Similar Legal Functions
by admin
January 01, 1970
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M. v. Villa Trina Food Corporation
Janitors Locked in Stores During Overnight Shifts Sue Store Owners in Tort
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Arthur v. District of Columbia
by admin
January 01, 1970
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R. v. New York City Department of Education
Endorsement of Settlement Agreement by City Education Department’s Hearing Officer Renders Plaintiffs “Prevailing Parties” for Purposes of Attorney Fee Awards, Second Circuit Rules
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Board of Education v. United States Department of Education
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Bell v. Episcopal Church Home Inc.
Resident with Lou Gehrig’s disease Charges that Retirement Home’s Ban on Long-Term Personal Care Attendants in Independent Living Units Violates Federal Disabilities and Fair Housing Laws
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Vinson v. Barbour
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Vega v. Eggleston
New York State Agencies Agree on New Case Management Procedures in Adult Protective Services Program
by admin
January 01, 1970
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In re The Petition of the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation Inc. for a Rule Assessing Members of the State Bar of Wisconsin for an Annual Sum to Support Organizations that Provide Civil Legal Services to the Indigent of This State
Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders $50 Assessment on Active Bar Members to Support Legal Services for Low-Income Persons
by admin
January 01, 1970
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NAACP Inc. v. Summit County
Utah County Faces Class Action Suit on Zoning Policies Allegedly Excluding Moderately Priced, Disabled-Accessible, and Multifamily Housing Developments
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Fahy v. Commissioner
Legal Noncitizen New Hampshire Residents File Section 1983 Suit Against Division of Motor Vehicles for Discriminatory Licensing Rules
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Gaskin v. Pennsylvania
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Adoian v. Hayward
Rhode Island Department of Human Services Must Comply with Medicaid Act in Conducting Disability Reviews for Disabled Medical Assistance Recipients
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Tyqwane v. Et Al.
by admin
January 01, 1970
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New Baltimore Towers v. Oksentowicz (In re Oksentowicz)
Senior Apartment Complex’s Rejection of Debtor’s Housing Application Violates Bankruptcy Code’s Section 525 Antidiscrimination Provision
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Williams v. Town of Southwest Ranches
Black Residents’ Housing Discrimination Claim Against Florida Town Is Dismissed as Moot after Town Drops Relocation Plan
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Tu-Lane Investments v. Orr
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Rio Grande Community Health Center v. Rullan
Federally Qualified Health Centers Have Private Right of Action Under Section 1983 to Enforce Medicaid Reimbursement Provisions, First Circuit Rules
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Sheehan v. Fedex Corporation
Delivery Drivers Sue FedEx for Classifying Them as Independent Contractors
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Rivera v. Brickman Group Limited
H-2B Worker Seeks Representative Class Action Status in Suit for Unpaid Wages and Wrongful Termination
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Nichols v. Overnight Express, Inc.
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Noundja v. Lynn Community Development Housing Corporation
Community Development Corporation Violates Federal Relocation Assistance Laws by Not Notifying and Assisting Displaced Single Room Occupancy Residents
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Echeverria v. Estate of Lindner
by admin
January 01, 1970
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Association for Disabled Americans v. Florida International University
Eleventh Amendment Does Not Prevent Persons with Disabilities from Suing State University Under Title II of the ADA, Says Eleventh Circuit
by admin
January 01, 1970
