Bureau Of Land Management's Land Swap in California Prohibited by Federal District Judge; Swap Would Turn Public Land Next to National Park into Landfill

District Court in Pennsylvania Holds Suit to Make Subway Stations Wheelchair Accessible Barred by Statute of Limitations and No Private Right of Action To Enforce Designation of “Key Stations” in Transit System; Notice of Appeal Filed

D.C. Circuit Holds That Internal Revenue Code Provision Defining Compensation for Non-Physical Injuries As Taxable Income Is Unconstitutional; However, Re-Hearing En Banc Granted

Federal Banking Law Does Not Preempt State Consumer Protection Law Where State Law Has Only Incidental Effect on Bank Operations and Compelling Evidence of Congressional Intent to Preempt Is Absent, According to Federal Court

District Court Rules that ADA Plaintiff Who Lacked Knowledge of Architectural Barriers When Complaint Was Filed Lacked Standing to Challenge Them and That Other Barriers Have Been Remedied or Do Not Violate ADA

"Entered the U.S." Means the Date that an Immigrant Attains Immigrant Status for Purposes of California Cash Assistance Eligibility, Court Concludes, Giving Deference to State Agency's Interpretation

Class of H-2A Cane Cutters Opposes Federal Motion to Dismiss Wage Claims Based on Decertification of Class in Prior State-Court Proceeding

Court Awards Prevailing Party $97,101.25 in Attorney Fees Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Nursing Home Employer Properly Pleaded a Common-Law Retaliatory Discharge Claim Under Its Whistle-Blowing Public Policy Mandate, Court Finds

Plaintiff Seeks Rehearing of Sixth Circuit Ruling That No Cause of Action Under Section 1983 to Challenge Housing Authority's Termination of His Section 8 Subsidy Prior to Eviction Order

African American Employees Sue Tyson Foods Under Section 1981, Title VII, of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Alabama Law for Hostile Work Environment Due to “Whites Only” Bathroom, Restricted Break Room, Racist Comments and Behavior, and Retaliation

Court Approves Settlement of Suit that Challenged Conditions and Inequality in California Public Schools Under the State Constitution, Education Codes, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Visually Impaired Beneficiaries Charge That Social Security Administration's Use of Standard Print Documents and Notices Violates Their Due Process Rights and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Farmworker Wins Damages and Injunctive Relief Against Employer for Retaliation and Inadequate Response to Her Sexual Harassment Complaint

Immigrant Workers Who Restored Tulane University Buildings After Hurricane Katrina Seek Unpaid Wages

Senior and Disabled Residents Challenge Landlord's Plan to Convert Apartment Building to Corporate and Student Housing

Federal District Court Orders FEMA to Continue Providing Short-Term Housing Assistance To Those It Previously Denied Assistance, Finding That FEMA Failed to Give Adequate Notice and Reasons For Ineligibility Determination; FEMA Ordered to Institute Adequate Process

Hostile Acts Need Not Be Overtly Sexual or Gender-Specific, According to Ninth Circuit&'s decision in Title VII Hostile Work Environment Suit; District Court Erred in Granting Summary Judgment for Employer

Federal District Court Awards Reimbursement Costs for Out-Of-State Schooling To Parents of Child With Cochlear Implants

Parents of Child With Unusual Medical Conditions File Complaint in Illinois State Court Alleging Administrative Hearing Denying Expungement of Child Abuse and Neglect Findings Violated State And Federal Procedural and Substantive Due Process Laws

New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Consumer Loan Contract Provision Prohibiting Class-Wide Arbitration Is Unconscionable and Unenforceable

Georgia Superior Court Holds That Voter Photo ID Law Violates State Constitution and Enjoins Enforcement