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Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America v. Regal Cinemas Inc.
Interpretation of regulation, as requiring viewing angle in movie theater for wheelchair seating to be within range offered to general public, is valid.
Civil Rights Oct. 15, 2003
Dixon v. Wallowa County
Police did not violate plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights by securing residence as crime scene.
Civil Rights Oct. 14, 2003
Farrakhan v. State of Washington
Court will reconsider whether state law that disenfranchises people convicted of felonies violates minority voting rights.
Civil Rights Oct. 14, 2003
Green v. Par Pools Inc.
In sex discrimination action, employer provided sufficient evidence to justify differences in pay wages.
Civil Rights Oct. 8, 2003
Save Our Valley v. Sound Transit
Federal agency that decided to build rail line through minority neighborhood is not liable under Civil Rights Act.
Civil Rights Oct. 7, 2003
Ramirez v. Galaza
Favorable termination rule doesn't apply to suits brought under 42. U.S.C. Section 1983, challenging disciplinary hearing not affecting length of prisoner's confinement.
Civil Rights Aug. 19, 2003
Doe v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Education
School vice-principal who disciplined student by taping head to tree is not entitled to qualified immunity.
Civil Rights Aug. 19, 2003
Bingham v. City of Manhattan Beach
Triable issue of fact exists as to whether reasonable suspicion existed to justify traffic stop.
Civil Rights Jul. 23, 2003
Sanghvi v. City of Claremont
City of Claremont did not discriminate against Alzheimer patients by refusing sewer service to proposed care facility.
Civil Rights Jun. 24, 2003
Desert Palace Inc. v. Costa
Direct evidence of discrimination is not required to obtain a mixed-motive jury instruction.
Civil Rights Jun. 18, 2003
Kirtley v. Rainey
Guardian ad litem was not acting under color of state law for purposes of civil rights lawsuit.
Civil Rights Jun. 16, 2003
Coszalter v. City of Salem
Employees may file civil rights lawsuit for retaliatory acts that occurred several months after they exercised free speech rights.
Civil Rights Jun. 15, 2003
Broam v. Bogan
Appellants who alleged constitutional violations may amend complaint to sufficiently plead claims upon which relief may be granted.
Civil Rights Jun. 15, 2003
Flores v. Morgan Hill Unified School District
Students may sue school administrators for failing to respond to peer harassment based on sexual orientation.
Civil Rights May 30, 2003
Ganwich v. Knapp
Police officers are not entitled to qualified immunity for detaining plaintiffs incommunicado and coercing them to submit to interrogations.
Civil Rights May 29, 2003
Martinez v. City of Oxnard
Officer who coercively interrogated suspect undergoing medical treatment for life-threatening injuries can't invoke qualified immunity for 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 damages.
Civil Rights May 26, 2003
Brass v. County of Los Angeles
County did not violate civil rights of prisoner held 39 hours after court ordered his release.
Civil Rights May 15, 2003
Kaplan v. City of North Las Vegas
Peace officer who was terminated for inability to operate firearm does not have disability under ADA.
Civil Rights Apr. 9, 2003
Grant v. City of Long Beach
Evidence relied upon by officers failed to establish probable cause to maintain 3-month incarceration of alleged 'Belmont Shores' rapist.
Civil Rights Mar. 20, 2003
Lansdale v. Hi-Health Supermart Corp.
Limitation of damages awarded in gender discrimination action is constitutional.
Civil Rights Mar. 20, 2003
Nonnette v. Small
Paroled prisoner challenging calculation of sentence may bring federal civil rights lawsuit.
Civil Rights Mar. 20, 2003
Holley v. Crank
Corporate owners and officers may be held vicariously liable for employees' violations of Fair Housing Act.
Civil Rights Mar. 9, 2003
Everett v. Superior Court (Premiere Parks Inc.)
African-American expelled from amusement park for cutting in line may sue under state civil rights law.
Civil Rights Feb. 20, 2003
Jensen v. Lane County
Psychiatrist did not violate due process by continuing to detain person after determining he was not psychotic.
Civil Rights Feb. 18, 2003
Cunningham v. Gates
Civil rights claims are barred because they would necessarily imply invalidity of plaintiff's criminal convictions.
Civil Rights Feb. 18, 2003
Simmons v. Sacramento County Superior Court
Criminal defendant, who was incarcerated during unrelated civil trial, was not denied constitutional right to access court.
Civil Rights Feb. 17, 2003
Miranda v. Clark County
Head of Public Defender's Office may be liable for setting forth administrative policies which allegedly deprived defendant of constitutional rights.
Civil Rights Feb. 10, 2003
Meyer v. Holley
In discrimination action, Fair Housing Act imposes vicarious liability upon corporation but not upon its officers or owners.
Civil Rights Jan. 28, 2003
Molski v. Gleich
Consent decree, which was passed in response to Americans with Disabilities Act class-action suit, was improperly approved due to fundamental unfairness.
Civil Rights Jan. 15, 2003
RK Ventures Inc. v. City of Seattle
Triable issues exist as to whether Seattle's public nuisance abatement ordiance has a discriminatory purpose.
Civil Rights Jan. 9, 2003