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Santo v. Gates
Whether suspect's broken back was caused by police use of excessive force should have been decided by jury.
Civil Rights Apr. 29, 2002
Newman v. Sathyavaglswaran
Parents whose deceased children's corneas were removed without permission may pursue civil rights claim.
Civil Rights Apr. 22, 2002
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District, No. 1
'Racial tiebreaker' as used by the Seattle school district to promote diversity, violates Washington Civil Rights Act.
Civil Rights Apr. 22, 2002
Taylor v. Delatoore
Prisoner cannot be barred from bringing civil rights lawsuit because of inability to pay filing fee.
Civil Rights Apr. 15, 2002
Fairley v. Luman
Municipality is liable for civil rights violations, by reason of 'policy, custom or practice' of its police department.
Civil Rights Apr. 15, 2002
San Francisco National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People v. San Francisco Unified School District
In civil rights action, court may deny award of attorney fees to party defending collateral attack to consent decree.
Civil Rights Apr. 8, 2002
Carey v. Nevada Gaming Control Board
Official may not be entitled to qualified immunity when enforcing statute that is 'violative of fundamental constitutional principles.'
Civil Rights Apr. 5, 2002
Oden v. Northern Marianas College
Student fails to show college was 'deliberately indifferent' to her allegations of sexual harassment.
Civil Rights Apr. 1, 2002
Edelman v. Lynchburg College
EEOC regulation allowing complainant to verify discrimination charge after filing time has expired is valid.
Civil Rights Mar. 25, 2002
Ayuyu v. Tagabuel
Defendant cannot appeal adverse verdict based on verdict form if no objection was made before jury retired.
Civil Rights Mar. 25, 2002
Rucker v. Davis
Congress did not intend eviction of innocent public housing tenants when it enacted Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.
Civil Rights Mar. 25, 2002
Thompson v. Davis
State prisoners' parole proceedings are not excluded from the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Civil Rights Mar. 18, 2002
York v. Wahkiakum School District
Parents' petition to stop random drug testing of high school athletes is moot.
Civil Rights Mar. 6, 2002
Susag v. City of Lake Forest
Failure to show that conviction for resisting arrest was invalid precludes civil rights claim.
Civil Rights Feb. 21, 2002
Poole v. County of Otero
Defendant established facts sufficient to state claim that police engaged in retaliatory tactics to discourage him from pursuing legal action.
Civil Rights Feb. 21, 2002
Berg v. Shapiro
Members of hospital's professional review committee are immune from suit when their actions in suspending doctor are reasonable.
Civil Rights Feb. 20, 2002
Atonio v. Wards Cove Packing Co. Inc.
District court's findings in favor of employer in final appeal of a 1974 Title VII case were not erroneous.
Civil Rights Feb. 20, 2002
Miranda v. Clark County
Indigent client may not resort to federal civil rights statute to challenge manner in which he was represented by public defender.
Civil Rights Feb. 19, 2002
Gutierrez v. Barnhart
Court abuses discretion in denying attorney fees to plaintiff because government's conduct was not substantially justified.
Civil Rights Feb. 1, 2002
Livsey v. Salt Lake County
Deceased's family has no claim against county for publicly revealing his sexual behavior during investigation of his murder.
Civil Rights Jan. 9, 2002
Harris v. Robinson
Ten-year old boy was not deprived of constitutional rights when teacher made him clean out toilet with bare hands.
Civil Rights Dec. 18, 2001
Holland v. Harrington
Qualified Immunity not available to SWAT team's action of holding minors at gunpoint while executing arrest and search warrant.
Civil Rights Dec. 18, 2001
Nieto v. Kapoor
Private doctor working for state hospital violated employees' civil rights through racially and sexually harassment.
Civil Rights Dec. 18, 2001
Nadell v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.
Court properly excluded certain expert testimony, but evidence did not support finding of municipal liability in police brutality action.
Civil Rights Dec. 6, 2001
Correctional Services Corp. v. Malesko
Injured federal inmate may not bring 'Bivens' suit against private corporation that operated correctional facility.
Civil Rights Dec. 4, 2001
Colorado Cross Disability Coalition v. Hermanson Family Limited Partnership I
Because plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence that removal of architectural barrier is readily achievable, court properly granted summary judgment to defendant.
Civil Rights Nov. 29, 2001
Ove v. Gwinn
Motorists' civil rights were not violated by blood alcohol tests performed by unlicensed technicians.
Civil Rights Nov. 29, 2001
Long v. Coast Resorts Inc.
Summary judgment in favor of hotel/casino is partially reversed because it failed to comply with federal wheelchair accessibility requirements.
Civil Rights Nov. 29, 2001
Cullen v. Phillips
Municipality is not liable for civil rights violations absent evidence of negligent training of police officers.
Civil Rights Nov. 20, 2001
Fontana v. Haskin
Dismissing civil rights action was error when complaint sufficiently alleged a cause of action arising out of police officer's alleged harassing behavior.
Civil Rights Nov. 19, 2001