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Federal Courts Civil Rights Case Against a City and Officers for Fatal Shooting

Civil Rights Case Against a City and Officers for Fatal Shooting

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Estate of Smithers v. City of Flint, No. 09-1164, involved a 42 U.S.C. sections 1983 and 1985(2) & (3) suit against a city and two police officers in...

Federal Courts Sanctions Imposed in Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Suit Vacated

Sanctions Imposed in Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Suit Vacated

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

BDT Prod., Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., No. 08-6140, involved a challenge to the district court's grant of defendants' motion for attorney fees and imposition...

Federal Courts Criminal Matters, Including Section 1983 Case Against Narcotics Officers

Criminal Matters, Including Section 1983 Case Against Narcotics Officers

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

US v. Tristan-Madrigal, No. 09-1003, involved a challenge to the district court's imposition of a thirty-six month, above guidelines, sentence in a conviction...

Federal Courts Criminal Matters, Including Death Row Inmate's Section 1983 Claim

Criminal Matters, Including Death Row Inmate's Section 1983 Claim

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Durr v. Cordray, No. 10-3463 concerned a death row inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit challenging Ohio's denial of access to certain physical evidence...

Federal Courts Conditional Grant of Habeas Relief On Ineffective Assistance Claim

Conditional Grant of Habeas Relief On Ineffective Assistance Claim

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In English v. Romanowski, No. 08-2611, the Sixth Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's decision to grant a conditional habeas relief on the ground...

Federal Courts Statute Criminalizing Sending Harmful Materials to Juveniles Held Constitutional

Statute Criminalizing Sending Harmful Materials to Juveniles Held Constitutional

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

American Booksellers Found. for Free Expression v. Strickland, No. 07-4375 involved a plaintiffs's suit claiming that Ohio Revised Code section 2907.31(D)(1),...

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