A tract of land was rezoned from a planned industrial district to a planned commercial district by St. Louis County, Mo., Ordinance 7878. The owners challenged the Ordinance and the trial court upheld its validity and constitutionality.

It’s not uncommon for folks outside the legal profession to treat legalese as a foreign language. But for many of Lisa Cowan’s clients, it’s both the figurative and literal truth. Cowan is an attorney with Brereton Law Office , a boutique...

Plaintiff general contractor, George Seitz, and defendant, Mark-O-Lite Sign Contractors, Inc. executed, a contract for Mark-O-Lite to perform work on the marquee of a theater that Seitz was restoring. The contract contained a force majeure clause that...

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SEC v. Rana Research United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit November 5, 1992, Argued, Submitted, Pasadena, California ; November 3, 1993, Filed No. 90-56230, No. 91-55044 Opinion  [*1359]  OPINION HALL, Circuit Judge: Rana Research, Inc...

The Cheyenne River Act (Act), enacted in 1908, authorized the Secretary of the Interior "to sell and dispose of" for homesteading a specified portion of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation located in South Dakota, with the sale proceeds to...

Knick v. Twp. of Scott Supreme Court of the United States October 3, 2018 Reargued January 16, 2019, Argued; June 21, 2019, Decided No. 17-647. Opinion  [*2167]  Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. The Takings Clause of the Fifth...

In re Kmart Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit January 22, 2004, Argued. ; February 24, 2004, Decided. 1 Nos. 03-1956, 03-1999, 03-2000, 03-2001, 03-2035, 03-2262, 03-2346, 03-2347 &, 03-2348 Opinion  [*868]  EASTERBROOK...

Brosseau v. Haugen Supreme Court of the United States December 13, 2004, Decided No. 03-1261 Opinion  [**596]   [*194]  Per Curiam.  [**596]  Officer Rochelle Brosseau, a member of the Puyallup, Washington, Police Department,  [**597]  shot Kenneth Haugen...