Evelyn Conner worked for the City of Forest Acres (City) as a police dispatcher. She was hired in July 1984 and was terminated in October 1993. Beginning in November 1992, Conner received numerous reprimands for such things as violating the dress code...

An action for damages was instituted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against federal narcotics agents by plaintiff Webster Bivens, seeking recovery for humiliation and mental suffering resulting from the agents'...

A state employee Yniguez sued the state of Arizona and the governor for a judgment declaring that the provisions in Ariz. Const. art. XXVIII making English the State's official language were unconstitutional. The State was dismissed as a party, the...

The former partner stayed at home and cared for the child for over three years and the child called the former partner's parents her grandparents. The former partner's parents spent holidays with the family and the couple had previously shown...

Plaintiff filed an action alleging interference with an expected inheritance and further alleged deceit by false promise and sought to amend his complaint. The trial court found that the cause of action was not recognized and dismissed the action. On...

A lawyer is often confronted with a proverbial mountain of casework as part of their day-to-day workload. While tackling those jobs is important, the need for generating revenue through new business is still an integral part of a successful practice....

Defendant, a child under the age of six, was visiting plaintiff's adult sister at plaintiff's home. Plaintiff alleged that she came out into the backyard to talk with her sister and that, as she started to sit down in a wood and canvas lawn chair...

Defendant was arrested at his home and taken into a public place by police where he allegedly manifested a drunken condition by using loud and profane language. Defendant was convicted of public drunkenness and he appealed.

After being left by his wife, petitioner took to facebook and posted a series of self-styled rap lyrics with graphic content concerning his wife, co-workers, a kindergarten class, and state and federal law enforcement. The said posts, however, contained...

The city prohibited churches and synagogues in seven of eight zoning districts. The synagogues claimed the district in which they could locate was out of the required walking range for many of their members, particularly elderly ones.