Defendant was charged with the first-degree murder of his estranged wife. After a jury trial in which defendant admitted killing his wife, he requested the submission of the lesser included crimes of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter...

Counsel, which had represented plaintiff class in a major school desecration suit for years, requested attorney fees under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C.S. § 1988. The district court awarded attorneys' fees...

In a civil action instituted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States charged that a company, which in return for royalties licensed manufacturers to make and sell bedding products under the company's...

Because appellant suffered from AIDS and was unable to work, he was unable to meet the minimum financial qualifications of the apartment. Appellant's mother, who did meet the financial standards, offered to rent the apartment for appellant. Appellees...

The trial court convicted defendant of numerous violent sexual offenses, kidnappings, and robberies. The trial court did not permit defendant to testify in his own defense after defense counsel, in an in-camera hearing, told the trial court that he had...

Appellant had been held for 38 hours by the police and was intermittently interrogated. He was not advised of his right to remain silent or of his right to counsel. He was denied sleep and food, was deceived by false promises of help, and was deprived...

Plaintiffs, a group, an organization, and business owners, challenged an ordinance enacted by the City of Santa Fe mandating certain city-based businesses to pay a minimum wage higher than the current state and federal minimum hourly wage. Plaintiffs...

Appellee midwife was acting as a lay midwife comprehensively assisting pregnant women with prenatal care, delivery, and post-partum care. Appellee was working with supervising physicians who were made aware of her mode of practice and were available for...

Petitioner contractor, the prime contractor on contracts for rehabilitating military barracks in two states, challenged an appeals court's decision reversing a judgment in petitioner's favor in an action to recover for respondent subcontractor's...

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