• Catsouras v. Dep't of Cal. Highway Patrol

    A decedent was decapitated in an automobile accident. Plaintiffs, the decedent's family, alleged that highway patrol officers officers had e-mailed nine gruesome death images of the decedent to their friends and family members on Halloween - for pure...

  • Carnes v. Sheldon

    Defendant boyfriend was married and, after a divorce, was awarded custody of the couple's four children. The plaintiff girlfriend moved in with the defendant boyfriend, and his refusal to marry her resulted in the eventual demise of their relationship...

  • Jefferson v. State

    Respondent charged petitioner with second-degree murder of his roommate. Petitioner filed a motion to dismiss asserting Stand Your Ground immunity from prosecution because he acted in justifiable self-defense in stabbing his roommate.

  • N.J. Soc'y for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. N.J. Dep't of Agric.

    The Legislature enacted a new section of an existing statute regulating animal cruelty. Although that statute had essentially left animal welfare and the protection of animals to petitioners New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...

  • People v. M.D.

    Defendant sexually assaulted his wife and was convicted of aggravated, criminal sexual assault. On appeal, defendant claimed that the criminal sexual assault statute, which contained a marital exception, Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 38, par. 12-18(c), violated...

  • Jacobs v. Xerox Corp. Long Term Disability Income Plan

    Jacobs v. Xerox Corp. Long Term Disability Income Plan United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division January 19, 2005, Decided No. 03 C 3549 Opinion  [*881]  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER David Jacobs ("Jacobs"...

  • In re Paulsen

    The '456 patent , entitled "Portable Computer," was issued to David C. Paulsen et al., on February 18, 1986. The claims of the patent are directed to a portable computer contained within a compact metal case. A salient feature of the claimed...

  • Local 926, Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs v. Jones

    Local 926, Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs v. Jones Supreme Court of the United States December 1, 1982, Argued ; April 4, 1983, Decided No. 81-1574 Opinion  [*671]   [***372]   [**1456]  JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court. This...

  • Laukus v. Rio Brands, Inc.

    Laukus v. Rio Brands, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit August 11, 2010, Filed File Name: 10a0492n.06 Nos. 09-3402 and 09-3403 Opinion  [*417]  ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Kyle Laukus ("Laukus") filed a complaint...

  • Harper v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections

    Harper v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections Supreme Court of the United States January 25-26, 1966, Argued ; March 24, 1966, Decided 1 No. 48 Opinion  [*664]   [***171]   [**1080]  MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court. These are suits...