Defendants Walter Williams and Bernice Williams, husband and wife, were charged by information filed Oct. 3, 1968 in Washington state court with the crime of manslaughter for negligently failing to supply their 17-month child with necessary medical attention;...

Section 202(n) of the Social Security Act ("Act") provided for termination of benefits payable to, or in certain cases in respect of, an alien deported on the ground, inter alia, of Communist Party membership. Plaintiff Ephram Nestor was an...

Pittsburgh Public School District granted a charter to Northside Urban Pathways Charter School, which was renewed twice thereafter, and allowed it to operate a school for grades 6 through 12. Based on significant learning gaps found in many of the students...

Grand Canyon Bass Busters (GCBB) held a fishing tournament on a crowded lake, set up the weigh-in station at a congested area, and ended the tournament at a busy time of the day. Plaintiffs' daughter, Heather, and her friend, who were not a participant...

Nathan and Vicki were legally married in Dillon, South Carolina. However, Nathan was also in a committed romantic relationship with Christine, and they desire to legally marry. Vicki and Christine were aware of Nathan's relationship with one another...

Louisiana law authorized the state to award nontransferable, annually renewable licenses to operate video poker machines. License applicants had to meet suitability requirements designed to insure that they had good character and fiscal integrity. The...

Plaintiff William Ray Kearns filed a diversity class action in federal district court for himself and those similarly situated, claiming that defendant Ford Motor Company ("Ford") and its dealerships acted illegally to increase sales of their...

A woman charged a man with negligence in his performance of the contract to effect a cure. The court ruled in favor of the man because the action was barred by a prior malpractice action that the woman had brought against the man. The trial court denied...

The customer was detained in the store by the store manager for approximately 30 minutes on suspicions of shoplifting. When the manager discovered the allegedly stolen item in the customer's purse, she was arrested and charged with shoplifting. The...

Defendant Brian Acosta pleaded guilty to two counts of felony vandalism and admitted the gang enhancement attached to each count. At sentencing, a California trial court placed defendant on probation for three years and imposed certain conditions of probation...