Miss Carrie E. Nickerson brought this suit against H. R. Hayes, William or "Bud" Baker, John W. Smith, Mrs. Fannie Smith, Miss Minnie Smith, A. J. Hodges, G. G. Gatling, R. M. Coyle, Sam P. D. Coyle, and Dr. Charles Coyle, claiming $15,000 as...

Defendants Brown and others were indicted for the murder of one Raymond Stewart, whose death occurred on March 30, 1934. They were indicted on April 4, 1934, and were then arraigned and pleaded not guilty. Counsel were appointed by the court to defend...

The building in which defendants James Sullivan and Helen Sullivan lived was used for several business purposes. The Sullivans occupied the fifth floor as their residence. There were no notices that the fifth floor was not used for commercial purposes...

Kazarian, a 34-year-old native and citizen of Armenia, filed an application with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) for an employment-based immigrant visa for "aliens of extraordinary ability" contending that he was...

In 1897 John Luther Long wrote a novel entitled 'Madame Butterfly,' which was published in the Century Magazine and copyrighted by the Century Company. In 1900 David Belasco, with the consent of the copyright owner, wrote a play based upon the...

Year after year the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) inspected the Diagnostic Division of Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”), found deficiencies in manufacturing quality control, and issued warnings. The Division made efforts to...

Petitioner county clerk sought review from a judgment of the Supreme Court of California, that declared that respondents were entitled to voting rights despite their status as ex-convicts, because state laws disenfranchising felons violated the Equal...

Defendant school officials established a program of condom availability. Plaintiffs, students and parents of students, requested declaratory relief that the program violated their right to familial privacy, and their right to the free exercise of religion...

Plaintiffs, patrons and an owner of an adult book store, filed an action under 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against defendant City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of Minneapolis...

Plaintiff city filed a verified complaint with the emergent duty judge (New Jersey) and obtained a temporary commitment order and an order to show cause. Plaintiff sought a final order committing defendant to a local hospital until the state commissioner...