Plaintiff Jennifer Workman filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against various West Virginia state and county officials, alleging that they violated her constitutional rights to religious freedom in refusing to admit her daughter to public school without...

Twining and Cornell were indicted for a criminal offense in a New Jersey court and having been found guilty by a jury, were sentenced to imprisonment for six and four years, respectively. At trial, the jury received instructions commenting on Twining...

In March 1993, plaintiff and defendants entered a contract in which defendants agreed to sell plaintiff a parcel of land located in Springfield, Illinois. The contract stated the purchase price was to be $ 160,000. On May 21, plaintiff's attorney...

The defendant put up an ad online, which sought to sell a car. The ad claimed that the car was "gorgeous." The plaintiff bought the car, but after the sale, the buyer discovered problems in the vehicle's electrical and sensory systems, throttle...

When the police investigated a loud party, they noted the smell of marijuana when someone opened the door to defendant Victor Miranda’s apartment. The police officer found defendant in the bedroom where the marijuana was in plain view. Defendant...

Prior to his death, Chris Kyle was a sniper for a United States Navy Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) team. He authored a book where he described punching a celebrity whom he referred to as “Scruff Face” who made offensive remarks about the SEALs...

Petitioner Donald Parrino, who was incarcerated, sought a writ of habeas corpus from an order granting the state's motion for a hearing under U.S. v. Nebbia, 357 F.2d 303 (2d Cir. 1966). In the said case, it was held that where a defendant posted...

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The parties appellant David A. Peck and respondent Cathy Joanne Peck were married in 1986 and separated in 1991, when respondent moved from Maine to Washington with their two minor children. Appellant has been on active duty with the United States Navy...

Williams was a publicly-traded Delaware corporation. It was an Oklahoma-based natural gas company that owns and operates natural gas infrastructure assets, including miles of pipelines and processing facilities, and handles approximately 30% of the nation's...