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Civil rights cases

69 cases

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18-1401
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Peterson v. Linear Controls, Inc.

This case asks whether Title VII's protections against discrimination in the terms, conditions, or privileges ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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19-7065
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Braspenick v. Johnson Law PLC

This case involves a petition for review of a decision by the Court of Appeals of Michigan in a dispute involv...
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Court of Appeals of Michigan

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19-995
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Murray v. Mayo Clinic

This case asks the Supreme Court to decide the proper standard for proving discrimination under the Americans ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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19-7166
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Karnofel v. Superior Waterproofing, Inc.

This is a pending petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Karnofel against Superior Waterproofing, Inc., se...
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Court of Appeals of Ohio, Trumbull County

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19-7658
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In re Strange

1. Whether the lower courts erred in failing to address the Petitioner's claims of constitutional violations, ...
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19-7736
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Woods v. Wash. Metro. Transit Auth.

This is a pending case where the petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision invol...
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Originating court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

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24-38
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Bradley Little, Governor of Idaho, et al., Petitioners v. Lindsay Hecox, et al.

A transgender woman challenges Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act, which prohibits transgender girls and w...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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24-43
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West Virginia, et al., Petitioners v. B. P. J., By Her Next Friend and Mother, Heather Jackson

A 14-year-old transgender girl seeks to compete on her school's girls' sports teams despite West Virginia's ba...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

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24-856
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Cisco Systems, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Doe I, et al.

This case asks whether U.S. courts can hold corporations liable for aiding and abetting human rights abuses un...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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25-83
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Adrian Jules, Petitioner v. Andre Balazs Properties, et al.

Adrian Jules sued his former employer for discrimination in federal court, which stayed the case for arbitrati...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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24-1046
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Jason Wolford, et al., Petitioners v. Anne E. Lopez, Attorney General of Hawaii

The Court is considering a civil rights case about the standard for qualified immunity when law enforcement of...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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18-107
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R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOC

Aimee Stephens was fired from her job as a funeral director after informing her employer that she intended to ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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21-1086
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Allen v. Milligan

Voters challenged Alabama's 2021 congressional redistricting map, arguing that it illegally packed Black voter...
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

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21-442
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Reed v. Goertz

Rodney Reed, a death row inmate, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit seeking DNA testing of crime-scene evide...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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Recent decisions

19-8161
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In re Smith

Oscar Smith filed an application with the Supreme Court to stay his execution in Tennessee. The Court rejected...
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24-993
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Gabriel Olivier, Petitioner v. City of Brandon, Mississippi

The Court is considering a civil rights case about qualified immunity for law enforcement officers. The case a...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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24-109
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Louisiana, Appellant v. Phillip Callais, et al.

The Court decided Louisiana v. Callais on April 29, 2026, affirming and remanding a ruling that struck down Lo...
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United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

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23-7490
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Nicholson v. W. L. York, Inc.

This case involves a dispute over whether the continuing violations doctrine, which extends the statute of lim...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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19-8101
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Mamone v. Burch

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed with th...
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Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

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19-8268
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Brown v. Desrochers

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed in the Supreme Court following a decision by the ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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19-7402
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Sanders v. Hennepin Cnty. Human Ser v. & Pub. Health Dep't Child Support

This case involves a dispute between an individual and the Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health De...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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19-7877
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Rogers v. Gastelo

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth C...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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19-7924
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Stacz v. ESA Mgmt., LLC

This case involves an appeal from the Supreme Court of California regarding a dispute with ESA Management, LLC...
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Supreme Court of California

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19-7738
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H.K. V. v. Fla. Dep't of Children & Families

This case involves a legal dispute between an individual and the Florida Department of Children and Families. ...
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Supreme Court of Florida

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19-7990
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Roman v. Kim

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the Supreme Court following a decision by th...
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Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District

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19-943
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Vazirabadi v. Denver Health & Hosp. Auth.

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appe...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

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25-5557
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Indiana, ex rel. Danny W. Howell, Petitioner v. Circuit Court of Indiana, Wells County, et al.

1. Whether the Indiana Tort Claims Act's (ITCA) notice requirements are preempted by the Supremacy Clause of t...
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Supreme Court of Indiana

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19-7966
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Langford v. Cobb

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed with th...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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19-7199
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Tooly v. Schwaller

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari submitted to Justice Ginsburg regarding a decision from...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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19-7937
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Yaney v. Mason

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed as a pauper filed with the Supr...
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Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two

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19-7204
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Wilson v. Inch

Wilson v. Inch is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Suprem...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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19-827
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Territory of Guam v. Davis

This case involves a challenge to a Guam law that restricted a plebiscite on the territory's political status ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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19-8156
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Stancu v. Hyatt Corp.

This is a case appealed from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit involving Stancu and Hya...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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19-7867
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Mims v. Ill. Health & Family Servs.

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by an individual seeking review of a decision by ...
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Supreme Court of Illinois

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19-7963
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Yisrael v. Inch

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a petitioner seeking review of a decision by t...
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Supreme Court of Florida

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19-7920
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Johnson v. Inch

1. Whether the Florida Supreme Court's decision to apply Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016), and Hurst v....
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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22-757
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Roberts v. McDonald

This case asks whether the government can use a patient's race or ethnicity to determine their health risk and...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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22-823
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Thompson v. Henderson

1. Whether a party is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on a motion for a new trial. 2. Whether restricting ...
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Supreme Court of Washington

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19-7995
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Jackson v. Magoon Estates Ltd.

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Jackson against Magoon Estates Ltd. following ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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19-7890
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Richards v. Michigan

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Richards against the state of Michigan, origin...
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Court of Appeals of Michigan

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19-8123
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Brown v. Superior Court of Ind.

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Brown against the Superior Court of Indiana, o...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

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19-8316
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Troy-McKoy v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Parks & Recreation

This case involves a legal dispute between Troy-McKoy and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation...
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Court of Appeals of New York

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22-193
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Muldrow v. City of St. Louis

The Supreme Court ruled that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act mu...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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22-807
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Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP

The Supreme Court ruled that South Carolina's congressional redistricting plan was not an unconstitutional rac...
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Federal district court

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19-7829
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Phillips v. S. Coast Plaza

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Phillips against South Coast Plaza, originatin...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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19-8150
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Jackson v. Kan. City Kan. Pub. Sch. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 500

This case involves a legal dispute between Jackson and the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Unified School Di...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

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23-1039
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Marlean A. Ames, Petitioner v. Ohio Department of Youth Services

The Supreme Court unanimously held that plaintiffs from majority groups do not face a higher evidentiary burde...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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23-191
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Nancy Williams, et al., Petitioners v. Greg Reed, Secretary, Alabama Department of Workforce

The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama cannot require plaintiffs to exhaust state administrative remedies before...
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Supreme Court of Alabama

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23-477
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United States, Petitioner v. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al.

The Supreme Court reviewed a Tennessee law that prohibits healthcare providers from administering certain medi...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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23-621
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Gerald F. Lackey, in His Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. Damian Stinnie, et al.

The Supreme Court considered whether plaintiffs who obtain a preliminary injunction but whose case becomes moo...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

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23-997
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Karyn D. Stanley, Petitioner v. City of Sanford, Florida

This case addressed whether a retired firefighter could sue her former employer under the Americans with Disab...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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24-249
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A. J. T., By and Through Her Parents, A. T. & G. T., Petitioner v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, et al.

This case involves a student with epilepsy who sued her school district for disability discrimination after th...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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19-8180
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M. H. v. Ind. Dep't of Child Servs.

This case involves a dispute between M.H. and the Indiana Department of Child Services that was appealed from ...
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Supreme Court of Indiana

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22-174
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Groff v. DeJoy

A former postal worker sued the U.S. Postal Service under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act after being discip...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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19-7870
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Peets v. Fox

This case involves a procedural petition for a writ of certiorari submitted to Justice Kagan regarding a decis...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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19-7936
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Zavaglia v. Bos. Uni v. Sch. of Med.

This case involves a petition filed by Zavaglia against the Boston University School of Medicine. The Supreme ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

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Dismissed

19-1179
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Stoyanov v. McPherson

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Stoyanov against McPherson, arising from a dec...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

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19-8032
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Harris v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville

Whether the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in affirming the District Court's grant of summary judgment i...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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19-1077
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Jaye v. Oak Knoll Vill. Condo. Owners Ass'n, Inc.

This case involves a legal dispute between Jaye and the Oak Knoll Village Condominium Owners Association that ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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19-1199
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Higginson v. Becerra

This case involved a petition for a writ of certiorari submitted to Justice Kagan regarding a dispute from the...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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23-1137
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Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence Corp. v. The School Committee

This case involves a challenge by a parent group to Boston's facially race-neutral school admission criteria, ...
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United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

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23-649
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Price v. Montgomery County

This case involves a civil rights lawsuit challenging whether a prosecutor is entitled to absolute immunity fr...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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19-7888
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Banks v. Waffle House, Inc.

This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari submitted to Justice Thomas regarding a dispute origina...
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Supreme Court of Georgia

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19-880
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Yisrael M. Kemp, Petitioner v. Georgia State University Admissions Office, et al.

Yisrael M. Kemp is petitioning the Supreme Court to review a decision by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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24-427
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Ronald Hittle, Petitioner v. City of Stockton, California, et al.

This case involves an employment discrimination dispute where the petitioner alleges he was fired due to his r...
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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19-7758
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Lin Ouyang v. Achem Indus. Am., Inc.

The petitioner is requesting an extension of time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme...
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Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District

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19-823
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Susan Pearsall, Petitioner v. Thomas C. Guernsey, DDS

A petition for a writ of certiorari has been filed with the Supreme Court, asking the justices to review a low...
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Court of Appeals of Ohio, Hancock County

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23-5682
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Compton v. Texas

This case involves a challenge to jury selection in a criminal trial, specifically arguing that the prosecutio...
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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

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19-1164
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Johnson v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

A petition for a writ of certiorari regarding a California workers' compensation decision was submitted to the...
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Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District

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