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DecidedPolice shooting during chaseChadrin Lee Mullenix v. Beatrice Luna, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Israel Leija, Jr.United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDecided 14-1143DecidedLegal fees for frivolous claimsFox v. ViceDecided 10-114DecidedTaxes on railroadsAlabama Department of Revenue v. CSX Transportation, Inc.United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDecided 13-553DecidedSign rules and free speechClyde Reed v. Town of Gilbert, ArizonaUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecided 13-502DecidedEmployer responsibility for harassmentMaetta Vance v. Ball State UniversityUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitDecided 11-556DecidedAccess to DNA evidenceHenry W. Skinner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of TexasUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDecided 09-9000DecidedReligious teachers' discrimination suitsHosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided 10-553DecidedLawyer fees after a court orderSteven Lefemine, dba Columbia Christians for Life v. Dan WidemanUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDecided 12-168DecidedPregnancy accommodations at workPeggy Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDecided 12-1226DecidedVoter bans on affirmative actionBill Schuette, Attorney General of Michigan v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN)United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided 12-682DecidedLawyer fees from prisoner awardsMurphy v. SmithUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitDecided 16-1067DecidedRace in voting mapsGreg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al., Appellants v. Shannon Perez, et al.United States District Court for the Western District of TexasDecided 17-586DecidedReligious access at executionsJefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Applicant v. Domineque Hakim Marcelle RayUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDecided 18A815DecidedWho can appeal voting mapsVirginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-HillUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaDecided 18-281DecidedState taxes on trust incomeNorth Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family TrustSupreme Court of North CarolinaDecided 18-457DecidedRace discrimination in jury selectionFlowers v. MississippiSupreme Court of MississippiDecided 17-9572DecidedResidency rules for liquor licensesTennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. ThomasUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided 18-96DecidedProof of race discriminationComcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned MediaUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecided 18-1171DecidedLGBTQ workplace discriminationBostock v. Clayton CountyUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDecided 17-1618DecidedTransgender workplace discriminationR.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOCUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided 18-107DecidedScholarships for religious schoolsEspinoza v. Montana Dept. of RevenueSupreme Court of MontanaDecided 18-1195DecidedPrison conditions and legal immunityTaylor v. RiojasUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDecided 19-1261DecidedMoney damages for religious freedomTanzin v. TanvirUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitDecided 19-71DecidedAppeals of court transfersBP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDecided 19-1189DecidedReview of state court rulingsDunn v. ReevesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDecided 20-1084Case remandedWater rules and religious freedomMast v. Fillmore CountyCourt of Appeals of MinnesotaRemanded 20-7028DecidedVoting rules and discriminationBrnovich v. Democratic National CommitteeUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecided 19-1257DecidedReligious freedom in foster careFulton v. PhiladelphiaUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitDecided 19-123DecidedPolice use of forceRivas-Villegas v. CorteslunaUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecided 20-1539DecidedDamages for emotional harmCummings v. Premier Rehab KellerUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDecided 20-219DecidedTuition aid for religious schoolsCarson v. MakinUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitDecided 20-1088DecidedLawsuits over Miranda warningsVega v. TekohUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecided 21-499DecidedDisability lawsuits against schoolsLuna Perez v. Sturgis Public SchoolsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided 21-887DecidedDNA lawsuit filing deadlineReed v. GoertzUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDecided 21-442DecidedLawsuits over nursing home rightsHealth and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. TalevskiUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitDecided 21-806DecidedVoting rights in district mapsAllen v. MilliganUnited States District Court for the Northern District of AlabamaDecided 21-1086DecidedReligious accommodations at workGroff v. DeJoyUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitDecided 22-174DecidedHotel website accessibilityAcheson Hotels, LLC v. LauferUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitDecided 22-429DecidedDiscrimination in job transfersMuldrow v. City of St. LouisUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDecided 22-193DecidedHearings for seized propertyCulley v. MarshallUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDecided 22-585DecidedRace and voting mapsAlexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACPFederal district courtDecided 22-807DecidedState remedies before civil rights suitsNancy Williams, et al., Petitioners v. Greg Reed, Secretary, Alabama Department of WorkforceSupreme Court of AlabamaDecided 23-191DecidedProsecutors withholding evidenceRichard Eugene Glossip, Petitioner v. OklahomaCourt of Criminal Appeals of OklahomaDecided 22-7466DecidedAttorney fees after injunctionGerald F. Lackey, in His Official Capacity as the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. Damian Stinnie, et al.United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDecided 23-621DecidedMajority-group job discriminationMarlean A. Ames, Petitioner v. Ohio Department of Youth ServicesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided 23-1039DecidedDisability discrimination in schoolsA. J. T., By and Through Her Parents, A. T. & G. T., Petitioner v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School District No. 279, et al.United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDecided 24-249DecidedMedical care for transgender minorsUnited States, Petitioner v. Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee, et al.United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitDecided 23-477

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