The statute known as Title IX, 20 U.S.C. § 1681, is widely recognized as the source of a vast expansion of athletic oppor- MANSOURIAN v. REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 2213 tunities for women in the nation’s schools and universities, so much so that a company that sells women’s athletic apparel now mimics its name. See www.titlenine.com.

Despite that renown, the district court in

The Officials participated in a conspiracy to harass and intimidate HCA, a Christian faith-based boarding school in northeastern Missouri. HCA educates and provides social services to children with behavioral and substance abuse problems.

As of 2001, approximately 120 of HCA’s 220 students lived on HCA’s campus. Two of the conspiracy’s more prominent members were Chief Juvenile Office

Today, all the world is a market. In our contemporary international economy, trade knows few boundaries, and it is now commonplace that dangerous products will find their way, through purposeful marketing, to our nation's shores and into our State. The question before us is whether the jurisdictional law of this State will reflect this new reality.

In this case, the foreign manufacturer o

In these consolidated appeals, former Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Corporal John C. Balshy (Balshy) and former PSP Chemist Janice Roadcap (Roadcap) petition for review from an order of the Office of General Counsel (OGC) that denied their requests for indemnification and reimbursement of legal fees and costs associated with their defense in an underlying federal suit filed against them by Steve

The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (“IDHHC”) is a state government agency that was established after the Illinois General Assembly passed the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Act (“the Act”) in 1996. IDHHC coordinates services for, and advocates on behalf of, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in Illinois. Gerald Covell became the Director of IDHHC in November 1998, and

This case arises from the involuntary commitment of Brett Bolmer. He sued various individuals and entities involved in his commitment in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Arterton, J.). As relevant to this appeal, Bolmer claimed that Dr. Joseph Oliveira violated his Fourth Amendment and substantive due process rights enforceable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and falsely

The defendant, the department of public works, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the application of the plaintiff, Bacon Construction Company, Inc., to confirm an arbitration award for damages relating to a public works contract between the parties and denying the defendant’s motion to vacate the award, and from the court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the

Plaintiff William James Thayer appeals the district court’s entry of
summary judgment in favor of Defendants Mary Adams, Kristi Flisowski and
Margie Gonzales on Thayer’s deliberate indifference claim arising under 42
U.S.C. § 1983. Thayer is an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice (TDCJ). He alleges that defendants inflicted wanton and
unjustif

Lespia King, a former deputy in the sheriff’s office for the
City of Roanoke, Virginia, sued Sheriff George McMillan in
his official capacity under Title VII for sexual harassment and
in his individual capacity under Virginia law for battery.
While King’s suit was pending, Octavia Johnson replaced
McMillan as sheriff, and the district court substituted Johnson
as the de

On July 17, 2006, a United States Postal Service (“USPS”) vehicle driven by a USPS employee acting within the scope of his employment allegedly collided with a car driven by Plaintiff Monica White-Squire, causing her serious personal injury. On August 15, 2006, White-Squire’s attorney sent a letter to the USPS purporting to provide formal notice that White-Squire was pursuing a personal inju

In this case, we address the Fourth Amendment claim of a
lost and intoxicated thirteen-year-old boy who was accidentally
bitten by a police patrol dog used by an officer to find
him. The boy’s father, Appellee Jose Melgar, sued the canine
officer under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and sued the officer and the
police department under Article 26 of the Maryland Declaration
of Rights.

This appeal arises from the termination of appellee, Calvin Elliott, Jr., from his position as a Deputy Sheriff with the Howard County Sheriff’s Office (“Sheriff’s Office”) on October 28, 2005. On December 14, 2005, Elliott filed a complaint for a show cause order in the Circuit Court for Howard County pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (“LEOBR”), Maryland Code

Appellant, Michael A. Freedman, claimed that appellee, the group of corporate entities known and commonly referred to as “Comcast,” violated the 1997 Maryland Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act, Md. Code (1974, 2006 Repl. Vol.), § 10- 402 et seq. of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (“CJ”). Appellant filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and the parties fil

We are asked in this appeal to determine whether Maryland’s expansive damage remedy for State constitutional violations is subject to key strictures of the statutorily-created Local Government Tort Claims Act (LGTCA), Md. Code (1973, 2006 Repl. Vol.), Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (C&JP) §§ 5-301 et seq. This question arises in the context of allegations by appellee and cross-appella

Plaintiffs, a family whose twins were in foster care, here appeal from the district court's grant during trial of a Rule 50(a) motion for judgment as a matter of law to the defendants, Margaret Gloria, a social worker for the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), and Stephanie Terry, her supervisor. See J.R. v. Gloria, 599 F. Supp. 2d 182, 205 (D.R.I. 2009).

Miguel Herrera brought various claims against the Bernalillo County Board of County Commissioners and three sheriff’s deputies arising from his encounter with those deputies late one night while walking through a residential neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At summary judgment, the district court dismissed several of those claims but permitted others to proceed. Relevant for purposes of

Janice Schrader, proceeding pro se, appeals the dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I On September 11, 2007, Gilbert Allen filed suit against Schrader in New Mexico state court. A county magistrate judge scheduled a hearing on the matter for September 25, 2007. With the assistance of his clerk, Priscilla Pena, the judge issu

John Paul Thomas, a New Mexico state prisoner proceeding pro se,1 appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm the decision of the district court.

I

Thomas sued Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez, Doña Ana County Assistant District Attorney Michelle E. Pickett, New Mexico Public D

We consider whether law enforcement officers who are accused of failing to investigate a crime or make an arrest due to the race of the victim and that of the perpetrator are entitled to qualified immunity.

Facts

We recite the facts as Ae Ja Park Elliott* alleges them in her complaint. Elliott, who is racially and ethnically Korean, was driving south along 16 Highway in Papago, Saipa

Maui police officers Darren Agarano, Halayudha Mac- Knight, Stuart Kunioka, and Ryan Aikala appeal the district court’s order denying their motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity in this § 1983 action. The district court ruled that material questions of fact existed as to whether the officers’ use of a Taser gun (“Taser”) against plaintiff Jayzel Mattos was constit

The plaintiffs in this appeal brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that a mental health specialist, two sheriff’s deputies, and the County of Contra Costa violated the Fourteenth Amendment due process rights of their son, Robert Clouthier, by failing to prevent his suicide while he was in pretrial detention. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We

This civil rights case arose from the investigation and prosecution of innocent teenagers for a crime they did not commit. Michael Crowe, Aaron Houser, and Joshua Treadway were wrongfully accused of the murder of Michael’s 12-year-old sister Stephanie Crowe. After hours of grueling, psychologically abusive interrogation—during which the boys were isolated from their families and had no access

James E. Donovan died in a fire at Turner's Tap in Walnut, Illinois. Judy Donovan, his widow and the administrator of his estate, filed a lawsuit against four defendants: the County of Bureau (the County), the Village of Ohio (the Village), the Bureau County Emergency Board, a/k/a Bureau County Enhanced 911 (the Board), and Turner's Tap. Judy's complaint alleged, inter alia, an electronic equipmen

From 1978 until July 1995, Robert Gilbert worked as a social studies teacher at Palatine High School, which was run by the Board of Education of Township High School District 211 (the “District”). While Gilbert was widely regarded for his skills in the classroom, he continually sparred with colleagues and school officials. Tired of the conflicts, the District discharged Gilbert on July 12, 199

Rodney Leon Boling (the “Decedent”) died on October 28, 2007. At the joint request of his fiancée and his fourteen-year-old son, whose names are not a part 2 of this limited record, the body was cremated by the defendants, H & F, Inc. (“H & F”), a funeral home operator, and Sellars Cremation Service, Inc. (“Cremation Service”) (the “Defendants”). While H & F made contractual arran