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WEEKLY OPINION SUMMARIES - May 31-June 4, 2004
CONSTITUTIONAL CASE SUMMARIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

* PATTERSON v. CITY OF UTICA

* MCCORMICK v. SCH. DIST. OF MAMARONECK

* WILLIAMS v. CAMBRIDGE BD. OF EDUC.

* ROBB v. HUNGERBEELER

* REYNOLDS v. POWELL

* GERAWAN FARMING, INC. v. KAWAMURA


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U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
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PATTERSON v. CITY OF UTICA (06/02/04 - No. 03-7285, -7435)
In an action for wrongful termination and racial discrimination against
a city employee, jury's verdict in favor of plaintiff with respect to
wrongful actions of Mayor on behalf of the City is overturned based on
lack of evidence.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/037285p.pdf

MCCORMICK v. SCH. DIST. OF MAMARONECK
(06/04/04 - No. 03-7892)
A school district's decision to schedule girl's high school soccer in
the spring, but boy's soccer in the fall, depriving girls of
participating in regional and state championships resulted in a
violation of title IV, by depriving girls of equal athletic opportunity.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/037892p.pdf

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U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
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WILLIAMS v. CAMBRIDGE BD. OF EDUC. (06/04/04 - No. 02-3200/3207)
Parents' 4th and 14th Amendment claims, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
section 1983, surrounding the arrest of their children on suspicion of a
plot to commit a "copy cat" crime in the days after the Columbine High
School shootings were rejected.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/6th/04a0169p.html

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U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
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ROBB v. HUNGERBEELER (06/03/04 - No. 03-3547)
Court affirms district court's determination that Missouri
Adopt-A-Highway program's denial of the Ku Klux Klan of the right to
participate was unconstitutional.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/8th/033547p.pdf

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U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
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REYNOLDS v. POWELL (06/03/04 - No. 03-4156)
Plaintiff set forth insufficient evidence to establish an Eighth
Amendment conditions of confinement claim because standing water in the
shower area failed to rise to the level of a condition posing a
substantial risk of serious harm to inmate health or safety.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/10th/034156.html

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Supreme Court of California
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GERAWAN FARMING, INC. v. KAWAMURA (06/03/04 - No. S104019)
The Court concluded the compelled funding of generic agricultural
advertising should be tested by the intermediate scrutiny standard
articulated by the United States Supreme Court. The case was remanded to
determine whether the program is constitutional.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/s104019.doc

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/s104019.pdf

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