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U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
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BOURDON v. LOUGHREN (10/05/04 - No. 03-0196)
The appointment of counsel is a valid means of fully satisfying a
state's constitutional obligation to provide prisoners, including
pretrial detainees, with access to the courts in conformity with the
requirements of the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses.

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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/030196p.pdf

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U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
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MODROVICH v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY (10/06/04 - No. 03-3571)
The display of a plaque containing the text of the Ten Commandments on
the Allegheny County Courthouse does not constitute an endorsement of
religion in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
of the U.S. Constitution.

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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/3rd/033571p.pdf

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U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
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BRENNAN v. MERCEDES BENZ USA (10/05/04 - No. 03-21127)
Summary judgment against plaintiff's claim of employment discrimination
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is affirmed where
plaintiff could not prove the requisite employer-employee relationship
to have standing to sue under the ADA.

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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/5th/0321127p.pdf

ALLEN v. THOMAS (10/07/04 - No. 03-21208)
Dismissal of plaintiff-prisoner's claim that his constitutional rights
were violated during the confiscation of his belongings is reversed
where defendants may be liable since the confiscation was done under the
authority of prison administrative directive.

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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/5th/0321208p.pdf

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U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
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FLASKAMP v. DEARBORN PUBLIC SCH. (10/05/04 - No. 02-2435)
Defendant-school did not violate plaintiff-teacher's due process rights
when it denied her tenure application after she had an intimate
relationship with a former student within nine months of the student's
high school graduation.

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http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/6th/022435p.pdf

GARCIA v. WYETH-AYERST LAB. (10/07/04 - No. 03-1712)
In a products liability case, summary judgment for defendant on the
basis of statutory immunity provided by a Mich. Comp. Laws section
600.2946(5) is affirmed over plaintiff's challenge that the statute is
unconstitutional.

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http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/6th/031712p.pdf

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U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
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ANDERER v. JONES (10/06/04 - No. 02-3669)
Plaintiff-police officer's suit, alleging Fourth and First Amendment
violations associated with the termination of his employment, is
dismissed where defendant had probable cause to arrest him and the
speech issue concerned a private personal dispute that was not a matter
of public concern.

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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/7th/023669p.pdf

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Supreme Court of Florida
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STATE OF FLORIDA v. OTTE (10/07/04 - No. SC03-330)
A Florida statute, section 934.07, Fla Stat. (1999), that authorizes
wiretaps is consistent with federal statute 18 U.S.C. section 2516(2)
when the predicate acts are related to prostitution.

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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/floridastatecases/
10_2004/sc03-330.pdf

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California Appellate Districts
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T.H. v. SAN DIEGO SCH. DIST. (10/04/04 - No. D043380)
Plaintiff-student's challenge of defendant-school's policy, making
expulsion for certain offenses mandatory, is dismissed where the policy
does not violate applicable state law or constitutional principles.

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http://login.findlaw.com/scripts/callaw?dest=ca/caapp4th/slip/
2004/d043380.html

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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/
d043380.pdf