We address the constitutionality of three provisions of Washington election law as applied to the political committees that support and oppose ballot measures. We hold that Washington’s disclosure requirements, Washington Revised Code § 42.17.090 and Washington Administrative Code § 390-16-034, which require these committees to disclose the name and address of contributors giving more than $25

¶1 The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Delaware County of Incest, and sentenced to ten (10) years' imprisonment.

¶2 After a careful review of the record and briefs of the parties, we are of the opinion that the judgment and sentence must be reversed. We need only address the key issue on appeal; i.e., that the trial court improperly limited the defense's cross-examinati

Appellant Keith Thompson brought suit against Air Transport International LLC (ATI) alleging ATI violated his rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., and under the Arkansas Civil Rights Act (ACRA), Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-101 et seq. The district court dismissed, finding Thompson’s claims were subject to a mandatory arbitration provision contained in a colle

Devonna Culpepper, a hearing-impaired employee of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), brought this action against the secretary of that department for workplace discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. She appeals an adverse bench trial verdict. We affirm the judgment of the district court.1

I. BACKGROUND

Teresa Wagner appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against Carolyn Jones, who was then the Dean of the University of Iowa’s College of Law. Wagner alleges that Dean Jones discriminated against her in violation of her First Amendment rights of political belief and association when Wagner was not hired to be a full-time Legal Analysis, Writ

Anita Luster, an employee of the United States Forest Service, appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, on her claims of sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, and violations of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b).

Teresa Wagner appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against Carolyn Jones, who was then the Dean of the University of Iowa’s College of Law. Wagner alleges that Dean Jones discriminated against her in violation of her First Amendment rights of political belief and association when Wagner was not hired to be a full-time Legal Analysis, Wri

This appeal concerns the proper interpretation of a lease and the interplay with federal regulations, Iowa Code section 562A.27A, and chapter 648 (2009). The district court determined this forcible-entry-and-detainer (FED) cause of action accrued at the time of the tenant’s physical assault or the threat of physical assault upon other tenants. Consequently, the court found the cause of action w

Appellant the City of Fort Worth brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s order denying in part its plea to the jurisdiction on the whistleblower claim filed by Appellee Janet Anne Lane. In one issue, Fort Worth argues that Lane did not establish a waiver of immunity under the Texas Whistleblower Act because she did not make a good faith report of a violation of law. Because we

A towing ordinance of the City of Waukegan generated several rallies or marches in opposition. While dealing with protestors, City officials barred a citizen from speaking at a city council meeting and imposed outdoor assembly permit and fee requirements. Several individuals then sued the City, its mayor, and its police chief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of their First Amendment ri

This is an appeal from a summary judgment dismissing a complaint by an engineering professor who alleged that Idaho State University had retaliated against him because of his comments criticizing the administration that had been published in a local newspaper over several years and that the University had breached his employment contract. We affirm the summary judgment, but remand for determinatio

Appellant Mary Schroeder (“Schroeder”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Appellees Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union (“GNOFCU”) and Cumis Insurance Society (“Cumis”).

The district court found that GNOFCU did not violate either the Federal Credit Union Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1790b, or LA. REV. STAT. ANN. § 23:967(A) by terminating Schroeder’s emp

Geneva Colbert appeals from the county court’s judgment favoring Langwick Senior Residences in Langwick’s forcible detainer action against Colbert.1 In its judgment, the trial court determined that Langwick was entitled to possession of the premises in question and ordered Colbert to pay all court costs. In three issues, Colbert contends that the trial court erred in its judgment because (1) t

Ernest T. Rossiello & Associates, P.C. successfully represented plaintiff Danielle Pickett in a Title VII retaliation suit against her employer, defendant Sheridan Health Care Center (“Sheridan”). The jury awarded $65,000 in damages to Pickett, and her attorneys then sought to recover attorneys’ fees in the amount of $131,665.88. The district court granted plaintiff’s fee request in part a

Jennifer Keeton was enrolled in the Counselor Education Program at Augusta State University (ASU), a Georgia state school, seeking to obtain her master’s degree in school counseling. After Keeton completed her first year in the program, ASU’s officials asked her to participate in a remediation plan addressing what the faculty perceived as deficiencies in her “ability to be a multiculturally

The last opinion we issued in this case, Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 392 F. App’x 817 (11th Cir. 2010) (Ash IV), was the fourth one in a series from this Court. See Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 31 F. App’x 938 (11th Cir. 2002) (Ash I); Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 129 F. App’x 529 (11th Cir. 2005) (Ash II), vacated, 546 U.S. 454, 126 S. Ct. 1195 (2006), reinstated, Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc., 190 F. A

¶1 Clarence Rozell Goode, Jr., was charged, conjointly with Ronald Dwayne Thompson and Kenneth Dominick Johnson, with three counts of first degree murder, with alternative theories of malice or felony murder, in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.2004, § 701.7(A) and (B), and one count of first degree burglary, in violation of 21 O.S. 2001, § 1431, in Tulsa County District Court case number CF-2005-3904

Eltayeb Abuelyaman, an Arab Muslim, served as an associate professor at Illinois State University’s School of Information Technology from 2001 to 2006. Abuelyaman’s performance record was consistently sub-par, and he frequently sparred with policy decisions made by his supervisor. In March 2006, Abuelyaman was informed that his contract would not be renewed for the 2007-2008 school year. Abuel

James McKelvey, an Army veteran, lost his right hand and suffered other serious injuries trying to defuse a roadside bomb in Iraq. Without question, the Nation owes him considerable gratitude and respect for his service and sacrifice. The more difficult question is whether it also owes him nearly $4.4 million in front pay because, upon returning home and securing a civilian job with the Army, he f

We are asked to review a jury verdict in favor of the Petitioner, Julia M. Taylor, an African American female, in a suit in which she alleged both sexual discrimination and retaliatory termination against Giant of Maryland LLC, Respondent.1 The focal point of our review of the discrimination verdict is the application of “comparator evidence”2 in the context of Ms. Taylor’s claim of disparat

Appellant Pete Villegas appeals the trial court’s decision to grant Del Mar College’s (Del Mar) plea to the jurisdiction in an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by Villegas against Del Mar. The trial court determined it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear the matter and ordered dismissal. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

For more than a decade, Villegas has been an adjunct

This is a wrongful discharge case. Lynn A. Morrison was terminated from her job as a medical sales representative by her employer, B. Braun Medical Inc. Morrison filed a complaint alleging that B. Braun had wrongfully discharged her in violation of Michigan’s public policy because of her refusal to unlawfully promote non-approved uses of medical products and to violate antikickback laws. The cas

This matter comes before us on cross-appeals from the District Court’s ruling on a petition for interim injunctive relief sought by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) pursuant to § 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 160(j). For nearly forty years, since Eisenberg ex rel. N.L.R.B. v. Hartz Mountain Corp., 519 F.2d 138 (3d Cir. 1975), we have held t

Plaintiffs were employed as laborers by James Harmeyer, Inc. d/b/a Tyler Homes (Tyler Homes). After their employment was terminated on May 19, 2008, plaintiffs filed suit seeking damages and alleging Tyler Homes fired them on the basis of race or in retaliation for having made previous complaints to James Harmeyer about the racially derogatory treatment they received from their supervisor. Tyler H

David Teigen and Timothy Bennett (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Nolin Renfrow, former Director of Prisons for the Colorado Department of Corrections ("DOC"); Madline SaBell, former Director of the Human Resource Office of the DOC; and Joe Ortiz, Executive Director of the DOC (collectively, "Defendants"). Plaintiffs also named Ortiz and Gary Golder, A