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Posted 29 Dec 2013 in Monday Morning Review

Here are published decisions involving local governments from the federal appellate courts from December 23, 2013, through December 27, 2013: Seventh Circuit Swetlik v. Crawford, No. 12-2675 (Dec. 23, 2013) (affirming grant of summary judgment against police detective who sued City and officers alleging that they violated his First-Amendment rights by voting to file a termination charge against him). DeKalb County v. Federal Housing Finance Authority, No. 1301558 (Dec. 23, 2013) (holding that Fannie Mae is exempt by statute from real-estate transfer taxes levied...

Posted 23 Dec 2013 in Monday Morning Review
Here are published decisions involving local governments from the federal appellate courts from December 16, 2013, through December 20, 2013: Sixth Circuit Seventh Circuit Eighth Circuit

Posted 08 Oct 2013 in Monday Morning Review

Here's how local governments fared in the federal courts of appeals during the past week. First Circuit National Association of Tobacco Outlets v. City of Providence, No. 13-1053 (Sept. 30, 2013) (finding that City's tobacco-sales ordinance, designed to reduce youth tobacco use, does not violate First Amendment and is not preempted) Fifth Circuit Marceaux v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government, No. 13-30332 (Sept. 30, 2013) (finding that district court improperly granted protective order requiring officers suing police department to remove website) Eleventh Circuit Dawkins v. Fulton County Government, No. 12-11951 (Sept. 30,...

Posted 30 Sep 2013 in Monday Morning Review

Here's how local governments fared in the federal courts of appeals during the past week. Fifth Circuit United States v. City of New Orleans, No. 13-30161 (Sept. 27, 2013) (upholding denial of City's motion to vacate consent decree regarding police practices). Sixth Circuit Bessie Jones v. City of Cincinnati, No. 11-4174 (Sept. 27, 2013) (reversing district court's denial of qualified immunity to police officers regarding excessive-force and failure-to-provide-medical-care claims). Tenth Circuit Olson v. City of Golden, No. 11-1454 (Sept. 25, 2013) (dismissing as moot a challenge to City's campaign-finance regulations...