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FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT SETH BASIL COLCHESTER, No. 21-35210 Petitioner-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 2:20-cv-1571- JCC JEWEL LAZARO, Respondent-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United

STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Sheldon Wulf commenced this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against his former employer, the City of Wichita (the “City”), and against the City Manager and the Chief of Police, alleging that his dismissal from the police force because of a letter he wrote violated his First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. After a trial to the court,

MEMORANDUM OPINION SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judge: This case presents the latest First Amendment challenge to campaign-finance regulations enacted by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, known as BCRA. The BCRA provisions at issue bar state and local political parties from using contributions of so-called soft money for activities affecting federal ele

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE FILED MAY 1999 SESSION October 12, 1999 Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellate Court Clerk RICHARD LEE WALINE, * C.C.A. 01C01-9805-CR-00199 Appellant, * DAVIDSON COUNTY vs. * Hon. Seth Norman, J

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs February 16, 2005 RICHARD L. ELLIOTT v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County No. 40000379 Michael Jones, Judge No. M2004-00853-CCA-R3-PC - Filed June 3, 2005 On March 2, 2004, the Montgomery County Circuit Court, after conducting an

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs December 11, 2002 RICHARD LYNN NORTON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 3223 Seth Norman, Judge No. M2002-00789-CCA-R3-CO - Filed June 24, 2003 The petitioner, Richard Lynn Norton, was convicted in

688 F.Supp.2d 498 (2010) ANH "Joseph" CAO, Republican National Committee, and Republican Party of Louisiana v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. Civil Action No. 08-4887. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. January 27, 2010. *500 Joseph F. Lavigne, Thomas P. Hubert, Jones Walker, New Orleans, LA, James Bopp, Jr., Kaylan Lytl

MEMORANDUM OPINION CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge To curb the risk and appearance of corruption, Congress has, for almost 40 years, placed dollar limits on individual contributions to federal candidates and their parties. The Supreme Court has upheld these limits repeatedly. At the same time, recent Supreme Court cases inst

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge, with JERRY E. SMITH, EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, JENNIFER WALKER ELROD and HAYNES, Circuit Judges, concurring in part and dissenting in part: The first object of the First Amendment is to protect robust political debate that *436underpins free citizens’ ability to govern ourselves. “Speech is an es

796 F.Supp.2d 736 (2011) The REAL TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA, INC., Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION and United States Department of Justice, Defendant. Action No. 3:08-CV-483. United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division. June 16, 2011. *738 Michael Boos, Attorney & Counsellor at Law, Fairfax, VA, James Bop

MEMORANDUM OPINION RICHARD J. LEON, United States District Judge Plaintiffs Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”) and its executive director, Noah Bookbinder, bring this suit alleging that the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) wrongfully decided not to investigate allegations they identified in a 2012 administrative complaint they filed with the FEC. Plaintiffs, there “complainants,

127 S.Ct. 2652 (2007) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Appellant, v. WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE, INC. Senator John McCain, et al., Appellants, v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. Nos. 06-969, 06-970. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 25, 2007. Decided June 25, 2007. *2658 Paul D. Clement, Solicitor G

SETH, Circuit Judge. This appeal involves a declaratory judgment to determine the extent of coverage under a director and officer liability insurance policy. The trial court treated a motion to dismiss as a motion for summary judgment. Two questions are presented. First, whether the appellants made a claim against the appellee, Federal Insurance Company (Federal), during the pol

83 P.3d 100 (2004) 103 Hawai'i 385 Jade WEMPLE, a minor, by her Next Friend, Charles H.Y. DANG, Petitioner-Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, and Dawn Wemple, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellee, v. Dean A. DAHMAN; Association of Apartment Owners of Summer Villa; and Fidelity Management, Inc., Respondents-Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellees, and Richard T. Yoshida and May H. Yoshida, Respondents-Defendants-Appellee

NUMBER 13-04-00485-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

ORDER ON PLAN H358 XAVIER RODRIGUEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE This Order addresses Plaintiffs’ statutory and constitutional claims against Plan H358, enacted by the 83rd Texas Legislature in 2013. The following Plaintiffs assert claims against Plan H358: The Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force1 (limited to HD90), MALC,2 th

BERYL A. HOWELL, Chief Judge *355Table of Contents I. BACKGROUND...357 A. PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT TO THE FEC...357 B. FEC'S DISMISSAL OF PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT...360 C. THE INSTANT LITIGATION...364 II. LEGAL STANDARDS...365

505 F.Supp.2d 51 (2007) MEDIA GENERAL, INC., Plaintiff, v. Donald R. TOMLIN, Jr., et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 98-1690 (RWR). United States District Court, District of Columbia. August 13, 2007. *52 *53 *54 David Edward Mills, Michael David Rothberg

546 U.S. 410 (2006) WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE, INC. v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. No. 04-1581. Supreme Court of United States. Argued January 17, 2006. Decided January 23, 2006. James Bopp, Jr., argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Richard E. Coleson and M. Miller Baker. Solicitor General Clement

RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT . VICTOR A. BOLDEN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Plaintiff, Gary Richards, brings, this putative class action against Direct Energy Services, LLC (“Direct Energy”), asserting claims that arise out of Direct Ener*543gy’s business of supplying electricity to residential customers. Compl. ¶¶ 2-3, ECF N