A male college student wins summary judgment against James Madison University in his suit alleging he was not afforded due process in JMU’s investigation and discipline of him for sexual misconduct in allegedly forcing sex upon a female student; the ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Plaintiff may sue defendant chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors for a First Amendment violation based on his claim that defendant blocked him from what he claims is her official county Facebook page; the Alexandria U.S. District Court ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Maryland bus rider’s disability discrimination suit alleging the Maryland Transit Administration violated the Americans with Disabilities Act is not untimely; the 4th Circuit says the court should apply the three-year limitations period for a general civil action, not the ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Judge Diana Gribbon Motz

A West Virginia state trooper had probable cause to arrest defendant for his expired inspection sticker, and the trooper did not use excessive force in taking plaintiff to the ground in order to handcuff him after plaintiff failed to comply; ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Judge Paul V. Niemeyer

A Roanoke U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant Virginia Department of Corrections on plaintiff’s suit alleging that the classification procedures that allegedly have prevented him from earning his release from the highly restrictive segregated confinement conditions at Red ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

A Roanoke U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant Virginia Department of Corrections on plaintiff’s suit alleging that the classification procedures that allegedly have prevented him from earning his release from the highly restrictive segregated confinement conditions at Red ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

A Roanoke U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant correctional officials in this suit by an inmate who asserts constitutional challenges to certain classification procedures that allegedly have prevented him from earning his release from highly restrictive living conditions ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District

An Alexandria U.S. District Court refuses to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an Indian widow and mother of three daughters who was hired by defendant couple in 2005 by an intermediary in India and required to work seven days a ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The 4th Circuit upholds Virginia’s voter-ID law, which requires voters to present photo identification when they vote or shortly thereafter, against plain­tiffs’ challenges under the Voting Rights Act and the federal Constitution. The Virginia law, Va. Code § 24.2- 643(B), ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Civil Rights Judge Paul V. Niemeyer

A Charlottesville U.S. District Court enjoins enforcement of the Charlot­tesville City Council’s rule banning “group defamation” by speakers, who have three minutes each to speak on any topic during a “matters by the pub­lic” period at council meetings, against a ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District