Other Cases that expand across multiple Foundation Litigation areas
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Case Result: Attorney's fees are payable to a litigant, not their attorney; as a result it is permissible for the federal government to seize the money to satisfy a debt the litigant owes the federal government.
Case Name: Edwards v. A.H. Cornell & Sons, Inc.
Court: U.S. Supreme Court Docket: 10-732
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Case Result: Court denied certiorari, thus permitting holding to stand that terminating an employee after an informal, intra-company complaint will not support a claim under ERISA's anti-retaliation statute.
Case Name: Gonzales v. Arizona
Court: U.S. Ct. App. 9th Cir. Read Case Issue: Does Arizona Proposition 200 which creates new voter and voter registrant ID rules, violate the US Constitution by imposing undue burdens on the right to vote, and by imposing an illegal poll tax, and also violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and National Voter Registration Act of 1933? Case Name: Gross v. Rell Court: Conn. Supreme Ct. Docket: SC18548 Read AARP's (PDF)
Case Result: Absolute quasi-judicial immunity extends to a conservator only when executing a court order or the conservator's actions are ratified by the court; absolute quasi-judicial immunity does not extend to attorneys appointed to represent respondents in conservatorship proceedings or conservatees; and quasi-judicial immunity does not extend to nursing homes caring for conservatees under any circumstances. Case Name: League of Women Voters v. Rokita Court: Ind. Supreme Ct. Docket: 49A02-0901-CV-00040 Read AARP's (PDF)
Case Result: Supreme Court of Indiana affirmed dismissal by trial court (reversed on appeal) of claims under Indiana Constitution challenging Indiana Voter ID law, notwithstanding amicus brief supporting claims against law filed by AARP. Indiana Voter ID law does not violate any provision of the State Constitution. Case Name: Perdue v. Kenny A Court: U.S. Supreme Court Docket: 08-970 Read AARP's (PDF) Case Result: Lodestar method of determining fee awards in Section 1983 cases is to be used and an upward multiplier can be awarded in limited circumstances.
Case Name: The Wilderness Society v. Kane County Utah Court: U.S. Ct. App. 10th Cir. Docket: 08-4090 Case Result: Plaintiffs lack prudential standing and remanded for dismissal.
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Case Name: Astrue v. Ratliff Court: U.S. Supreme Court Docket: 08-1322 Read and AARP's (PDF)Case Result: Attorney's fees are payable to a litigant, not their attorney; as a result it is permissible for the federal government to seize the money to satisfy a debt the litigant owes the federal government.
Case Name: Edwards v. A.H. Cornell & Sons, Inc.
Court: U.S. Supreme Court Docket: 10-732
Read AARP's (PDF)
Case Result: Court denied certiorari, thus permitting holding to stand that terminating an employee after an informal, intra-company complaint will not support a claim under ERISA's anti-retaliation statute.
Case Name: Gonzales v. Arizona
Court: U.S. Ct. App. 9th Cir. Read Case Issue: Does Arizona Proposition 200 which creates new voter and voter registrant ID rules, violate the US Constitution by imposing undue burdens on the right to vote, and by imposing an illegal poll tax, and also violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and National Voter Registration Act of 1933? Case Name: Gross v. Rell Court: Conn. Supreme Ct. Docket: SC18548 Read AARP's (PDF)
Case Result: Absolute quasi-judicial immunity extends to a conservator only when executing a court order or the conservator's actions are ratified by the court; absolute quasi-judicial immunity does not extend to attorneys appointed to represent respondents in conservatorship proceedings or conservatees; and quasi-judicial immunity does not extend to nursing homes caring for conservatees under any circumstances. Case Name: League of Women Voters v. Rokita Court: Ind. Supreme Ct. Docket: 49A02-0901-CV-00040 Read AARP's (PDF)
Case Result: Supreme Court of Indiana affirmed dismissal by trial court (reversed on appeal) of claims under Indiana Constitution challenging Indiana Voter ID law, notwithstanding amicus brief supporting claims against law filed by AARP. Indiana Voter ID law does not violate any provision of the State Constitution. Case Name: Perdue v. Kenny A Court: U.S. Supreme Court Docket: 08-970 Read AARP's (PDF) Case Result: Lodestar method of determining fee awards in Section 1983 cases is to be used and an upward multiplier can be awarded in limited circumstances.
Case Name: The Wilderness Society v. Kane County Utah Court: U.S. Ct. App. 10th Cir. Docket: 08-4090 Case Result: Plaintiffs lack prudential standing and remanded for dismissal.