Here are last week’s published decisions involving local governments:
First Circuit
- Watchtower Bible and Tract Soc. of New York v. Mun. of San Juan, No. 13-1605 (Nov. 20, 2014): The court upheld injunction against municipalities that had issued permits for gated communties in Puerto Rico that did not provide access to public streets for First-Amendment activities.
Third Circuit
- Dougherty v. Sch. Dist. of Philadelphia, No. 13-3868 (Nov. 21, 2014): The court affirmed denial of motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds in case presenting First-Amendment retaliation claim.
Sixth Circuit
- S.L. v. Pierce Twp. Bd. of Trustees, No. 13-3892 (Nov. 17, 2014): In case alleging that S.L. was arrested without probable cause, the court ruled that that appelllants could not show deprivation of constitutional right by officer who merely processed, but did not arrest, S.L.
Eleventh Circuit
- Berry v. Orange County, No. 13-14092 (Nov. 19, 2014): The court granted rehearing en banc in this case in which the court had held that officers were not entitled to qualified immunity when they conducted administrative inspection as though it were a criminal raid.
(11/17/2014-11/21/2014)
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