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North Carolina v. Covington

Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations The North Carolina General Assembly redrew state legislative districts in 2011 to account for population changes revealed by the...

BNSF Railroad Co. v. Tyrrell

Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Based on alleged work-related injuries, Nelson, a North Dakota resident, and Tyrrell, the administrator of a South Dakota estate,...

Microsoft Corp. v. Baker

Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations The owners of Microsoft’s videogame console, Xbox 360, filed a putative class action alleging a design defect. The district...

Ross v. Blake

Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Guards (Madigan and Ross) undertook to move Blake, a Maryland inmate, to the prison’s segregation unit. Madigan assaulted Blake,...