article thumbnail

CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

731, 735 (2011)). Courts consider the breed of the dog for the dog’s aggressive nature, the dog’s location and behavior, and any dog owner’s negligence or lack of supervision or control. 2015) (per curiam); Schutt v. at 287 (quoting Ashcroft v. al-Kidd , 563 U.S. at 286 (citing Dollar Loan Ctr. Afdahl , 933 F.3d See Dempsey v.

Laws 52
article thumbnail

County Legal Authority to Fund Non-Mandated Social Services Programs

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Adoption services , which include recruiting and screening adoptive parents and arranging and supervising adoptive placements. 594, 607 (2011). 122, 137–38 (2015) (internal citations, quotation marks, and punctuation omitted). See Blinson v. State , 186 N.C. 328, 342 (2007); see also Saine v. State , 210 N.C. State , 368 N.C.