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Dept of Labor investigation: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-40585-CV0.pdf
Cruel and unusual prison: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/14/14-30067-CV0.pdf
Unjustified search: http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D07-02/C:14-2262:J:Williams:aut:T:fnOp:N:1580852:S:0

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