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Wells Fargo v. Mahogany Meadows Avenue Trust
Because enactment of Nevada Revised Statutes Section 116.3116 predated creation of appellant's lien on property, appellant could not establish that it suffered an uncompensated taking. 		Constitutional Law 9th Nov. 6, 2020
Taylor v. Riojas
No reasonable correctional officer could have concluded it was constitutionally permissible to house naked inmate in feces-covered cell for six days. 		Constitutional Law USSC Nov. 4, 2020
Mckesson v. Doe
Fifth Circuit should not have ventured into uncertain area of tort law without first seeking guidance on controlling state law from state's supreme court. 		Constitutional Law USSC Nov. 4, 2020
Arrow Highway Steel, Inc. v. Dubin
Code of Civil Procedure Section 351 violates Dormant Commerce Clause as applied to defendants who move out of California to operate businesses engaged in interstate commerce. 		Constitutional Law 2DCA/2 Nov. 2, 2020
Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Connors
District court properly abstained from exercising jurisdiction over state civil enforcement action brought by Attorney General seeking civil penalties for violation of Hawai'i consumer protection law. 		Constitutional Law 9th Oct. 30, 2020
Guerrero v. Hestrin
Trial court's decision to deny a wiretap disclosure constituted an abuse of discretion because it applied the wrong standard. 		Constitutional Law 4DCA/2 Oct. 22, 2020
Yazzie v. Hobbs
Plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge Arizona's mail ballot deadline because there was no particularized allegation with respect to any of the individual plaintiffs. 		Constitutional Law 9th Oct. 16, 2020
Boyer v. City of Simi Valley
City's ordinance exempting authorized emergency or construction-related vehicles from prohibition on mobile billboard advertising transformed an otherwise content-neutral prohibition into a content-based restriction on speech. 		Constitutional Law 9th Oct. 15, 2020
Kroessler v. CVS Healthcare Corp.
District court's ruling mistakenly broadened the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act preemption doctrine beyond acceptable public policy limits. 		Constitutional Law 9th Oct. 12, 2020
Southcentral Foundation v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Infringement of governance and participation rights was a sufficiently concrete and particularized injury in fact sufficient to confer Article III standing. 		Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 15, 2020
Modification: People for the Ethical Operation of Prosecutors v. Spitzer
Plaintiffs satisfied basic requirements of taxpayer claim under Code of Civil Procedure Section 526a and had standing to sue. 		Constitutional Law 4DCA/3 Sep. 10, 2020
City of Los Angeles v. Herman
Restraining order precluding defendant from threatening plaintiff during city council meetings was not a violation of defendant's First Amendment right to freedom of speech. 		Constitutional Law 2DCA/2 Sep. 2, 2020
Duncan v. Becerra
California's statewide ban on possession of large capacity magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition, substantially burdened core Second Amendment rights. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 17, 2020
MetroPCS California v. Picker
California Public Utilities Commission resolutions governing universal service contributions from prepaid wireless providers were not facially preempted by the Telecommunications Act. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 17, 2020
People for the Ethical Operation of Prosecutors v. Spitzer
Plaintiffs satisfied basic requirements of taxpayer claim under Code of Civil Procedure Section 526a and had standing to sue. 		Constitutional Law 4DCA/3 Aug. 14, 2020
Modification: Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica
Parties must show the government acted with the goal of achieving a discriminatory end for a successful equal protection claim. 		Constitutional Law 2DCA/8 Aug. 7, 2020
Ashker v. Newsom
A district court must specially designate a magistrate judge's authority to enter a final order. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 4, 2020
Modification: Smith v. Superior Court
Delegating judicial duties to a pro per coordinator undermines judicial authority in violation of the separation of powers doctrine. 		Constitutional Law 3DCA Jul. 24, 2020
Pierce v. Ducey
Arizona citizen lacked Article III standing to sue in federal court that Proposition 123 violated the New-Mexico Enabling Act of 1910. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 22, 2020
Amended Opinion: Fazaga v. Walls
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act displaces federal common law state secrets privilege; its procedures are to be used when party challenges legality of electronic surveillance. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 21, 2020
Heineke v. Santa Clara University
Receipt of federal and state funds conditioned on compliance with anti-discrimination laws is insufficient to convert private conduct into state action. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 21, 2020
Smith v. Superior Court
Delegating judicial duties to a pro per coordinator undermines judicial authority in violation of the separation of powers doctrine. 		Constitutional Law 3DCA Jul. 16, 2020
Pico Neighborhood Association v. City of Santa Monica
Parties must show the government acted with the goal of achieving a discriminatory end for a successful equal protection claim. 		Constitutional Law 2DCA/8 Jul. 13, 2020
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
Lower courts did not take adequate account of significant separation of powers concerns implicated by congressional subpoenas for President's information. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jul. 10, 2020
Trump v. Vance
Article II and Supremacy Clause did not categorically preclude or require heightened standard for issuance of state criminal subpoena to sitting President. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jul. 10, 2020
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru
Ninth Circuit erred in reversing summary judgment for religious schools under ministerial exception because First Amendment's Religion Clauses foreclosed adjudication of plaintiffs' employment discrimination claims. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jul. 9, 2020
Chiafalo v. Washington
State may enforce an elector's pledge to support his party's nominee--and the state voters' choice--for President. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jul. 7, 2020
Colorado Dept. of State v. Baca
Judgment of Tenth Circuit was reversed for reasons stated in 'Chiafalo v. Washington.' 		Constitutional Law USSC Jul. 7, 2020
City and County of San Francisco v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of Proposition C
Proposition 13's supermajority vote requirements coexist with, and do not displace, the people's power of enactment by majority vote. 		Constitutional Law 1DCA/4 Jul. 2, 2020
Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue
Montana's no-aid provision barring religious schools from public benefits solely because of religious status discriminated against religious schools and those wishing to attend them in violation of Free Exercise Clause. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jul. 1, 2020
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