| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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05-55083
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Long Beach Area Peace Network v. City of Long Beach
City may impose ordinance containing insurance requirement for event permit applicants where restriction is content-neutral. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jul. 28, 2009 | |
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06-17362
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Huppert v. City of Pittsburg
First Amendment does not protect police officer from retaliatory action taken after he testified about department’s corruption before grand jury. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jul. 22, 2009 | |
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07-36018
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Moss v. U.S. Secret Service
Anti-Bush protesters fail to state plausible claim of viewpoint discrimination where Secret Service Agents ordered police to relocate demonstration. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jul. 20, 2009 | |
|
C057152
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County of Butte v. Superior Court (Williams)
Qualified medical marijuana patient may bring civil suit against deputy who, without warrant, forced him to destroy marijuana plants. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jul. 3, 2009 | |
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05-35752
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Berger v. City of Seattle
First Amendment violation where rules governing conduct of street performers are invalid time, place, or manner restrictions. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 26, 2009 | |
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08-479
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Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding
Qualified immunity protects school officials where intrusive strip search violated student's Fourth Amendment rights. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jun. 26, 2009 | |
|
B209913
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Sturgeon v. Bratton
LAPD policy prohibiting investigations based solely on discovering immigration status and arrests for illegal entry is not preempted by federal law. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 19, 2009 | |
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08-310
|
Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez, Alaska
Tax ordinance imposing charge on certain vessels based on use of city port is tonnage-based and therefore, unconstitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 16, 2009 | |
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B183545
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Dahms v. Downtown Pomona Property and Business Improvement District
Special assessment district permitted to impose discounted assessments for nonprofit entities only. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jun. 10, 2009 | |
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07-1090
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Republic of Iraq v. Beaty
President's exercise of Emergency Wartime Supplmental Appropriations Act 'catch-all' provision reinstates sovereign immunity to Iraq. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 9, 2009 | |
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07-55892
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Corales v. Bennett
First Amendment retaliation claim fails where students' act of leaving campus was not constitutionally-protected activity. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 3, 2009 | |
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07-15050
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National Association of Optometrists & Opticians LensCrafters Inc. v. Brown
California statutes preventing opticians from selling eyewear wherever optometrists provide examinations does not violate dormant Commerce Clause. |
Constitutional Law |
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May 28, 2009 | |
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07-10374
|
Haywood v. Drown
New York law protecting correctional officers from damages suits alleging violations of prisoner's federal rights inconsistent with Supremacy Clause. |
Constitutional Law |
|
May 26, 2009 | |
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07-1015
|
Ashcroft v. Iqbal
Complaint alleging purposeful discrimination against federal officials regarding post Sept. 11 attack arrest fails to state sufficient facts to establish plausible claim. |
Constitutional Law |
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May 18, 2009 | |
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07-30186
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U.S. v. Alderman
Statute penalizing felon convicted of violent crime for possession of bullet proof vest that crossed state lines is constitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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May 12, 2009 | |
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B183545
|
Dahms v. Downtown Pomona Property and Business Improvement District
Special assessment district permitted to impose discounted assessments for nonprofit entities only. |
Constitutional Law |
|
May 12, 2009 | |
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S167100
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Jimenez (Samuel Zamudio) on Habeas Corpus
Order |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 30, 2009 | |
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B204045
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SP Star Enterprises Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
Adult club is denied conditional use permit for sale of alcohol where court finds that right to sell alcohol is unprotected activity. |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 29, 2009 | |
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07-56765
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Wilson v. Kayo Oil Co.
Current inability to visit public accommodation due to accessibility barriers sufficient to survive facial attack on standing. |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 26, 2009 | |
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07-15763
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Nordyke v. King
Second Amendment does not prohibit local government from regulating gun possession on public property. |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 20, 2009 | |
|
A123445
|
Somers v. Superior Court
Denial of request for birth certificate gender change by person born in California but residing in Kansas is violation of equal protection. |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 13, 2009 | |
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07-1410
|
U.S. v. Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation's lease with mining company was not created under Section 635(a) authorization, barring claim for breach of trust. |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 7, 2009 | |
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06-15458
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Palmer v. Valdez
Right to jury trial is not violated where plaintiff agreed to bench trial in order to include telephonic testimony. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 25, 2009 | |
|
B200481
|
The Nethercutt Collection v. Regalia
Court erroneously instructs on slander per se instead of slander per quod in suit brought by automobile museum president. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 23, 2009 | |
|
G040033
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Crosby v. South Orange County Community College District
Limiting school computer use to education and employment purposes is not violation of student's free speech rights. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 23, 2009 | |
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07-56124
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Gibson v. Office of the Attorney General
First Amendment is not violated where Attorney General denies attorney permission to represent employee in private malpractice action. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 19, 2009 | |
|
S155742
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Sheehan v. The San Francisco 49ers Ltd.
To affirm sustained demurrer for failure to state claim, defendant must show that complaint fails to state claim under any possible legal theory. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 3, 2009 | |
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06-35883
|
Canyon Ferry Road Baptist Church of East Helena Inc. v. Unsworth
Church's de minimis activities in connection with ballot measure did not create an 'incidental committee' subject to reporting requirement. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Mar. 2, 2009 | |
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07-665
|
Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
City's rejection of religious monument was government speech, therefore, Free Speech Clause does not apply. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 26, 2009 | |
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07-16620
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Video Software Dealers Association v. Schwarzenegger
Labeling requirement on sale or rental of 'violent video games' to minors is unconstitutional content-based restriction on speech. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 23, 2009 |
