| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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06-35196
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Williams v. Boeing Co.
Salaried employees alleging racial discrimination have standing to maintain compensation discrimination claim against Boeing. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 28, 2008 | |
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06-457
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Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Association
Federal law pre-empts Maine's recipient-verification and deemed-to-know provisions regulating motor carriers that transport unlicensed tobacco. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 20, 2008 | |
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06-179
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Riegel v. Medtronic Inc.
Pre-emption clause of federal law bars state damages suit challenging safety or effectiveness of medical device which received premarket approval from FDA. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 20, 2008 | |
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S147171
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Farm Raised Salmon Cases.
Dismissal is improper where plaintiffs' claims for deceptive food marketing are based on state laws 'identical to' FDCA's disclosure requirements. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 12, 2008 | |
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B185673
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City of Los Angeles v. 2000 Jeep Cherokee
If valid local ordinance conflicts with state law, local law is preempted and deemed void. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 8, 2008 | |
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B191278
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Jessen v. Mentor Corp.
Products liability claim based on deformation of prosthetic testicle after implantation is preempted by Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 7, 2008 | |
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05-16577
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Dible v. City of Chandler
Police officer's First Amendment rights were not violated when he was fired for maintaining and participating in sexually explicit website with his wife. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 4, 2008 | |
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C053067
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Gallo Cattle Co. v. Kawamura
Assessment levied on milk products in order to fund ‘Real California Cheese’ advertising campaign does not violate cheese manufacturer's free speech rights. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 4, 2008 | |
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06-55556
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Silvas v. E*Trade Mortgage Corp.
Where plaintiffs' state law claims provide state remedies for violations of federal law in field entirely occupied by federal law, plaintiff's claims are pre-empted. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 31, 2008 | |
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05-16971
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Arizona Life Coalition Inc. v. Stanton
Because specialty license plates are private speech, state’s denial of philanthropic organization’s request for specialty license plate bearing its motto, ‘Choose Life,’ is unconstitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 29, 2008 | |
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06-35159
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Price v. Sery
City’s police standards requiring officers have ‘reasonable belief’ in threat of death or serious harm before employing deadly force is constitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 24, 2008 | |
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05-56850
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Rose v. Chase Bank USA
National Bank Act preempts disclosure requirements of Civil Code insofar as those requirements apply to national banks. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 24, 2008 | |
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05-16705
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Shakur v. Schriro
Summary judgment is improperly granted to jail in case concerning inmate's claim under Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 24, 2008 | |
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06-50198
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U.S. v. Hernandez-Vasquez
Substantial governmental interest must be at stake to justify court order of involuntary medication, and order must limit discretion delegated to treating doctor. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 23, 2008 | |
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G038705
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Nguyen v. Nguyen
Where plaintiff presented no evidence that manual recount of election ballots would have made difference, defendant is affirmed as winner of election. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 22, 2008 | |
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B191278
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Jessen v. Mentor Corp.
Products liability claim based on deformation of prosthetic testicle after implantation is preempted by Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 18, 2008 | |
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A113752
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Frastaci v. Vapor Corp.
Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act preempts state tort claims premised on alleged defect in design, construction or material of ‘off line’ locomotives. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 18, 2008 | |
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06-766
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New York State Board of Elections v. Torres
New York's system of selecting party nominees for State Supreme Court does not violate First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 17, 2008 | |
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G038649
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Preserve Shorecliff Homeowners v. City of San Clemente
Referendum petition signed by non-resident circulators is valid despite violation of Election Code's unconstitutional limitation of signatures by eligibility to vote. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 17, 2008 | |
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06-15337
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Matsuda v. City and County of Honolulu
Contracts Clause does not preclude Honolulu's contract to effectuate condemnation proceeding and convey property to lessees without restricting its power of eminent domain. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 15, 2008 | |
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A116026
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Coastside Fishing Club v. California Resources Agency
Statute permitting executive branch agency to enter contracts for private funds not provided by Legislature does not violate separation of powers doctrine. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 15, 2008 | |
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07-56424
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Nelson v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Preliminary injunction against background investigations is proper where employees must choose between violation of their constitutional rights and loss of their jobs. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 14, 2008 | |
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B185673
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City of Los Angeles v. 2000 Jeep Cherokee
If valid local ordinance conflicts with state law, local law is preempted and deemed void. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 10, 2008 | |
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05-35752
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Berger v. City of Seattle
Permit rule for street performers meets requirements for valid restrictions on expression under First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 10, 2008 | |
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A115018
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Fiscal v. City and County of San Francisco
Proposition is invalid as preempted by state law since subject of gun control is statewide concern and controlled by applicable state law. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 10, 2008 | |
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05-35638
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Center for Biological Diversity v. Lohn
National Marine Fisheries Service's issuance of final rule listing Southern Resident killer whale as endangered species renders this case moot. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 28, 2007 | |
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S144753
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Fashion Valley Mall LLC v. National Labor Relations Board (Graphic Communications International Union, Local 432-M)
California Constitution grants union members free speech right to urge customers in shopping mall to boycott Robinsons-May. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 27, 2007 | |
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H031175
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Mercury Interactive Corp. v. Klein
Presumption of public access does not apply to discovery documents that were previously sealed under protective order but never used at trial. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 21, 2007 | |
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A116583
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Cotta v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco is not liable for contract damages for reducing benefits granted to clean-air taxi drivers pursuant to police power. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 20, 2007 | |
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06-50506
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U.S. v. Zimmerman
District court improperly rejects criminal defendant's objections to giving blood sample and must reconsider whether compelled extraction for DNA testing violates RFRA. |
Constitutional Law |
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Dec. 19, 2007 |
