Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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01A194
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Brown v. Gilmore
State law requiring public schools to observe daily moment of silence is constitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 25, 2001 | |
99-16828
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Zimmerman v. City of Oakland
Defendants violated plaintiff's 14th Amendment rights when they ordered several vehicles removed from plaintiff's property without first making factual determinations. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 18, 2001 | |
00-1040
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Wells v. City and County of Denver
Private group is not entitled to place message on city government's holiday display. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 18, 2001 | |
00-35303
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LaVine v. Blaine School District
School did not violate student's constitutional rights by 'emergency expelling' him after he wrote poem about murder and suicide. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 17, 2001 | |
A092831
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Pleasant Hill Bayshore Disposal Inc. v. Chip-It Recycling Inc.
Congressional act isn't intended to pre-empt local exclusive franchise agreements which address disposal of solid waste and recyclables. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 12, 2001 | |
B143708
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Arnold v. Dow Chemical Co.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act will not pre-empt state common law products liability action. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 12, 2001 | |
B144531
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Mobley v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Agency violated due process by denying hearing before withholding funds from subcontractor for wage violations. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 11, 2001 | |
00-15599
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Demshki v. Monteith
Federal lawsuit against California Senate Rules Committee should have been reversed when Committee asserted immunity based on Eleventh Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 10, 2001 | |
99-55563
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Hoffman v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
When public figure fails to show that magazine acted with actual malice in publishing altered photograph, magazine is protected by First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 10, 2001 | |
99-35073
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Forrester v. American Dieselelectric Inc.
Federal railroad act pre-empts state's products liability claim despite act's absence of definition of 'locomotive crane'. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 9, 2001 | |
00-4058
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Utah Licensed Beverage Association v. Leavitt
Alcohol vendors demonstrate substantial likelihood of success on claim that Utah's restrictions on alcohol advertising are unconstitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 9, 2001 | |
00-0335
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Arizona Libertarian Party v. Schmeral
State law governing selection of political party leaders is constitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Sep. 5, 2001 | |
99-16397
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S.D. Myers Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco
City ordinance requiring contractor to provide non-discriminatory benefits to employees with registered domestic partners doesn't violate commerce clause, due process or California law. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 23, 2001 | |
A083451
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Holmes v. California National Guard
Judgment must be clarified to prevent imposition of state nondiscrimination requirements on National Guard positions governed by federal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 23, 2001 | |
D036248
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South Coast Newspapers v. Superior Court (Steven D.)
Prior restraints are invalid where no evidence that in-court identifications would be based on media reports rather than observations at crime scene |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 22, 2001 | |
A089841
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Cwynar v. City and County of San Francisco
Plaintiffs alleged sufficient facts for trial court to consider wheher Proposition G is unconstitutional as government taking without just compensation. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 21, 2001 | |
C032572
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Machado v. State Water Resources Control Board
Dairy's due process rights are satisfied by opportunity for hearing after Water Resources Control Board issues cleanup and abatement order. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 21, 2001 | |
00-0334
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Simat Corp v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Arizona statutes and regulations prohibiting state from funding medically necessary abortions do not violate Arizona Constitution. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 15, 2001 | |
00-4015
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U.S. v. Wilgus
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act does not violate Free Exercise Clause of First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Aug. 15, 2001 | |
00-2166
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Saenz v. Dept. of Interior (In re Saenz)
Tribal member's free exercise rights should not be conditioned on whether he is member of federally recognized Indian tribe. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 15, 2001 | |
68971-7
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Furfaro v. City of Seattle
Jury should have been instructed that for probable cause to make warrantless arrest, reasonable person would consider exotic dancers' activities obscene. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 14, 2001 | |
D036738
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Resendiz v. Superior Court of San Diego County
Proposition 21 violates separation of powers because it gives prosecutors authority to choose between two legislatively-authorized sentencing schemes available to courts. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 9, 2001 | |
99SC587
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CF&I Steel L.P. v. United Steel Workers
Anti-residential picketing provision of Colorado's Labor Peace Act is unconstitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jul. 31, 2001 | |
99-35845
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Doe v. Otte
Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act violates Ex Post Facto Clause of U.S. Constitution. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jul. 24, 2001 | |
99-55187
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Hawkins v. Comparet-Cassani
Injunction preventing use of stun belts in L.A. County courts is overbroad because it prohibits use for security purposes. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jul. 24, 2001 | |
99-56475
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Groten v. State of California
State's refusal to grant plaintiff temporary real estate appraiser's license violated his constitutional rights. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jul. 18, 2001 | |
S076061
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Comedy III Productions Inc. v. Gary Saderup Inc.
Artist faced with publicity challenge has First Amendment defense if work has significant transformative elements or value doesn't derive from celebrity's fame. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jul. 17, 2001 | |
S078828
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Carmel Valley Fire Protection District v. State
Statute permitting Legislature to suspend operation of statutes and executive orders does not violate the Separation of Powers Clause of the California Constitution |
Constitutional Law |
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Jul. 17, 2001 | |
98-36260
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Case v. Kitsap County Sheriff's Dept.
Washington deputies who arrest defendant in Washington pursuant to Oregon arrest warrant are entitled to qualified immunity. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jul. 17, 2001 | |
00-15387
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Amster v. City of Tempe
Ordinance that prohibits sitting or lying down on sidewalk except during demonstration for which permit has been obtained is constitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jul. 17, 2001 |