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Bernstein v. U.S. Dept. of State
Export Administration Regulations on encryption software are prior restraints in violation of First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Feb. 8, 2000
Bernstein v. U.S. Dept. of State
Plaintiff's claim that Arms Export Control Act is unconstitutional is colorable, and thereby precludes dismissal motion.
Constitutional Law Feb. 7, 2000
California First Amendment Coalition v. Calderon
Limitations on witnesses' viewing of prisoner's execution infringes First Amendment right of public access.
Constitutional Law Feb. 7, 2000
United Reporting Publishing v. Lungren
California Public Records Act Amendment prohibiting release of arrestees' addresses for commercial purposes is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Feb. 7, 2000
DiLoreto v. Downey Unified School District Board of Education
School district may refuse to post on school property a paid advertisement containing the Ten Commandments.
Constitutional Law Feb. 4, 2000
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Assn. v. Jennett
If jurisdiction is proper, sister state default judgment must be accorded full faith and credit even when judgment is purportedly based on legal misapprehension.
Constitutional Law Jan. 28, 2000
American Target Advertising v. Giani
Director's authority to deny incomplete application, and requirement that professional fundraising consultants post bond to obtain permit, are unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jan. 24, 2000
Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California
State isn't required to recognize constitutional right to self-representation on direct appeal from criminal conviction.
Constitutional Law Jan. 19, 2000
Friends of the Earth Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC) Inc.
Citizens' lawsuit against company for violating environmental laws is not moot, even if company came into compliance after commencement of litigation.
Constitutional Law Jan. 19, 2000
Reno v. Condon
Regulation restricting states' ability to disclose driver's personal information without consent is proper exercise of congressional authority through Commerce Clause.
Constitutional Law Jan. 19, 2000
Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 v. Del Papa
Court has jurisdiction over case and controversy concerning enforcement of statute that criminalizes derogatory statements made about banks.
Constitutional Law Jan. 6, 2000
Southwestern Bell Wireless Inc. v. Johnson County Board of County Commissioners
County's radio frequency interference zoning regulation is preempted by federal law, and preemption doesn't violate Tenth Amendment.
Constitutional Law Jan. 5, 2000
Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona v. LaWall
Parental consent statute for abortion, containing provisions for intermediate judicial bypass and open-ended medical emergency, isn't constitutional.
Constitutional Law Dec. 30, 1999
Lee v. Nicholl
County director isn't entitled to qualified immunity in county worker's lawsuit alleging retaliatory discharge for exercise of First Amendment rights.
Constitutional Law Dec. 22, 1999
Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park v. Wembly
Reduction of amount of simulcast fee does not constitute a violation of dog track owner's equal protection rights.
Constitutional Law Dec. 16, 1999
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. State of Utah
Eleventh Amendment doesn't preclude state from being sued where Congress enacts statute prohibiting railroad discrimination in taxation.
Constitutional Law Dec. 11, 1999
Mesa v. White
County commission violated First Amendment by denying ex-commissioner's right to speak on matters concerning an ex-employee of the county and his potential rehiring.
Constitutional Law Dec. 11, 1999
American Civil Liberties Union v. Johnson
Preliminary injunction is properly granted against state law criminalizing dissemination of harmful material to minors by computer.
Constitutional Law Dec. 10, 1999
Keimer v. Buena Vista Books Inc.
Advertising false statements on book and videotape covers, which also are false in book and videotapes themselves, aren't protected under First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Dec. 2, 1999
Valdez v. McPheters
Totality of circumstances determines whether officers entering residence, has reasonable belief that suspect resided within.
Constitutional Law Nov. 23, 1999
Hanlon v. Berger
Police have qualified immunity for violation of Fourth Amendment right when law on the question of their action was not previously clearly established.
Constitutional Law Nov. 23, 1999
CF&I Steel v. United Steel Workers of America
Statute prohibiting peaceful residential labor picketing violative of First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Nov. 19, 1999
College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board
Trademark Remedy Clarification Act does not abrogate a state's sovereign immunity.
Constitutional Law Nov. 18, 1999
Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank
Federal law stripping states of sovereign immunity to enforce Fourteenth Amendment and due process clause regarding patent infringement is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Nov. 18, 1999
Hamilton v. Bartholomew
Order
Constitutional Law Nov. 10, 1999
Brown v. State of Utah
Order
Constitutional Law Nov. 10, 1999
Diefenderfer v. Office of Recovery services for the State of Utah
Order
Constitutional Law Nov. 10, 1999
Calderon v. Kansas Dept. of Social and Rehabilitation Services
State officials immune from suit over court questioning of mother regarding contraception, race, national origin, citizenship, and socio-economic status.
Constitutional Law Nov. 10, 1999
Elliott v. Brook
Order
Constitutional Law Nov. 9, 1999
B. Willis, C.P.A. Inc. v. Goodpaster
When injunctions conduct-based, and violation contains both speech and non-speech elements, then First Amendment isnt violated if government interest's substantial and infringements minimal.
Constitutional Law Nov. 9, 1999