Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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20-853
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Iancu v. Fall Line Patents
Order |
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Jun. 29, 2021 | ||
20-7523
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Bryant v. Lousiana
Order |
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Jun. 29, 2021 | ||
20-979
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Patel v. Garland
Order |
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Jun. 29, 2021 | ||
20-1029
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Austin, TX v. Reagan National Advertising
Order |
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Jun. 29, 2021 | ||
18-99005
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Jones v. Ryan
Defense counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to secure defense mental expert given indications defendant likely suffered from some sort of mental illness. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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S. Thomas | Jun. 29, 2021 |
20-35037
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Columbia Export Terminal v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
Section 301 of Labor Management Relations Act precluded adjudication of RICO claims because resolution of claims required interpretation of underlying collective bargaining agreement, which provided for arbitration. |
Labor Law |
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R. Clifton | Jun. 29, 2021 |
S258212
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Conservatorship of K.P.
Under Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, conservatee's unwillingness or inability to volunatarily accept treatment is not a separate element on issue of grave disability. |
Conservatorship |
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C. Corrigan | Jun. 29, 2021 |
S256914
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In re Friend
Proposition 66's new restrictions on presentation of habeas corpus claims in 'successive' petitions apply only to those claims that were or could have been raised in earlier petition, not on newly available claims. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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L. Kruger | Jun. 29, 2021 |
20-543
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Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation
Alaska Native Corporations are eligible to receive funding under CARES Act because they are 'recognized governing body of an Indian Tribe' as defined in Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. |
Native American Affairs |
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S. Sotomayor | Jun. 28, 2021 |
20-472
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HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Assn.
42 U.S.C. Section 7545(B)(i) permits small refineries to apply for hardship 'extensions' at 'any time' even if their exemptions had lapsed. |
statutory_interpretation |
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N. Gorsuch | Jun. 28, 2021 |
20-297
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TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez
Because mere existence of inaccurate information, absent dissemination, traditionally has not provided basis for lawsuit, class members' whose credit reports were not distributed to third parties did not suffer concrete harm. |
Constitutional Law |
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B. Kavanaugh | Jun. 28, 2021 |
19-72893
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Zamorano v. Garland
Because there was no indication that immigration judge considered any favorable factors in making its discretionary voluntary departure determination, case was remanded. |
Immigration |
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S. Ikuta | Jun. 28, 2021 |
20-15564
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In re Volkswagen Litigation
Because plaintiff alleged both omissions and affirmative misrepresentations its case was pushed outside 'Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States' narrow reliance presumption. |
Securities |
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M. Smith | Jun. 28, 2021 |
19-17048
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Bank of New York Mellon v. 732 Hardy Way Trust
HOA foreclosure sale occurred in violation of automatic bankruptcy stay and was void; thus, bank should receive quiet title to property. |
Real Property |
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L. VanDyke | Jun. 28, 2021 |
A156044
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Modification: People v. Tousant
Defendant's motion to suppress evidence from warrantless search of his vehicle was properly denied because vehicle was in close proximity to shooting, parked in haphazard way, and residents did not recognize it. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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T. Stewart | Jun. 28, 2021 |
D076559
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People v. Huynh
Trial court prejudicially erred in allowing admission of evidence and argument that defendant was in criminal street gang when evidence showed that so-called gang was just group of men who gathered to socialize. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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P. Benke | Jun. 25, 2021 |
C091339
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People v. El
Trial court erroneously believed it did not have discretion to impose any sentence other than maximum six-month term under Vehicle Code Section 14601.1 when defendant refused probation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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V. Raye | Jun. 25, 2021 |
D078566
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Mendoza v. Superior Court (People)
Resentencing hearing did not constitute 'new trial' for purposes of Code of Civil Procedure Section 170.6's 60-day deadline for peremptory challenge. |
Civil Procedure |
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J. Haller | Jun. 25, 2021 |
20-55426
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EHM Productions v. Starline Tours
Arbitrators did not exhibit evident partiality by failing to disclose JAMS's prior dealings with party or its counsel. |
Arbitration |
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L. VanDyke | Jun. 25, 2021 |
B307235
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Modification: Brighton Collectibles, LLC v. Hockey
Trial court's order granting plaintiff's anti-SLAPP motion to strike defendant's cross-claim for fraud was vacated because defendant showed probability of prevailing on that claim. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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M. Tangeman | Jun. 25, 2021 |
A161369
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Corona v. Superior Court (People)
Petitioner was entitled to have his first degree burglary charge set aside under Penal Code Section 995(a)(2)(B) because he entered uninhabited detached garage. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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G. Burns | Jun. 24, 2021 |
20-255
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Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
Although public schools may have special interest in regulating some off-campus student speech, student's interest in free expression here was not overcome. |
Constitutional Law |
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S. Breyer | Jun. 24, 2021 |
20-18
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Lange v. California
Under Fourth Amendment, pursuit of fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not categorically justify warrantless entry into home. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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E. Kagan | Jun. 24, 2021 |
20-107
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Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid
Government regulation that grants labor organizations 'right to take access' to agricultural employer's property to solicit support for unionization is 'per se' taking. |
Eminent Domain |
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J. Roberts | Jun. 24, 2021 |
18-35867
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Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electric
Clean Water Act did not abrogate Tribe's sovereign immunity; thus, district court should have dismissed suit for failure to join required party. |
Native American Affairs |
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W. Fletcher | Jun. 24, 2021 |
19-422
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Collins v. Yellen
Federal Housing Finance Agency did not exceed its authority as conservator of mortgage financing companies by agreeing to new variable dividend formula because it was in public's best interest. |
statutory_interpretation |
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S. Alito | Jun. 24, 2021 |
19-50099
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U.S. v. Velazquez
Prosecutor's misstatements of law during closing argument and court's failure to neutralize prejudice warranted reversal of defendant's conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Paez | Jun. 24, 2021 |
19-72290
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Bogle v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals did not err in determining that circumstance-specific approach applies to personal-use exception to removability based on drug convictions. |
Immigration |
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M. Bennett | Jun. 24, 2021 |
C091678
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In re B.S.
De facto parents do not have standing to appeal juvenile court's order placing minor child with her maternal relatives. |
Juveniles |
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A. Hoch | Jun. 23, 2021 |
A158854
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Greenberg v. Digital Media Solutions, LLC
Plaintiffs were not precluded from filing action under Business and Professions Code Section 17529.5(a)(2) because they alleged defendant's marketing partners failed to identify themselves in email domain names. |
Cyber Law |
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J. Humes | Jun. 23, 2021 |