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In re Anna T.
Juvenile court's post-termination custody orders were vacated because juvenile court failed to follow procedure outlined in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 362.4.
Dependency 2DCA/7 Oct. 15, 2020
Prickett v. Bonnier Corp.
Compensatory damages for loss of appellant's father's society or punitive damages are not available under general maritime law for injuries to a non-seaman.
Maritime Law 4DCA/3 Oct. 15, 2020
People v. Zorich
Trial court lacked substantial evidence to deny defendant's petition under Proposition 47 because he submitted evidence from Kelley Blue Book indicating value of stolen vehicle was less than $950.
Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Oct. 15, 2020
U.S. v. Kroytor
Lack of clarity in the law is not itself a valid reason to delay filing a coram nobis petition.
Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Oct. 15, 2020
International Longshore and Warehouse Union v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board erred in deeming its Section 10(k) of the National Labor Relations Act decision 'dispositive' of petitioner's work preservation defense.
Labor Law 9th Oct. 15, 2020
Boyer v. City of Simi Valley
City's ordinance exempting authorized emergency or construction-related vehicles from prohibition on mobile billboard advertising transformed an otherwise content-neutral prohibition into a content-based restriction on speech.
Constitutional Law 9th Oct. 15, 2020
People v. Cervantes
Penal Code Section 859.5's amendment requiring that custodial interrogations of adults suspected of committing murder be recorded does not apply retroactively because amendments were not designed to benefit defendants.
Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Oct. 15, 2020
People v. Hernandez
Under 'People v. Stamps' trial court must dismiss defendant's two prior prison term enhancements that were an integral part of defendant's sentence but cannot unilaterally modify the plea agreement.
Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Oct. 15, 2020
Malwarebytes, Inc. v. Enigma Software Group USA, LLC
Order
USSC Oct. 14, 2020
U.S. v. Arthrex Inc.
Order
USSC Oct. 14, 2020
Smith & Nephew Inc. v. Arthrex Inc.
Order
USSC Oct. 14, 2020
Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew Inc.
Order
USSC Oct. 14, 2020
Mukulumbutu v. Barr
Substantial evidence supported petitioner's adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies, an omission, and implausibilities in the record.
Immigration 9th Oct. 14, 2020
Roman v. Wolf
Provisions of preliminary injunction ordering specific measures to be implemented at Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center were vacated and remanded in light of its COVID-19 outbreak.
Immigration 9th Oct. 14, 2020
U.S. v. Bontemps
Police officer's observation of 'large and obvious bulge' that suggested a concealed firearm gave the officer reasonable suspicion to stop defendant.
Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Oct. 14, 2020
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
Order
9th Oct. 14, 2020
People v. Barber
Trial court did not err in refusing to provide defendant's proposed special instruction defining 'wanton' because it was likely to confuse the jury.
Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Oct. 13, 2020
People v. Stewart
Because prosecution was aware of police report's contents and its potential value to impeach key prosecution witness, prosecution should have disclosed that the report in fact contained potential impeachment material.
Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Oct. 13, 2020
Index Newspapers LLC v. United States Marshals Service
Order
9th Oct. 13, 2020
Sierra Club v. Trump
Emergency military construction authority provided by 10 U.S.C. Section 2808 did not authorize eleven border wall construction projects on the southern border of the United States.
Administrative Agencies 9th Oct. 13, 2020
Robin v. Crowell
Statute of limitations on judicial action to foreclose the first deed of trust had run, and the lien had been extinguished, prior to the filing of plaintiff's quiet title action.
Real Property 5DCA Oct. 12, 2020
In re N.S.
When ordering permanent plan for Indian child subject to Indian Child Welfare Act, juvenile court is not restricted to permanent plan that child's tribe selects.
Dependency 4DCA/1 Oct. 12, 2020
Kroessler v. CVS Healthcare Corp.
District court's ruling mistakenly broadened the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act preemption doctrine beyond acceptable public policy limits.
Constitutional Law 9th Oct. 12, 2020
Food and Drug Administration v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
The Government seeks a stay of an injunction preventing the Food and Drug Administration from enforcing in-person dispensation requirements for the drug mifepristone during the pendency of the public health emergency.
USSC Oct. 12, 2020
Pham v. Ragbir
Order
USSC Oct. 9, 2020
Wilson v. Oklahoma
Order
USSC Oct. 9, 2020
Lambert v. Louisiana
Order
USSC Oct. 9, 2020
Ruffin v. Louisiana
Order
USSC Oct. 9, 2020
Mayeux v. Louisiana
Order
USSC Oct. 9, 2020
Horton v. U.S.
Order
USSC Oct. 9, 2020