Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A157280
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Conservatorship of E.B.
Lanterman-Petris Short Act conservatees have the same right to refuse to testify under the equal protection clause, as persons found not guilty by reason of insanity. |
Constitutional Law |
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H. Needham | Mar. 2, 2020 |
19-15716
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Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
Migrant Protection Protocols, under which non-Mexican asylum seekers who present themselves at southern border of US are required to wait in Mexico while asylum applications are adjudicated, conflicts with Immigration Nationality Act. |
Immigration |
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W. Fletcher | Mar. 2, 2020 |
18-17274
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East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump
Rule that requires migrants to enter country at ports of entry to preserve eligibility for asylum was substantively invalid because it conflicted with Immigration and Nationality Act. |
Immigration |
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R. Paez | Mar. 2, 2020 |
F076546
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Modification: In re Howerton
Under Penal Code Section 3051, defendant was not eligible for release on parole at youth offender parole hearing because he was previously entitled to parole consideration hearing pursuant to another statutory provision. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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B. Hill | Mar. 2, 2020 |
19-16308
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Tedards v. Ducey
Plaintiffs' action challenging constitutionality of Arizona statute that governs appointments and elections in aftermath of Senate vacancy was foreclosed by binding precedents. |
Constitutional Law |
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M. Smith | Feb. 28, 2020 |
17-10448
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U.S. v. Arpaio
Pursuant to 'Munsingwear,' vacatur in cases mooted while on appeal is not permitted if the defendant suffered no legal consequences from the verdict. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Bybee | Feb. 28, 2020 |
17-17244
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Ramirez v. TransUnion
Every class member certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, must satisfy the basic requirements of Article III standing, not just the class representative. |
Constitutional Law |
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M. Murguia | Feb. 28, 2020 |
16-15372
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Rizo v. Yovino
The Equal Pay Act's fourth affirmative defense of 'factors other than sex' comprises only job-related factors. |
Employment Discrimination |
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M. Christen | Feb. 28, 2020 |
15-16326
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Diamond v. Hogan Lovells US
Order |
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Feb. 28, 2020 | ||
S251333
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People v. McKenzie
An ameliorative statute applies to defendants at any point before sentencing regardless of the underlying convictions and enhancement findings when the supervening legislation is passed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Chin | Feb. 28, 2020 |
S249872
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People v. Veamatahau
The hearsay rule does not bar an expert's testimony regarding his general knowledge and personal observations after expert concluded defendant's seized pills were Xanax. |
Evidence |
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T. Cantil-Sakauye | Feb. 28, 2020 |
S248730
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People v. Perez
Defendant's failure to object at trial, before 'People v. Sanchez' was decided, did not forfeit his claim that gang expert's testimony related case-specific hearsay. |
Evidence |
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J. Groban | Feb. 28, 2020 |
S259364
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Natarajan v. Dignity Health
Order |
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Feb. 28, 2020 | ||
18-935
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Monasky v. Taglieri
A child's habitual residence depends on the totality of circumstances specific to the case, not on categorical requirements such as an actual agreement between the parents. |
International Law |
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R. Ginsburg | Feb. 27, 2020 |
17-1678
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Hernandez v. Mesa
No extension of 'Bivens' damages remedy for cross-border shooting because such a claim has foreign relations and national security implications and involves tortious conduct abroad. |
Constitutional Law |
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S. Alito | Feb. 27, 2020 |
18-1269
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Rodriguez v. FDIC
'Bob Richards' rule is not a legitimate exercise of federal common lawmaking and federal judges may only appropriately craft the rule in limited areas. |
Civil Procedure |
|
N. Gorsuch | Feb. 27, 2020 |
18-1109
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McKinney v. Arizona
A state appellate court may uphold the death sentence after a 'reweighing of the aggravating and mitigating evidence.' |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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B. Kavanaugh | Feb. 27, 2020 |
18-6662
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Shular v. United States
'Serious drug offense' under Armed Career Criminal Act only requires that the offense involve the conduct specified in the federal statute, it does not require it to match the generic offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Ginsburg | Feb. 27, 2020 |
18-7739
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Holguin-Hernandez v. United States
Objecting to sentence on the ground that it is 'greater than necessary' informs court of legal error and nothing more is needed to preserve the claim for appellate review. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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S. Breyer | Feb. 27, 2020 |
18-1116
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Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma
A plaintiff does not necessarily have 'actual knowledge' under 29 U.S.C. Section 1113(2) of information contained in disclosures that he receives but does not read or cannot recall reading. |
Civil Procedure |
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S. Alito | Feb. 27, 2020 |
D075368
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People v. Gastelum
Defendant's one-year prison enhancement stricken because Senate Bill No.136 amended Penal Code Section 667.5 so that the one-year enhancement only applies to sexually violent offenses. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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P. Guerrero | Feb. 27, 2020 |
18-15712
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Prager University v. Google
Despite YouTube's ubiquity and its role as a publicfacing platform, it remains a private forum, not a public forum subject to judicial scrutiny under the First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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M. McKeown | Feb. 27, 2020 |
A155742
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Roth v. Jelley
When the rights of beneficiaries to a trust are inevitably affected, they are entitled to notice and are indispensable parties. |
probate_and_trusts |
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M. Miller | Feb. 26, 2020 |
D076494
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People v. Superior Court (Quarles)
A Sexually Violent Predator can only be conditionally released if a court of law determines they pose no danger to others in the community. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Huffman | Feb. 26, 2020 |
F076043
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Atwell Island Water Dist. v. Atwell Island Water Dist.
An election not held on the proper day is held without authority and is therefore void. |
Civil Procedure |
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M. Snauffer | Feb. 26, 2020 |
A154425
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Marriage of Deal
Trial court's orders reaffirming legal determination first made in 2005 that petitioner is a 'vexatious litigant' was not void. |
Civil Procedure |
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T. Jackson | Feb. 26, 2020 |
B292395
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Madani v. Rabinowitz
Because next-door neighbor's fence was a continuing encroachment, plaintiff's claims for trespass and nuisance based on fence's encroachment were not barred by statute of limitations. |
Torts |
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B. Currey | Feb. 26, 2020 |
19A905
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Wolf v. Cook County
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2020 | ||
150, Orig.
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Arizona v. California
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2020 | ||
18-349
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Patterson v. Walgreen Co.
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2020 |