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Lotus v. Dept. of Transportation
Caltrans must revisit approval of change to Highway 101 because environmental impact report did not detail impacts on old growth redwood trees next to highway.
Environmental Law Jan. 31, 2014
In re Alexis A.
Order
Jan. 31, 2014
People v. Z. (Jerry)
Order
Jan. 31, 2014
Lombardi v. Smulls
Order
Jan. 31, 2014
People v. Duff
California Supreme Court upholds man’s death sentence for 1998 killings of two men in Sacramento, which he claimed he committed in self-defense.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 31, 2014
Protect Agricultural Land v. Stanislaus County Local Agency Formation Commission (City of Ceres)
Stanislaus County residents may not set aside County’s annexation of 960 acres to city, after failing to follow procedural requirements due to poor legal research.
Real Property Jan. 30, 2014
Mills v. United States
Owner of state mining claims may sue Alaskan corporations for right to access his landlocked claims via trail on their lands.
Real Property Jan. 30, 2014
Pickup v. Brown
California may prohibit licensed medical practitioners from engaging in 'sexual orientation change efforts' with patients under 18-years-old.
Civil Rights Jan. 30, 2014
Experience Hendrix LLC v. Hendrixlicensing.com Ltd
Jimi Hendrix's heir prevails in trademark infringement action against web site, which sold Hendrix related merchandise in Washington.
Intellectual Property Jan. 30, 2014
Demers v. Austin
Associate professor gets another chance to sue university for allegedly retaliating against him after he distributed pamphlets and draft of his book.
Civil Rights Jan. 30, 2014
Jerry Beeman and Pharmacy Services Inc. v. Anthem Prescription Management, LLC
Order
Jan. 30, 2014
People v. Superior Court (Sanchez)
Shooter’s reduced sentence in attempted murder case does not stand because court altered defective plea bargain, instead of tossing it entirely.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 30, 2014
County of Nevada v. WCAB
Sheriff’s deputy is not entitled to full night shift pay when he returned to work on ‘modified duty’ after injuring his shoulder.
Workers' Compensation Jan. 30, 2014
Petrosyan v. Prince Corp.
Self-represented Armenian worker may resume action for unpaid wages because trial court incorrectly tossed case based on his violation of confusing instructions.
Employment Law Jan. 30, 2014
American States Insurance Co. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America
Insurer must cover food truck operator's burns suffered due to hot oil splash on truck because truck was considered ‘mobile equipment’ in policy.
Insurance Jan. 29, 2014
People v. White
Lifetime inmate is ineligible for resentencing under new Three Strikes law because in third offense, he had ready access to a gun he carried.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 29, 2014
Griffin v. Gomez
California prison system may not release murderous Aryan Brotherhood leader into general prison population, because he remained an active gang member.
Prisoners Rights Jan. 29, 2014
Los Angeles Unified School District v. Garcia
Ninth Circuit accepts California Supreme Court's determination that LAUSD must provide special education services for inmates whose parents reside in county.
Education Jan. 29, 2014
People v. Kisling
Court of Appeal does not have to allow sexually violent predator’s equal protection challenge, after California Supreme Court directed courts on issue.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 29, 2014
Quezada v. City of Los Angeles
Police officers lose case alleging they received poor treatment during LAPD's investigation into off-duty discharge of one of their weapons.
Government Jan. 29, 2014
Finberg v. Manset
Grandmother may pursue visitation rights with grandchild, even if stepfather who adopted grandchild sought to prevent visitation.
Family Law Jan. 29, 2014
Larkin v. WCAB
Salaried peace officer may not receive disability benefits under statute intended to provide benefits only to voluntary peace officers.
Workers' Compensation Jan. 29, 2014
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper
Airline might be able to evade pilot's defamation suit because its statements to TSA that pilot was 'armed' and 'unstable' were potentially true.
Torts Jan. 28, 2014
Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp.
U.S. Steel Corp. does not have to pay workers at its steelmaking facilities for time spent putting on and taking off protective gear.
Employment Law Jan. 28, 2014
Burrage v. U.S.
Heroin dealer gets out of 20-year minimum sentence for heroin distribution because customer’s death was not caused only by heroin use.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 28, 2014
In re Glass
Former journalist who fabricated material for numerous articles in the 1990s fails to gain admission to California State Bar.
Attorneys Jan. 28, 2014
Persaud v. United States
Order
Jan. 28, 2014
Hann v. Heyns, Dir., MI DOC
Order
Jan. 28, 2014
Johnson v. Holder, Att'y Gen., et al.
Order
Jan. 28, 2014
Townsend v. Minnesota
Order
Jan. 28, 2014