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American Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
Federal law preempts Port of Los Angeles’ Clean Truck Program, which imposed placard and parking requirements on short-haul truck operators. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 13, 2013
City of San Diego v. Boggess
Under Second Amendment, city may seize 72-year-old woman's firearms from her home and destroy them after she threatened to commit suicide. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 11, 2013
Horne v. Dept. of Agriculture
Raisin farmers' takings claim is not premature for review because Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act creates alternative avenue for takings claims. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 10, 2013
Isaacson v. Horne
Arizona law banning abortions at or after 20 weeks of gestation is unconstitutional because it necessarily prohibits pre-viability abortions. 		Constitutional Law May 22, 2013
Acosta v. City of Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa's prohibition on 'disorderly, insolent, or disruptive behavior' at city council meetings is unconstitutional because it limits protected speech. 		Constitutional Law May 6, 2013
McBurney v. Young
Virginia may deny non-citizens access to the public records of its agencies under Virginia's Freedom of Information Act. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 30, 2013
MHC Financing Limited Partnership v. City of San Rafael
Although value of mobilehome park was seriously diminished due to city’s rent control ordinance, city's regulation does not amount to unconstitutional taking. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 18, 2013
Associated General Contractors of America San Diego Chapter Inc. v. California Dept. of Transporation
Caltrans' affirmative action program does not unconstitutionally provide race- and sex-based preferences on federally assisted transportation contracts. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 17, 2013
Schmeer v. County of Los Angeles
Plastic ban ordinance requiring 10-cent charge for each paper carryout bag does not violate California's Constitution because charge is not a tax. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 13, 2013
Schmeer v. County of Los Angeles
Plastic ban ordinance requiring 10-cent charge for each paper carryout bag does not violate California's Constitution because charge is not a tax. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 25, 2013
Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona
Town's restrictions on church's signs, which invited others in community to attend services, do not unconstitutionally discriminate between forms of noncommercial speech. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 11, 2013
Prigmore v. City of Redding
City may not restrict leafleting in outdoor area around public library because area was considered public forum where free speech rights are protected. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 13, 2012
OSU Student Alliance v. Ray
Student alliance brings valid free speech claim alleging university official confiscated conservative student newspaper according to unwritten school policy. 		Constitutional Law Oct. 24, 2012
Arizona, et al. v. Inter Tribal Council, et al.
Order 		Constitutional Law Oct. 16, 2012
Dex Media West Inc. v. City of Seattle
Yellow pages telephone directories are entitled to First Amendment protection because advertisements did not make directories entirely commercial speech. 		Constitutional Law Oct. 16, 2012
Charles v. City of Los Angeles
Billboard advertisement for 'E! News' television show constitutes commercial speech, which is subject to city's permit requirements. 		Constitutional Law Oct. 16, 2012
Tennant v. Jefferson County Commission
West Virginia’s congressional redistricting plan, which has 0.79 percent population variance, does not violate U.S. Constitution's ‘one person, one vote’ principle. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 26, 2012
Sanders County Republican Central Committee v. Bullock
State may not criminally punish political party when it endorses judicial candidates because such conduct would infringe on free speech rights. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 19, 2012
Acosta v. City of Costa Mesa
Provision in ordinance prohibiting ‘insolent’ behavior at city meetings is invalid because it needlessly prohibited non-disruptive behavior. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 6, 2012
Halajian v. D & B Towing
Towing company’s withholding of vehicle is not wrongful because driver’s license and automobile registration requirements do not violate right to travel. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 5, 2012
Ralphs Grocery Company v. Missionary Church of the Disciples of Jesus Christ
Order 		Constitutional Law Jul. 20, 2012
Patel v. City of Los Angeles
City ordinance requiring hotels to make certain guest registry information available to police officers on request is not facially unconstitutional. 		Constitutional Law Jul. 18, 2012
Braunstein v. Arizona Dept. of Transportation
Subcontractor lacks standing to bring Equal Protection challenge against state’s affirmative-action contracting program when he failed to submit formal bid on project. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 28, 2012
American Tradition Partnership Inc. v. Bullock
'Citizens United,' which held that political speech does not lose First Amendment protection when source is corporation, applies to Montana campaign finance law. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 25, 2012
FCC v. Fox Television Stations
FCC fails to give broadcasters fair notice that fleeting expletives and momentary nudity may be found actionably indecent. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 21, 2012
Samson v. City of Bainbridge Island
City’s moratorium on waterfront property improvement does not violate due process rights where property owners failed to prove that moratorium was arbitrary. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 17, 2012
National Association of Optometrists & Opticians v. Harris
California laws do not violate dormant Commerce Clause by prohibiting opticians from offering prescription eyewear at same location where eye examinations are provided. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 13, 2012
The Associated Press v. Otter
First Amendment mandates that media be allowed to witness entire process of inmate's execution. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 11, 2012
Kaahumanu v. State of Hawaii, Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
State's permit requirements for commercial weddings on beaches do not violate First Amendment, except for provision giving absolute discretion to revoke permits. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 6, 2012
Armour v. City of Indianapolis
City’s refusal to give refunds to lot owners who had not paid their share of sewer improvement project costs does not violate Equal Protection Clause. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 4, 2012
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