Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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05-55083
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Long Beach Area Peace Network v. City of Long Beach
City ordinance's insurance requirement for event permit applicants is constitutional where valid alternative exists. |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 16, 2008 | |
06-50553
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United States v. Vasquez-Ramos
Non-tribal members who possess bald and golden eagle parts without permit cannot claim their prosecution violates Religion Freedom Restoration Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 11, 2008 | |
04-17271
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Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers v. Molasky-Arman
Licensed nonresident agent has standing to bring claim where she suffers injury caused by Nevada insurance statute. |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 11, 2008 | |
134Orig
|
New Jersey v. Delaware
New Jersey and Delaware have overlapping authority to regulate riparian improvements and operations of extraordinary character extending from New Jersey's shore. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Apr. 1, 2008 | |
05-35996
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Card v. City of Everett
City of Everett's display of Ten Commandments monument does not violate Establishment Clauses of United States or Washington Constitutions. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 27, 2008 | |
B199297
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Rippon v. Bowen
Case upholding constitutional amendment that does not revise basic form of government bars plaintiffs' challenge to Proposition 140. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 21, 2008 | |
06-713
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Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party
Initiative 872 does not burden political party's associational rights despite party's assumption that candidates' party preferences on ballots will confuse voters. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 19, 2008 | |
B199297
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Rippon v. McPherson
Case upholding constitutional amendment that does not revise basic form of government bars plaintiffs' challenge to Proposition 140. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 17, 2008 | |
06-35262
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Lanier v. City of Woodburn
City's drug testing policy is unconstitutional where it fails to articulate special need to screen library page applicant without suspicion. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 14, 2008 | |
05-56692
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Clement v. City of Glendale
Officer who improperly towed vehicle without notice to owner is nonetheless shielded from liability based on qualified immunity. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 12, 2008 | |
05-56401
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Manufactured Home Communities Inc. v. County of San Diego
County supervisor’s hostile public statements against company are actionable where they could be interpreted as provably false assertions of fact. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 7, 2008 | |
06-35196
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Williams v. Boeing Co.
Salaried employees alleging racial discrimination have standing to maintain compensation discrimination claim against Boeing. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 28, 2008 | |
06-457
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Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Association
Federal law pre-empts Maine's recipient-verification and deemed-to-know provisions regulating motor carriers that transport unlicensed tobacco. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 20, 2008 | |
06-179
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Riegel v. Medtronic Inc.
Pre-emption clause of federal law bars state damages suit challenging safety or effectiveness of medical device which received premarket approval from FDA. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 20, 2008 | |
S147171
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Farm Raised Salmon Cases.
Dismissal is improper where plaintiffs' claims for deceptive food marketing are based on state laws 'identical to' FDCA's disclosure requirements. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 12, 2008 | |
B185673
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City of Los Angeles v. 2000 Jeep Cherokee
If valid local ordinance conflicts with state law, local law is preempted and deemed void. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 8, 2008 | |
B191278
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Jessen v. Mentor Corp.
Products liability claim based on deformation of prosthetic testicle after implantation is preempted by Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 7, 2008 | |
05-16577
|
Dible v. City of Chandler
Police officer's First Amendment rights were not violated when he was fired for maintaining and participating in sexually explicit website with his wife. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 4, 2008 | |
C053067
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Gallo Cattle Co. v. Kawamura
Assessment levied on milk products in order to fund ‘Real California Cheese’ advertising campaign does not violate cheese manufacturer's free speech rights. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 4, 2008 | |
06-55556
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Silvas v. E*Trade Mortgage Corp.
Where plaintiffs' state law claims provide state remedies for violations of federal law in field entirely occupied by federal law, plaintiff's claims are pre-empted. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 31, 2008 | |
05-16971
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Arizona Life Coalition Inc. v. Stanton
Because specialty license plates are private speech, state’s denial of philanthropic organization’s request for specialty license plate bearing its motto, ‘Choose Life,’ is unconstitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 29, 2008 | |
06-35159
|
Price v. Sery
City’s police standards requiring officers have ‘reasonable belief’ in threat of death or serious harm before employing deadly force is constitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 24, 2008 | |
05-56850
|
Rose v. Chase Bank USA
National Bank Act preempts disclosure requirements of Civil Code insofar as those requirements apply to national banks. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 24, 2008 | |
05-16705
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Shakur v. Schriro
Summary judgment is improperly granted to jail in case concerning inmate's claim under Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 24, 2008 | |
06-50198
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U.S. v. Hernandez-Vasquez
Substantial governmental interest must be at stake to justify court order of involuntary medication, and order must limit discretion delegated to treating doctor. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 23, 2008 | |
G038705
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Nguyen v. Nguyen
Where plaintiff presented no evidence that manual recount of election ballots would have made difference, defendant is affirmed as winner of election. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 22, 2008 | |
B191278
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Jessen v. Mentor Corp.
Products liability claim based on deformation of prosthetic testicle after implantation is preempted by Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 18, 2008 | |
A113752
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Frastaci v. Vapor Corp.
Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act preempts state tort claims premised on alleged defect in design, construction or material of ‘off line’ locomotives. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 18, 2008 | |
06-766
|
New York State Board of Elections v. Torres
New York's system of selecting party nominees for State Supreme Court does not violate First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 17, 2008 | |
G038649
|
Preserve Shorecliff Homeowners v. City of San Clemente
Referendum petition signed by non-resident circulators is valid despite violation of Election Code's unconstitutional limitation of signatures by eligibility to vote. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 17, 2008 |