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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 Apr. 16, 2008
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 Apr. 11, 2008
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 Apr. 11, 2008
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
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 Mar. 27, 2008
Rippon v. Bowen
Case upholding constitutional amendment that does not revise basic form of government bars plaintiffs' challenge to Proposition 140.
Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2008
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 Mar. 19, 2008
Rippon v. McPherson
Case upholding constitutional amendment that does not revise basic form of government bars plaintiffs' challenge to Proposition 140.
Constitutional Law Mar. 17, 2008
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 Mar. 14, 2008
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 Mar. 12, 2008
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 Mar. 7, 2008
Williams v. Boeing Co.
Salaried employees alleging racial discrimination have standing to maintain compensation discrimination claim against Boeing.
Constitutional Law Feb. 28, 2008
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 Feb. 20, 2008
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 Feb. 20, 2008
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 Feb. 12, 2008
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 Feb. 8, 2008
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 Feb. 7, 2008
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 Feb. 4, 2008
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 Feb. 4, 2008
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 Jan. 31, 2008
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 Jan. 29, 2008
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 Jan. 24, 2008
Rose v. Chase Bank USA
National Bank Act preempts disclosure requirements of Civil Code insofar as those requirements apply to national banks.
Constitutional Law Jan. 24, 2008
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 Jan. 24, 2008
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 Jan. 23, 2008
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 Jan. 22, 2008
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 Jan. 18, 2008
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 Jan. 18, 2008
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 Jan. 17, 2008
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 Jan. 17, 2008