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Gonzalez v. State of Arizona
Preliminary injuction of Proposition 200 is properly denied where limited record tips balance of hardship in favor of enforcement. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 27, 2007
Balboa Island Village Inn Inc. v. Lemen
Order enjoining defendant from future utterance of adjudicated defamatory statements constitutes impermissible prior restraint. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 26, 2007
Balboa Island Village Inn Inc. v. Lemen
Defendant's right to free speech is not violated if she is prohibited from repeating statements that were determined at trial to be defamatory. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 26, 2007
Castillo v. Pacheco
Noisome outdoor fire conducted in furtherance of free exercise of religion is not protected activity for purposes of anti-SLAPP statute. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 25, 2007
Gonzales v. Carhart
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is upheld against challenges for vagueness and undue burden based on overbreadth and lack of health exception. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 19, 2007
Kumar v. Superior Court (City of Cloverdale)
Constitutional challenge to ordinance enacting transient occupancy tax fails where definitions of 'hotel' are not vague. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 10, 2007
Hernandez v. City of Hanford
City ordinance basing permission to sell furniture in stores having 50,000 or more square feet is unconstitutional. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
Community House Inc. v. City of Boise
Plaintiffs raised questions concerning whether city's aid to Christian organization had effect of advancing religion in violation of Establishment Clause. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
The U.D. Registry Inc. v. State
Although 'Security Freeze' law failed 'as-applied' challenge, there are conceivable circumstances where it may still constitutionally apply, thus it is upheld. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
The U.D. Registry Inc. v. State
Although 'Security Freeze' law failed 'as-applied' challenge, there are conceivable circumstances where it may still constitutionally apply, thus it is upheld. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
In re Marriage Cases
Family Code sections limiting availability of civil marriage to opposite sex couples is not unconstitutional. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 20, 2007
People v. Merfield
Prisoner waives right to challenge determination of mental disorder after one-year commitment period expires and petition becomes moot. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 19, 2007
Frederick v. Morse
Where student's banner did not pose legitimate likelihood of disruption, school's censorship conduct violated student's First Amendment rights. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 19, 2007
Washington State Republican Party v. State of Washington
Washington primary initiative is unconstitutional where ballot would not indicate which candidates are political parties' official nominees. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 19, 2007
Navajo Nation v. U.S. Forest Service
Government's approval of ski resort to use recycled sewage effluent to make artificial snow on San Francisco Peaks violates Religious Freedom Restoration Act. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 16, 2007
U.S. v. Lopez
If parolee agreed to statutory conditions of parole, officers may constitutionally conduct warrantless, suspicionless search of parolee's person or residence at any time. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 14, 2007
People v. Dulan
Requiring oral copulators to register as sex offenders while exempting sexual fornicators of same-age minors violates equal protection. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 13, 2007
Faith Center Church Evangelistic Ministries v. Glover
Prohibiting faith center's religious worship services from public library meeting room was permissible exclusion of speech that did not violate First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 9, 2007
Lance v. Coffman
Voters who allege court-redrawing plan deprives state legislature of duty to prescribe congressional districts lack standing to bring Elections Clause claim. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 9, 2007
People v. Merfield
Prisoner waives right to challenge determination of mental disorder after one-year commitment period expires and petition becomes moot. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 7, 2007
California Family Bioethics Council v. California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Adoption of Proposition 71 is constitutional because there was no violation of 'single-subject' rule, nor misleading content in ballot materials accompanying measure. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 7, 2007
California Statewide Communities Development Authority v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of the Validity of a Purchase Agreement
Whether schools are pervasively sectarian is not controlling factor in determining validity of bond funding program under California Constitution. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 5, 2007
Hernandez v. City of Sacramento
Nuisance vehicle abatement ordinance is unconstitutional where Legislature has fully occupied field of drug-related forfeiture. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 22, 2007
Cacho v. Boudreau
State Mobilehome Residency Law does not pre-empt local rent control ordinance which permits mobilehome park owners to charge residents separate property taxes. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 16, 2007
Samples v. Brown
Vehicle Code section authorizing automatic release of impounded vehicle to rental car company but not private individuals is not unconstitutional. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 16, 2007
Arakaki v. Lingle
Hawaiian citizens lack standing to bring suit claiming Office of Hawaiian Affairs programs funded by state tax revenue violate Equal Protection Clause. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 16, 2007
People v. Hernandez
Vehicle's display of facially valid temporary operating permits and lack of license plates does not give rise to reasonable suspicion to detain vehicle. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 13, 2007
U.S. v. Hector
Suppression of evidence is inappropriate remedy for officer's failure to present copy of valid search warrant to defendant prior to executing search. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 2, 2007
People v. Dolly
Where 911 tip reported assault with firearm, denial of motion to suppress loaded revolver found in defendant's vehicle is proper. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 1, 2007
Robertson v. Kulongoski
Legislation that affects terms of state-run retirement plan, but does not impair its contractual terms, does not violate Contract Clause. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 31, 2007
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