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Culbertson v. Oakridge School District
After-school use of school's facilities created limited public forum which may not deny access based on religious viewpoint or content.
Constitutional Law Oct. 4, 2001
Golden Gateway Center v. Golden Gateway Tenants Association
Tenants' association doesn't have free-speech right to leave leaflets in their apartment building.
Constitutional Law Oct. 3, 2001
Stevens v. People
Admission of co-defendant's confession doesn't violate confrontation clause because it contains sufficient guarantees of trustworthiness.
Constitutional Law Oct. 2, 2001
State v. Pauling
Because extortion statute is overbroad and substantially burdens a wide range of protected speech, it is invalid.
Constitutional Law Oct. 2, 2001
Brown v. Gilmore
State law requiring public schools to observe daily moment of silence is constitutional.
Constitutional Law Sep. 25, 2001
Zimmerman v. City of Oakland
Defendants violated plaintiff's 14th Amendment rights when they ordered several vehicles removed from plaintiff's property without first making factual determinations.
Constitutional Law Sep. 18, 2001
Wells v. City and County of Denver
Private group is not entitled to place message on city government's holiday display.
Constitutional Law Sep. 18, 2001
LaVine v. Blaine School District
School did not violate student's constitutional rights by 'emergency expelling' him after he wrote poem about murder and suicide.
Constitutional Law Sep. 17, 2001
Pleasant Hill Bayshore Disposal Inc. v. Chip-It Recycling Inc.
Congressional act isn't intended to pre-empt local exclusive franchise agreements which address disposal of solid waste and recyclables.
Constitutional Law Sep. 12, 2001
Arnold v. Dow Chemical Co.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act will not pre-empt state common law products liability action.
Constitutional Law Sep. 12, 2001
Mobley v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Agency violated due process by denying hearing before withholding funds from subcontractor for wage violations.
Constitutional Law Sep. 11, 2001
Demshki v. Monteith
Federal lawsuit against California Senate Rules Committee should have been reversed when Committee asserted immunity based on Eleventh Amendment.
Constitutional Law Sep. 10, 2001
Hoffman v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.
When public figure fails to show that magazine acted with actual malice in publishing altered photograph, magazine is protected by First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Sep. 10, 2001
Forrester v. American Dieselelectric Inc.
Federal railroad act pre-empts state's products liability claim despite act's absence of definition of 'locomotive crane'.
Constitutional Law Sep. 9, 2001
Utah Licensed Beverage Association v. Leavitt
Alcohol vendors demonstrate substantial likelihood of success on claim that Utah's restrictions on alcohol advertising are unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Sep. 9, 2001
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Schmeral
State law governing selection of political party leaders is constitutional.
Constitutional Law Sep. 5, 2001
S.D. Myers Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco
City ordinance requiring contractor to provide non-discriminatory benefits to employees with registered domestic partners doesn't violate commerce clause, due process or California law.
Constitutional Law Aug. 23, 2001
Holmes v. California National Guard
Judgment must be clarified to prevent imposition of state nondiscrimination requirements on National Guard positions governed by federal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy.
Constitutional Law Aug. 23, 2001
South Coast Newspapers v. Superior Court (Steven D.)
Prior restraints are invalid where no evidence that in-court identifications would be based on media reports rather than observations at crime scene
Constitutional Law Aug. 22, 2001
Cwynar v. City and County of San Francisco
Plaintiffs alleged sufficient facts for trial court to consider wheher Proposition G is unconstitutional as government taking without just compensation.
Constitutional Law Aug. 21, 2001
Machado v. State Water Resources Control Board
Dairy's due process rights are satisfied by opportunity for hearing after Water Resources Control Board issues cleanup and abatement order.
Constitutional Law Aug. 21, 2001
Simat Corp v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
Arizona statutes and regulations prohibiting state from funding medically necessary abortions do not violate Arizona Constitution.
Constitutional Law Aug. 15, 2001
U.S. v. Wilgus
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act does not violate Free Exercise Clause of First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Aug. 15, 2001
Saenz v. Dept. of Interior (In re Saenz)
Tribal member's free exercise rights should not be conditioned on whether he is member of federally recognized Indian tribe.
Constitutional Law Aug. 15, 2001
Furfaro v. City of Seattle
Jury should have been instructed that for probable cause to make warrantless arrest, reasonable person would consider exotic dancers' activities obscene.
Constitutional Law Aug. 14, 2001
Resendiz v. Superior Court of San Diego County
Proposition 21 violates separation of powers because it gives prosecutors authority to choose between two legislatively-authorized sentencing schemes available to courts.
Constitutional Law Aug. 9, 2001
CF&I Steel L.P. v. United Steel Workers
Anti-residential picketing provision of Colorado's Labor Peace Act is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 31, 2001
Doe v. Otte
Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act violates Ex Post Facto Clause of U.S. Constitution.
Constitutional Law Jul. 24, 2001
Hawkins v. Comparet-Cassani
Injunction preventing use of stun belts in L.A. County courts is overbroad because it prohibits use for security purposes.
Constitutional Law Jul. 24, 2001
Groten v. State of California
State's refusal to grant plaintiff temporary real estate appraiser's license violated his constitutional rights.
Constitutional Law Jul. 18, 2001