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Ford v. Bank of America
Order
Constitutional Law Aug. 1, 2000
Diamond v. City of Taft
First Amendment not violated when city ordinance provides sufficient alternative avenues of communication.
Constitutional Law Jul. 26, 2000
Los Angeles Alliance for Survival v. City of Los Angeles
Ordinance regarding public solicitation for immediate donation or payment of funds is content neutral and should be evaluated under intermediate scrutiny standard.
Constitutional Law Jul. 18, 2000
Green v. City of Tuscon
Younger doctrine requires that federal court abstain from interfering with pending state judicial proceedings.
Constitutional Law Jul. 17, 2000
State v. Watson
Ordinance prohibiting blight and the accumulation of debris on personal property that jeopardizes health and safety does not impinge on substantive due process rights.
Constitutional Law Jul. 13, 2000
Garcia v. Chavez (In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title and Submission Clause)
'English Language Education in Public Schools' initiative does not violate single-subject requirement.
Constitutional Law Jul. 13, 2000
Mitchell v. Helms
Establishment Clause not violated by the 1981 Education and Improvement Act that funds religiously affiliated schools.
Constitutional Law Jul. 12, 2000
Hill v. Colorado
State law regulating speech-related conduct within 100 feet of health care facility is valid time, place and manner regulation.
Constitutional Law Jul. 10, 2000
Stenberg v. Carhart
Nebraska's statute criminalizing partial-birth abortions is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 10, 2000
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
New Jersey public-accommodation law supporting gay scoutmaster's admittance violates Boy Scouts of America's First Amendment right of expressive association.
Constitutional Law Jul. 10, 2000
Stenberg v. Carhart
State legislation banning partial-birth abortions is overbroad and, therefore, unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth
Public university may charge students an activity fee to fund extracurricular speech, provided that program is viewpoint neutral.
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
Natsios v. Natl. Foreign Trade Council
Massachusetts statute limiting authority of state agencies to buy goods and services from persons doing business with Burma is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
Hill v. Colorado
Law requiring protesters to obtain consent before approaching within eight feet of others for protest and counseling activities is constitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
United States v. Morrison
Certiorari granted
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
Jones v. U.S.
Federal Arson Statute Does Not Exceed Congress' Power Under Commerce Clause When Applied to the Destruction of a Single Private Residence
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
Brown v. Peckman
Proposed initiative concerning the labeling of genetically engineered foods does not violate one subject rule.
Constitutional Law Jul. 5, 2000
Meredith v. Stovall
Order
Constitutional Law Jul. 5, 2000
Hobock v. Grant County
Order
Constitutional Law Jul. 5, 2000
Scott v. Kennedy
Order
Constitutional Law Jul. 5, 2000
Percy v. Embury
'Colorado Natural Lands and Open Space Conservation' initiative has sufficiently clear and correct title and does not violate the one subject rule.
Constitutional Law Jul. 5, 2000
Apprendi v. New Jersey
Fact that increases sentencing beyond prescribed maximum other than prior conviction must be proved beyond reasonable doubt to jury.
Constitutional Law Jul. 5, 2000
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
Student-initiated, student-delivered invocations and benedictions at high school graduations are constitutional, but only if students are instructed to keep their messages nosectarian and nonproselytizing.
Constitutional Law Jul. 5, 2000
Lim v. City of Long Beach
City meets burden of justifying free speech restriction under adult entertainment zoning ordinance by specifying in good faith a reasonable list of potentially available properties.
Constitutional Law Jul. 5, 2000
People v. Avila
Statute that punishes person who commits act of sodomy on victim unable to resist due to drug substance is constitutional.
Constitutional Law Jun. 30, 2000
Harvey v. Waldron
Claim, that if successful would imply invalidity of conviction in pending criminal prosecution, doesn't accrue where potential for conviction continues to exist.
Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2000
Citizens Clean Elections Commission v. Myers
State legislature's power to expand court's jurisdiction impliedly limited by state constitution.
Constitutional Law Jun. 29, 2000
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council
Supremacy Clause pre-empts state law that bars state entities from doing business with Burma.
Constitutional Law Jun. 26, 2000
Miller v. French
Separation of powers doctrine not violated even though court can enjoin automatic-stay provisions of Prison Litigation Reform Act.
Constitutional Law Jun. 26, 2000
Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
Policy permitting student-initiated, student-led prayer at football games violates Establishment Clause.
Constitutional Law Jun. 26, 2000