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Angle v. Miller
Nevada requirement that ballot initiative proponents obtain signatures in each congressional district does not violate Equal Protection Clause. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 14, 2012
Pimentel v. Dreyfus
Washington state's termination of food assistance program for legal immigrants, who had become ineligible for federal food stamps, does not violate Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 29, 2012
Bowers v. Whitman
Constitutional taking did not occur where new legislation eliminated property rights because interests were too uncertain. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 28, 2012
Movsesian v. Victoria Versicherung AG
California’s jurisdiction over insurance claims brought by Armenian Genocide victims is preempted by federal government’s exclusive power to conduct foreign affairs. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 23, 2012
Leigh v. Salazar
Denial of injunction seeking unrestricted access to horse roundups by government is improper where court failed to apply qualified right of access balancing test. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 15, 2012
Perry v. Brown
Proposition 8, which amended state constitution to eliminate right of same-sex couples to marry, violates Fourteenth Amendment of U.S. Constitution. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 8, 2012
Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommate.com LLC
Internet-based business that facilitated discriminatory roommate searches does not violate laws that prohibit discrimination in connection with rental of dwelling. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 3, 2012
Hydrick v. Hunter
Although government officials may be held individually liable for constitutional violations, plaintiff must plead sufficient facts to establish plausible claims for any such violations. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 13, 2012
Bowers v. Whitman
Constitutional taking did not occur where new legislation eliminated property rights because interests were too uncertain. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 13, 2012
Minneci v. Pollard
In prisoner’s action against privately managed prison’s personnel, Eighth Amendment does not imply 'Bivens' action because state tort law authorizes adequate alternative action. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 11, 2012
California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos
Redevelopment agencies are not immune from dissolution by Legislature and future operation of agencies may not be conditioned on payment into funds benefiting state. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 30, 2011
Hepting v. AT&T Corp.
Section 802 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which grants immunity to telecommunication companies assisting government, is constitutional. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 30, 2011
Wright v. Incline Village General Improvement District
Under First Amendment, improvement district may exclude persons who do not own property within district boundaries from access to beaches that it owns. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 28, 2011
Drake v. Obama
Plaintiffs alleging that President Obama is ineligible for presidency based on lack of citizenship do not have standing due to insufficient injury-in-fact. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 23, 2011
Alston v. Read
Prison official does not have clearly established duty to review prisoner’s original court records beyond those in institutional file in determining prisoner’s overdetention claim. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 15, 2011
Quantification Settlement Agreement Cases
Agreement unconditionally obligating state to pay excess costs, but not granting enforcement rights to draw money from state treasury, does not violate California Constitution. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 8, 2011
Flynn v. Holder
National Organ Transplant Act’s ban on compensation for organs does not apply to bone marrow donation performed through peripheral blood stem apheresis method. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 2, 2011
U.S. v. Kortlander
Public has qualified common law right of access to materials filed in support of search warrant applications after government's investigation has ended. 		Constitutional Law Oct. 2, 2011
Log Cabin Republicans v. United States
Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy by Congress renders suit challenging constitutionality of policy moot. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 29, 2011
Gonzales v. Arrow Financial Services LLC
Cumulative recovery is allowed under complementary federal and state statutes, which protect consumers from unlawful debt collection practices. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 25, 2011
Comite De Jornaleros De Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach
Ordinance that bars individuals from standing on street to solicit employment from occupants of motor vehicles is facially unconstitutional restriction on speech. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 19, 2011
Chan v. Judicial Council of California
Court interpreters do not possess property interests in continued employment beyond terms imposed by statute to support due process claim. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 16, 2011
Johnson v. Poway Unified School District
School district does not violate teacher’s First Amendment rights when ordering him to refrain from religious speech during math class. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 14, 2011
Diaz v. Brewer
Preliminary injunction properly bars enforcement of Arizona law that would have prohibited state employees' same-sex partners from obtaining health care benefits. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 7, 2011
Carrico v. City and County of San Francisco
Residential landlords lack standing to bar enforcement of amendment to rent-stabilization ordinance because they failed to allege intent to violate statute. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 7, 2011
Stinnett v. Tam
Statute capping amount of noneconomic damages in medical negligence actions against health care providers is constitutional as rationally related to state’s interest. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 6, 2011
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital v. Washington State Dept. of Health
Repealed act does not provide congressional authorization for state certificate of need regulations for purposes of providing defense to dormant Commerce Clause claim. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 22, 2011
Ammons v. State of Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services
Hospital administrator is not entitled to qualified immunity from suit alleging due process violation where she knew about accusations of sexual abuse against staff member. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 18, 2011
Baldwin v. Sebelius
Challengers to 'individual mandate' provision in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act lack standing because they failed to allege injury in fact or genuine threat of prosecution. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 15, 2011
DISH Network Corp. v. FCC
Court properly finds statute adjusting timetable for providing high-definition formatted programming is content-neutral restriction. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 10, 2011
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