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Kirkpatrick v. County of Washoe
County social workers not entitled to qualified immunity on newborn's Fourth Amendment unreasonable seizure claim where reasonable juror might find no imminent danger of bodily injury.
Civil Rights Jul. 12, 2015
Arce v. Douglas
Students challenging law effectively eliminating ethnic studies program raise genuine issue of material fact on equal protection claim as to discriminatory intent.
Civil Rights Jul. 7, 2015
Pistor v. Garcia
Tribal sovereign immunity is quasi-jurisdictional and must be decided if invoked at the Rule 12(b)(1) stage.
Civil Rights Jul. 1, 2015
Obergefell v. Hodges
Fourteenth Amendment compels states to treat same-sex couples equally, requiring all states to license and recognize same-sex marriages.
Civil Rights Jun. 28, 2015
Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project Inc.
Disparate-impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act.
Civil Rights Jun. 25, 2015
Turner v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco employee does not engage in protected speech under the First Amendment when his speech was focused on and driven by private grievances.
Civil Rights Jun. 11, 2015
McCormack v. Herzog
Sections 18-505, 18-608(2), 18-608(1) and 18-605 of the Idaho Code regulating abortions are unconstitutional.
Civil Rights May 31, 2015
Lair v. Bullock
District court must revisit Montana's political contribution limits in light of new case setting forth formulation of what constitutes important state interest.
Civil Rights May 26, 2015
City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
In confrontation with mentally ill person police entitled to qualified immunity when they do not have fair notice of what the Constitution requires.
Civil Rights May 18, 2015
Davis v. Guam
Guam resident has standing to challenge Guam law allowing only Native Inhabitants to decide Guam's future relations with mainland U.S.
Civil Rights May 10, 2015
Baez v. CalPERS
Section 31 of the California Constitution, which generally prohibits the state from granting preferential treatment to protected groups, does not support claims alleging racial discrimination against such groups.
Civil Rights May 10, 2015
Castro v. County of Los Angeles
County of Los Angeles escapes liability for savage beating of arrestee at hands of another arrestee while inside sobering cell of West Hollywood Station.
Civil Rights May 3, 2015
Center for Competitive Politics v. Harris
Non-profit's First Amendment challenge fails where it cannot show likelihood of harm from disclosure of donor information and where government has a compelling state interest in requiring the disclosure.
Civil Rights May 3, 2015
Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee v. City of Santa Monica
City of Santa Monica ordinance banning all unattended displays at parks is constitutional even though group that traditionally displayed Nativity scene at Pacific Park bore the brunt of it.
Civil Rights Apr. 30, 2015
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Bennett
Child born out of wedlock cannot establish that she is intestate decedent’s natural child despite DNA evidence because decedent never held her out as his own.
Civil Rights Apr. 26, 2015
Melendres v. Arpaio
District court exceeds authority in imposing injunction provisions that do not address Sheriff Office’s constitutional violations related to racial profiling in Arizona.
Civil Rights Apr. 15, 2015
Chula Vista Citizens v. Norris
Chula Vista ballot initiative requirements do not violate First Amendment.
Civil Rights Apr. 5, 2015
Barnett v. Norman
Abuse of discretion to permit uncooperative prisoner witnesses not to testify without first encouraging their testimony.
Civil Rights Mar. 31, 2015
Taylor v. Yee
California State Controller’s application of California’s Unclaimed Property Law pre-escheat notice does not violate due process.
Civil Rights Mar. 11, 2015
Fyock v. City of Sunnyvale
City of Sunnyvale may restrict possession of large capacity firearm magazines.
Civil Rights Mar. 4, 2015
Kohler v. Bed Bath & Beyond of Calif.
As they pertain to strike-side doorway maneuvering space, ADA Guidelines require 18 inches of clear floor – rather than floor <EM>and</EM> wall – space.
Civil Rights Feb. 19, 2015
Guillory v. Hill
Trial court improperly dismisses civil rights claim against investigator who detained partygoers for 14-hours following warrant-backed search.
Civil Rights Feb. 12, 2015
Sharkey v. O'Neal
State disability law “most analogous” to federal Title II, thus its statute of limitations should apply, rather than general personal injury time bar.
Civil Rights Feb. 11, 2015
Guillory v. Hill
Trial court improperly dismisses civil rights claim against investigator who detained partygoers for 14-hours following warrant-backed search.
Civil Rights Jan. 20, 2015
Pierce v. San Mateo County Sheriff’s Dept.
For purposes of Section 1983, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department is not a ‘person’ and, therefore, not subject to warrantless search civil rights action.
Civil Rights Jan. 5, 2015
Squires v. City of Eureka
Property owners, who claimed city harassed them due to alleged code violations, may not overcome anti-SLAPP motion with declarations failing to show injury.
Civil Rights Nov. 16, 2014
Johnson v. City of Shelby
Failure to expressly invoke federal civil rights statute does not warrant dismissal of police officers' employment action against city for alleged due process violations.
Civil Rights Nov. 10, 2014
Carroll v. Carman
Officer who knocked on door and stepped onto corner home's side deck is entitled to qualified immunity because he did not violate clearly established right.
Civil Rights Nov. 10, 2014
C.B. v. City of Sonora
Officers are not entitled to qualified immunity on excessive force claim based on handcuffing of 11-year-old student with ADHD, who refused to leave playground.
Civil Rights Oct. 15, 2014
Lopez-Valenzuela v. Arpaio
Arizona may not constitutionally prohibit arrested undocumented immigrants from obtaining bail or pretrial release where they are not a flight risk.
Civil Rights Oct. 15, 2014