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Carter v. City of Los Angeles
Class action settlement regarding access to City of Los Angeles sidewalks violates due process by failing to allow class members to opt out to pursue individual claims. 		Civil Rights Mar. 17, 2014
Rivera v. County of Los Angeles
Man’s incarceration for a over month due to mistaken identity does not violate due process where police officers reasonably believed he was subject of arrest warrant. 		Civil Rights Mar. 13, 2014
Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District
High school officials may ask students to remove clothing bearing images of American flag in light of threats of racial violence at school on Cinco de Mayo. 		Civil Rights Feb. 28, 2014
Sheehan v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco must face mentally ill woman’s civil rights lawsuit after officers nearly killed her due to her threats, while waiting for backup. 		Civil Rights Feb. 24, 2014
Thornton v. Brown
Prisoner may file civil rights suit against parole conditions, including GPS and residency restrictions for sex offenders, because his success would not release him from prison. 		Civil Rights Feb. 19, 2014
Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness Inc. v. Cable News Network Inc.
Ninth Circuit asks California Supreme Court to analyze whether CNN’s lack of online video captioning for the hearing-impaired violates California’s Disabled Persons Act. 		Civil Rights Feb. 6, 2014
Pickup v. Brown
California may prohibit licensed medical practitioners from engaging in 'sexual orientation change efforts' with patients under 18-years-old. 		Civil Rights Jan. 30, 2014
Demers v. Austin
Associate professor gets another chance to sue university for allegedly retaliating against him after he distributed pamphlets and draft of his book. 		Civil Rights Jan. 30, 2014
SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Abbott Laboratories
New trial is necessary in HIV medication case because drug company excluded potential juror from jury based on his sexual orientation. 		Civil Rights Jan. 22, 2014
Joffe v. Google Inc.
Lawsuit against Google for its collection of sensitive information from wireless networks as part of its Street View feature may proceed. 		Civil Rights Dec. 30, 2013
Patel v. City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles law that allows police officers to inspect hotel guest records without consent or warrant is unconstitutional under Fourth Amendment. 		Civil Rights Dec. 26, 2013
Hayes v. County of San Diego
Sheriff’s deputies may be liable for wrongful death by using deadly force in responding to domestic disturbance call regarding suicidal person. 		Civil Rights Dec. 2, 2013
Courtney v. Goltz
Federal court may refuse to decide sensitive water traffic issue in Washington State, but may not dismiss case entirely, until state law issues are resolved. 		Civil Rights Dec. 2, 2013
Wood v. Moss
Order 		Civil Rights Nov. 26, 2013
Vasquez v. Rackauckas
Orange County must develop stricter constitutional procedures for determining whether someone is a gang member before enforcing gang injunction. 		Civil Rights Nov. 6, 2013
Stanton v. Sims
Officer is shielded from suit filed by homeowner who was injured when officer entered her property while in pursuit of a suspect. 		Civil Rights Nov. 5, 2013
Armstrong v. Asselin
Police officers are shielded from suit after charges were dropped against suspect, who officers searched, believing he gave indecent material to teens. 		Civil Rights Nov. 4, 2013
Heinemann v. Satterberg
Although court incorrectly relied on local laws, airline passenger loses lawsuit against prosecutor based on charges following altercation with flight attendants. 		Civil Rights Sep. 25, 2013
Pacific Shores Properties LLC v. City of Newport Beach
Group homes get another shot in lawsuit to strike Newport Beach ordinance, which attempted to exclude them from residential zones. 		Civil Rights Sep. 23, 2013
Comunidad en Accion v. Los Angeles City Council (Waste Management Recycling and Disposal Services of California)
Los Angeles City Council’s approval of waste disposal facilities in predominantly Latino community in Los Angeles County does not violate anti-discrimination laws. 		Civil Rights Sep. 23, 2013
George v. Morris
Deputies are not entitled to qualified immunity in shooting death of terminally ill elderly man found with pistol in one hand while holding a walker. 		Civil Rights Sep. 18, 2013
C.B. v. City of Sonora
Judge’s confusing instructions and comments during trial involving police officers, who handcuffed 11-year-old at school, necessitate new trial. 		Civil Rights Sep. 13, 2013
Joffe v. Google Inc.
Lawsuit against Google for its collection of sensitive information from wireless networks as part of its Street View feature may proceed. 		Civil Rights Sep. 11, 2013
Gonzalez v. City of Maywood
In civil rights lawsuit, district court must recalculate attorney fee award, which provided less than $500,000 to plaintiffs' attorneys who sought more than $1 million. 		Civil Rights Sep. 10, 2013
Gravelet-Blondin v. Shelton
Police officer uses excessive force by using taser in dart mode on man who walked into scene where his neighbor was being arrested. 		Civil Rights Sep. 9, 2013
Demers v. Austin
Associate professor gets another chance to sue university for allegedly retaliating against him after he distributed pamphlets and draft of his book. 		Civil Rights Sep. 5, 2013
Association des Eleveurs de Canards et D'Oies du Quebec v. Harris
California may ban sale of birds that are force fed to enlarge their livers to make foie gras, a delicacy made from fattened duck liver. 		Civil Rights Sep. 3, 2013
Wynar v. Douglas County School District
School district does not violate student's constitutional rights by expelling him because he posted messages regarding his plans to commit school shooting. 		Civil Rights Aug. 30, 2013
Pickup v. Brown
California may prohibit licensed medical practitioners from engaging in 'sexual orientation change efforts' with patients under 18-years-old. 		Civil Rights Aug. 30, 2013
Hazle v. Crofoot
Atheist is entitled to damages after spending 100 days in prison because he refused to participate in religion-based drug treatment program as parole condition. 		Civil Rights Aug. 26, 2013
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