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Ellingburg v. U.S.
Because restitution imposed under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act constitutes criminal punishment, its retroactive application to offenses committed before its enactment violated the Ex Post Facto Clause. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law USSC Jan. 21, 2026
Diamond Sands Apartments LLC v. Clark County Nevada
Fine imposed on property owner for tenants' continuing violations of county's short-term rental ordinances was not excessive for Eighth Amendment purposes. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 20, 2026
Microsoft Corp. v. Superior Court (City of Los Angeles)
LAPD nondisclosure order prohibiting Microsoft from notifying USC of the existence of warrant did not violate the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA) or Microsoft's First Amendment rights. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law 2DCA/4 Jan. 16, 2026
People v. McCowan
California's firearm licensing scheme and Penal Code sections 25850, 30605, and 32310 are not facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment as interpreted in *Bruen*. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law 1DCA/1 Jan. 15, 2026
Modification: In re Thai
Limiting types of prison conduct credits available to advance youth parole eligibility date while allowing non-youthful offenders to utilize other types of credits did not violate equal protection. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law 1DCA/4 Jan. 15, 2026
Case v. Montana
The test for an emergency aid warrantless entry into a home is whether officers have an objectively reasonable basis for believing that an occupant is seriously injured or imminently threatened with such injury. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jan. 15, 2026
People v. Cagle
Defendant's due process claim was forfeited when he failed to raise concerns regarding expert opinions' reliability during trial. 		Evidence, Constitutional Law 1DCA/4 Jan. 9, 2026
Union Gospel Mission of Yakima, WA v. Brown
Christian organization seeking to enjoin enforcement of anti-discrimination law was likely to succeed on the merits because practice of hiring co-religionists for non-ministerial roles was shielded by church autonomy doctrine. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 7, 2026
U.S. v. Vazquez-Ramirez
Prohibition against firearm possession by noncitizens illegally present in the United States did not violate Second Amendment's right to bear arms. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 5, 2026
Peridot Tree Wa, Inc. v. Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Control Board
The dormant Commerce Clause does not apply to residency requirements for cannabis dispensaries because marijuana is illegal under federal law. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 5, 2026
Baird v. Bonta
California's ban on open carry in counties with a population above 200,000 violated the Second Amendment, due to a lack of Founding-era laws regulating carry. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 5, 2026
Thompson v. Central Valley School District No 365
School district's interests in promoting a safe, inclusive environment outweighed assistant principal's First Amendment interest in making offensive political Facebook post. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 31, 2025
California Apartment Assn. v. City of Pasadena
While Pasadena's Measure H, which added provisions to the City Charter pertaining to rent control and evictions, was a constitutionally permissible Charter amendment, state law preempted some provisions. 		Constitutional Law 2DCA/7 Dec. 22, 2025
Reges v. Cauce
Under the *Pickering* balancing test, defendant university failed to demonstrate its legitimate institutional interests outweighed plaintiff professor's First Amendment interest in speaking about a public concern matter in the university setting. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 22, 2025
City of San Jose v. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn.
Because City had a legal obligation to address its pension shortfall, the constitutional debt limit did not restrict the City's discretion in determining how to address that obligation. 		Municipal Law, Constitutional Law CASC Dec. 19, 2025
In re Thai
Limiting types of prison conduct credits available to advance youth parole eligibility date while allowing non-youthful offenders to utilize other types of credits did not violate equal protection. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law 1DCA/4 Dec. 18, 2025
U.S. v. Avalos
Deciding Service officers in administrative removal proceedings are not "inferior Officers" subject to the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. 		Constitutional Law, Immigration 9th Dec. 18, 2025
Picayune Rancheria v. North Fork Rancheria
Voters' rejection, through Proposition 48, of governor's concurrence authorizing an off-reservation casino rendered the concurrence void ab initio. 		Native American Affairs, Constitutional Law 5DCA Dec. 17, 2025
People v. Crenshaw
Because assault weapons fall outside the Nation's historical tradition of constitutionally protected firearms, prohibiting their possession does not violate the United States Constitution. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law 1DCA/5 Dec. 16, 2025
Amended Order: State of Oregon v. Trump
Because President Trump's action to federalize the Oregon National Guard in response to Portland ICE facility unrest was within his statutory authority, State of Oregon's ultra vires claim failed. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 10, 2025
Salazar v. Majestic Realty Co.
Trial court erred in denying plaintiff's request to preliminarily enjoin shopping centers from enforcing their total ban on the expressive activity of handing out leaflets. 		Constitutional Law 2DCA/1 Dec. 8, 2025
Modification: Taking Offense v. State of California
By regulating discriminatory conduct rather than suppressing protected expression, the statute safeguarding long-term care residents from repeated misgendering survived constitutional challenge. 		Constitutional Law CASC Dec. 1, 2025
Amended Opinion: Youth 71Five Ministries v. Williams
Religious organization that was denied grant funding based on government rule prohibiting religious discrimination was not entitled to a preliminary injunction because the rule likely withstood rational-basis review. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 1, 2025
Lorenzo v. San Francisco Zen Center
Despite being a Zen Buddhist minister, former employee's wage-and-hour claims were not barred by First Amendment's Religious Clauses' ministerial exception. 		Employment Law, Constitutional Law 1DCA/5 Nov. 25, 2025
Camacho v. Northern Mariana Islands Settlement Fund
Under Northern Mariana Islands law, because cost-of-living allowances are not mandatory, retiree was not entitled to those benefits despite settlement agreement's "Full Benefits" designation. 		Constitutional Law 9th Nov. 21, 2025
Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los Angeles
Requiring complainants to read and sign advisory notice that filing a knowingly false complaint of police misconduct was a crime placed an unconstitutional burden on speech. 		Constitutional Law CASC Nov. 11, 2025
Taking Offense v. State of California
By regulating discriminatory conduct rather than suppressing protected expression, the statute safeguarding long-term care residents from repeated misgendering survived constitutional challenge. 		Constitutional Law CASC Nov. 7, 2025
Valame v. Trump
Equal Rights Amendment-based challenge to Military Selective Service Act's requirement that men register for selective service was properly dismissed for failure to state a claim. 		Constitutional Law 9th Nov. 5, 2025
Pena v. City of Los Angeles
The government's destruction of private property when necessary for the defense of public safety is exempt from the scope of the Takings Clause. 		Constitutional Law 9th Nov. 5, 2025
Oregon Right to Life v. Stolfi
Non-religious employer with alleged sincerely held religious beliefs regarding abortion was entitled to constitutional protection because its board members had shared beliefs that were recognized and promulgated through the corporation. 		Constitutional Law 9th Nov. 3, 2025
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