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Anaheim Mobile Estates v. State of California
Complaint failed to establish that Civil Code section 798.30.5 (limiting mobile home rent increases) is "confiscatory" in nature and thus facially unconstitutional. 		Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure 4DCA/3 Aug. 15, 2025
Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson
Religious institutions lacked standing to pursue First Amendment Free Exercise claim against state's licensure requirement for day care facilities because there was no "credible threat" of the provision's enforcement. 		Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 15, 2025
The Satanic Temple v. Labrador
Religious group lacked either associational or organizational standing when it failed to identify specific members injured by Idaho's anti-abortion law. 		Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 12, 2025
Wyatt B. v. Kotek
District court erred in finding that foster children in Oregon's legal but not physical custody lacked substantive due process interests. 		Dependency, Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 13, 2025
Powell v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Exchange Commission's policy that it will not settle a civil enforcement action unless defendant agrees not to publicly deny the allegations against him does not facially violate the First Amendment. 		Securities, Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 7, 2025
McMahon v. World Vision, Inc.
Ministerial exception barred plaintiff's employment discrimination claims because she, as a customer service representative, performed a "key religious function" when interfacing with potential donors. 		Employment Discrimination, Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 6, 2025
Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Carvalho
LAUSD's COVID-19 vaccination policy, which required all employees to be fully vaccinated, survived rational-basis review and thus defeated plaintiffs' constitutional challenge. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 1, 2025
Cheairs v. City of Seattle
Use of less-lethal ammunition that seriously injured bystander filming protest was not unreasonable force because reasonable officers could have concluded the protesters posed an immediate threat to property and police. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 4, 2025
Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
Regardless of whether the fee was legislatively or administratively imposed, *Nollan/Dolan* test for takings applies--in this case, leading to the conclusion that a traffic impact mitigation fee did not violate the takings clause. 		Real Property, Constitutional Law 3DCA Jul. 31, 2025
Modification: Getzels v. The State Bar of California
State Bar rule 2.30, which precludes inactive licensees from acting as private arbitrators and mediators, does not violate the Equal Protection Clauses of the federal and California Constitutions. 		Attorneys, Constitutional Law 2DCA/4 Jul. 28, 2025
Khatibi v. Hawkins
Continuing medical education (CME) "implicit bias" requirement does not violate the First Amendment because eligible CMEs constitute government speech, immune from the strictures of the Free Speech Clause. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 28, 2025
International Partners for Ethical Care Inc. v. Ferguson
Plaintiffs, anti-gender affirmation organizations and parents, lacked standing to challenge Washington laws regarding minors' access to mental health care and shelter services. 		Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure 9th Jul. 28, 2025
Burch v. City of Chubbuck
Public employee could not demonstrate First Amendment retaliation for speech activity occurring as part of the performance of his duties as a government employee because such speech was not protected. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 28, 2025
State of Washington v. Trump
District court did not err in preliminarily enjoining Executive Order revoking birthright citizenship. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 25, 2025
Rhode v. Bonta
California laws requiring background checks for every purchase of ammunition unconstitutionally burdened residents' Second Amendment rights. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 25, 2025
Bates v. Pakseresht
Oregon policy requiring prospective parents to respect adoptive child's gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression likely violated First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 25, 2025
People v. Thompson
Statutory distinction for resentencing petitions between juveniles sentenced to life without parole and juveniles sentenced to 50 years to life did not violate equal protection. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law 2DCA/3 Jul. 16, 2025
No Labels Party of Arizona v. Fontes
Arizona election law requiring Secretary of State to accept all eligible filings did not unduly burden the No Labels party's interests in controlling candidates from its party. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 14, 2025
U.S. v. Vlha
The Second Amendment does not cover conduct regulated by 18 U.S.C. section 922(a)(1)(A) because requiring commercial firearm manufacturers to obtain licenses does not meaningfully constrain would-be purchasers from obtaining firearms. 		Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jul. 10, 2025
Amended Opinion: Adams v. County of Sacramento
Personal text messages from a public employee regarding a racist image did not constitute a matter of legitimate public concern and therefore were not protected by the First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 10, 2025
People v. Bray
Probation restriction that defendant refrain from dating, socializing, or forming a romantic relationship with" any person with physical custody of a minor unless approved was unconstitutionally overbroad. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law 6DCA Jul. 1, 2025
Getzels v. The State Bar of California
State Bar rule 2.30, which precludes inactive licensees from acting as private arbitrators and mediators, does not violate the Equal Protection Clauses of the federal and California Constitutions. 		Attorneys, Constitutional Law 2DCA/4 Jun. 30, 2025
Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.
Preventive Services Task Force members subject to at-will removal by principal officer and whose recommendations could be blocked by said principal were inferior officers under the Appointments Clause. 		Constitutional Law, Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 30, 2025
Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers' Research
Federal Communications Commission's universal-service contribution scheme has an intelligible principle and thus does not violate the nondelegation clause. 		Constitutional Law, Commercial Law USSC Jun. 30, 2025
Mahmoud v. Taylor
Public school's no-opt-out policy for storybooks presenting LGBTQ+-inclusive perspectives likely violated religious parents' First Amendment rights to direct their children's religious upbringing. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 30, 2025
Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
Texas law requiring age-verification to access sexual material was subject to intermediate scrutiny, and because it only incidentally burdened adults' access, it did not violate Free Speech rights. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 30, 2025
Gutierrez v. Saenz
Death row prisoner had standing to bring section 1983 claim challenging Texas's postconviction DNA testing procedures under the Due Process Clause. 		Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure USSC Jun. 27, 2025
Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization
The exercise of personal jurisdiction over the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority under the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 23, 2025
Nguyen v. Bonta
California's law prohibiting the purchase of more than one firearm in a 30-day period violates the Second Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jun. 23, 2025
Damiano v. Grants Pass School District No. 7
Government failed to demonstrate its interests in avoiding disruption outweighed terminated employees' free speech interests as a matter of law, so summary judgment on First Amendment claims was premature. 		Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination 9th Jun. 19, 2025
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