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In re Grand Jury Subpoena
Attorney could not be ordered to provide privilege log of documents transferred to the attorney for seeking legal advice that would still have been privileged in the client's hands. 		Attorneys, Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 30, 2025
Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice v. Mayes
Defense attorneys' facial challenge to Arizona's Victim Contact Limit failed when it only contested a particular application of the statute, which would not be substantially disproportionate to the unchallenged, lawful use of the statute. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 24, 2025
Teter v. Lopez
Amendment of statute restricting possession of butterfly knives mooted Second Amendment challenge because new law did not burden the plaintiff's rights in the same fundamental way as the original version. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 23, 2025
TikTok Inc. v. Garland
The TikTok ban is content-neutral, subject to intermediate scrutiny, and does not violate the First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jan. 21, 2025
Project Veritas v. Schmidt
Oregon's conversational privacy statute requiring that notice be given before oral conversations may be recorded does not violate the First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jan. 8, 2025
Markel v. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
A mashgiach was considered a "minister" within the Union of Orthodox Jewish Organization of America, and therefore could not bring employment claims against the Organization. 		Employment Law, Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 31, 2024
Thomas v. County of Humboldt
Property owners alleged plausible Eighth Amendment claim under Excessive Fines Clause where County's administrative penalties and fees pertaining to cannabis abatement were apparently punitive rather than remedial. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 31, 2024
Moving Oxnard Forward Inc. v. Ascension
Where the record supported that City's measure to limit campaign contributions were not meant to avoid the appearance of *quid pro quo* corruption, it violated the First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law, Municipal Law 9th Dec. 23, 2024
California Resources Production Corp. v. Antioch City Council
Trial court properly dismissed suit alleging equal protection violations against city after it declined to extend plaintiff's agreement to operate gas pipeline. 		Government, Constitutional Law 1DCA/4 Dec. 20, 2024
Puente v. City of Phoenix
Defendant police officers were afforded qualified immunity against excessive force claims advanced by protestors injured by tear gas and projectiles at a political rally. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 20, 2024
Planned Parenthood v. Labrador
Idaho Attorney General's interpretation of the Idaho Code to prohibit physicians to refer women across state lines for abortion services likely violated the First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 5, 2024
Matsumoto v. Labrador
The "recruiting" prong of Idaho's abortion trafficking statute prohibited too broad a swath of protected speech and was deemed unconstitutional. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 3, 2024
U.S. v. King County
County-level executive order to ensure its airport's fixed base operators could no longer service Immigration and Custom Enforcement deportation flights violated the intergovernmental immunity doctrine. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 2, 2024
Fuqua v. Raak
Summary judgment on free exercise claim was not appropriate where reasonable fact finder could conclude chaplain refused religious dietary accommodation request based on assessment of correctness of the inmate's beliefs. 		Prisoners' Rights, Constitutional Law 9th Nov. 4, 2024
People v. Field
Equal protection principles were violated by requiring defendants to testify during their commitment trials under the Sexually Violent Predators Act. 		Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Oct. 30, 2024
Loffman v. California Dept. of Education
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act violated the Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution by limiting access to benefits to those who attended nonsectarian educational institutions. 		Constitutional Law, Education 9th Oct. 29, 2024
Kohn v. State Bar of California
Courts must analyze on a claim-by-claim basis whether Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act validly abrogates state sovereign immunity as to the specific conduct at issue. 		Constitutional Law, Attorneys 9th Oct. 22, 2024
Save Our Capitol! v. Dept. of General Services
Senate Bill 174--which limited Plaintiffs' CEQA challenges to a project concerning changes to the State Capitol--did not violate Article IV, Section 28 of the California Constitution. 		Environmental Law, Constitutional Law 3DCA Oct. 9, 2024
Amended Opinion: Civil Beat Law Center v. Maile
Hawai'i Court Records Rule mandating categorical sealing of all medical and health records filed in state court proceedings was unconstitutionally overbroad. 		Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 27, 2024
Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Mayes
Ninth Circuit overturned *Havens Realty* two-part test for organizational standing because it conflicted with U.S. Supreme Court's *Hippocratic Medicine* three-part test. 		Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 23, 2024
D'Augusta v. American Petroleum Institute
Plaintiffs were jurisdictionally barred from pursuing antitrust lawsuit against oil companies' purported collusion with Russia, Saudi Arabia, and former President Trump when it would involve intruding into executive branch powers. 		Constitutional Law, Antitrust 9th Sep. 17, 2024
Clarke v. Gordon
Administrative per se hearing violated due process where record indicated hearing officer had acted as adjudicator and advocate despite stating she was only acting as trier of fact. 		Administrative Agencies, Constitutional Law 4DCA/3 Sep. 16, 2024
City of Gridley v. Superior Court (McMillan)
City's decrease of existing electric utility rates did not violate the California Constitution because it did not impose, extend, or increase any tax or rate. 		Constitutional Law, Utilities 3DCA Sep. 13, 2024
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 Sep. 10, 2024
Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
Summary judgment was inappropriate where no evidence showed City's basis for setting parking citation late-payment penalty at 100 percent of the original fine was proportional and not arbitrary. 		Constitutional Law, Municipal Law 9th Sep. 10, 2024
Wolford v. Lopez
Ninth Circuit affirmed preliminary injunction prohibiting the enforcement of laws that restricting firearms in sensitive places such as hospitals, public transit, and places of worship. 		Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 9, 2024
Houston v. County of Maricopa
Because County's online "Mugshot Lookup," which included detainees' photos and personal information, served as a punishment, it implicated detainees' due process rights. 		Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 6, 2024
Sanderlin v. Dwyer
District court properly denied qualified immunity, where a reasonable factfinder could conclude that defendant officer violently retaliated against protester for peacefully exercising First Amendment rights. 		Qualified Immunity, Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 5, 2024
X Corp. v. Bonta
X (Twitter) was entitled to preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of California law requiring submission of reports about content-moderation policies because the law compelled non-commercial speech and was content-based regulation. 		Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 5, 2024
Hunter v. U.S. Dept. of Education
Religious colleges and universities relying on Title IX's religious exemption to discriminate against students on the basis of sexual orientation does not violate the Establishment Clause. 		Education, Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 3, 2024
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