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Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif
Not unconstitutional for bankruptcy litigants to waive right to Article III adjudication of Stern claims, and have them heard by bankruptcy judge.
Constitutional Law May 26, 2015
A-1 A-Lectrician Inc. v. Snipes
Hawaii's campaign finance law requiring corporation to register as 'noncandidate committee' is not unconstitutionally vague in light of limiting construction.
Constitutional Law May 20, 2015
Comptroller of Treasury of MD v. Wynne
Maryland's personal income tax system that results in multiple taxation and discourages out-of-state economic enterprise violates dormant Commerce Clause.
Constitutional Law May 18, 2015
Gerawan Farming v. Agricultural Labor Rel. Bd.
Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation process, part of Cal. Labor Code, deemed an unconstitutional delegation of authority for its lack of guidance or standards.
Constitutional Law May 17, 2015
Sam Francis Foundation v. Christie's Inc.
Provision of California Resale Royalty Act regulating fine art sales where 'the seller resides in California' violates dormant Commerce Clause in sales that take place wholly outside California.
Constitutional Law May 5, 2015
Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar
Florida law prohibiting judges and judicial candidates from personally soliciting funds for their judicial campaign does not violate First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Apr. 29, 2015
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Bennett
Arizona’s voter registration law imposes at most, a <EM>de minimus</EM> burden and is rationally related to the state’s legitimate interest.
Constitutional Law Apr. 26, 2015
U.S. v. Mazzarella
Employee assisting government by collective allegedly fraudulent employer’s documents may have violated employer’s Fourth Amendment rights, though her motive may have been simply to ‘do the right thing.’
Constitutional Law Apr. 20, 2015
Delano Farms Co. v. Cal. Table Grape Com.
California Table Grape Commission’s conduct is government speech and thus immune from challenge under the constitution.
Constitutional Law Apr. 6, 2015
Sedlock v. Baird
School yoga program did not constitute an establishment of religion in violation of the California Constitution.
Constitutional Law Apr. 5, 2015
Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc.
Supremacy Clause does not confer private right of action; Medicaid providers cannot sue to enforce Section 30(A) of Medicaid Act.
Constitutional Law Mar. 31, 2015
Grady v. North Carolina
North Carolina’s satellite-based monitoring program of recidivist sex offender constitutes a Fourth Amendment search, and may be unreasonable.
Constitutional Law Mar. 30, 2015
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama
Incorrect legal standard applied to racial gerrymandering claim where court considered state ‘as a whole’ rather than on district-by-district basis.
Constitutional Law Mar. 25, 2015
Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign v. King County
King County’s decision to pull organization’s ad due to threats of violent disruption does not violate organization’s First Amendment rights.
Constitutional Law Mar. 18, 2015
CPR for Skid Row v. City of Los Angeles
Penal Code § 403 deemed unconstitutional as applied to Skid Row protestors who disturb meetings covered under Elections Code Section 18340.
Constitutional Law Mar. 10, 2015
Allen v. City of Sacramento
Homeless campers may pursue equal protection challenge concerning City of Sacramento’s camping ordinance.
Constitutional Law Mar. 8, 2015
People v. Rebulloza
Waiver of self-incrimination as part of probation condition deemed unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Mar. 1, 2015
In re Art T.
Juvenile’s age part of objective standard used to determine whether right to attorney has been invoked.
Constitutional Law Feb. 12, 2015
Allen v. City of Sacramento
Homeless campers may pursue equal protection challenge concerning City of Sacramento’s camping ordinance.
Constitutional Law Feb. 9, 2015
Rubin v. Padilla
‘Top-two’ electoral system, which essentially creates two-step general election process, is not unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Feb. 2, 2015
R.M. v. T.A.
Constitutionality of ‘presumed parent’ statute upheld.
Constitutional Law Jan. 29, 2015
In re A.L.
Amendment from charged, greater enhancement to non-charged, lesser enhancement does not violate due process if the lesser is “necessarily included” in the greater.
Constitutional Law Jan. 23, 2015
United States v. Rice
Delay in allowing self-representation does not violate defendant’s Sixth Amendment right if defendant is eventually allowed to present case in his own way.
Constitutional Law Jan. 23, 2015
Donahue Schriber Realty Group Inc. v. Nu Creation Outreach
Solicitors may be enjoined from soliciting donations on sidewalks next to store entrances at private shopping center because such area is not ‘public forum.’
Constitutional Law Jan. 7, 2015
Davis v. Electronic Arts Inc.
Former NFL players’ claims for unauthorized use of their likenesses against video game company not barred by ‘incidental use’ defense.
Constitutional Law Jan. 7, 2015
Vivid Entertainment LLC v. Fielding
County law requiring condom use by adult film performers does not violate First Amendment because it is narrowly tailored reduce sexually transmitted infections.
Constitutional Law Dec. 16, 2014
National Association for the Advancement of Multijurisdiction Practice v. Berch
Arizona Supreme Court’s rule that allows attorneys admission to state bar on motion is constitutional because it does not discriminate against non-residents.
Constitutional Law Dec. 8, 2014
Doe v. Harris
Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act, which provided registration requirements for sex offenders in relation to their Internet usage, violates First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Nov. 18, 2014
Latta v. Otter
Idaho may no longer prevent same-sex couples from marrying in light of U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of review in all pending same-sex marriage cases.
Constitutional Law Oct. 15, 2014
Latta v. Otter
Idaho and Nevada laws prohibiting same-sex marriage and refusing to recognize valid same-sex marriages performed elsewhere violate equal protection.
Constitutional Law Oct. 8, 2014