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Tobar v. United States
U.S. must face federal lawsuit by crew of Ecuadorian fishing boat that was boarded, searched and towed by U.S. Coast Guard. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 26, 2013
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital v. Washington State Dept. of Health
Washington may regulate hospitals where elective, nonsurgical heart procedures are performed without committing constitutional violations. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 24, 2013
Montana Shooting Sports Association v. Holder
Montana may not evade federal firearms regulations by enacting law declaring that such regulations do not apply to guns made in Montana. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 26, 2013
Calguns Foundation Inc. v. County of San Mateo
San Mateo County may enforce ordinance banning carrying of firearms in parks and recreational areas because county may place restrictions on carry licenses. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 5, 2013
Cline v. OK Coalition for Reproductive
Order 		Constitutional Law Jun. 30, 2013
United States v. Windsor
Federal law denying benefits to legally married same-sex couple is found unconstitutional as it deprives equal liberty of persons protected by Fifth Amendment. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 26, 2013
Hollingsworth v. Perry
Opponents of same-sex marriage lack standing to appeal lower court’s ruling overturning California’s ban on gay marriage. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 26, 2013
Shelby County v. Holder
Formula used to determine what states are subject to additional restrictions under Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional under current conditions. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 25, 2013
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Undergraduate admissions process that considers race as factor must be strictly scrutinized and how process works in practice must be closely examined. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 24, 2013
Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International Inc.
Requiring recipients to pledge allegiance to government’s policy of eradicating prostitution as condition of receiving funds to combat HIV/AIDS worldwide violates First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 20, 2013
American Trucking Associations Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
Federal law preempts Port of Los Angeles’ Clean Truck Program, which imposed placard and parking requirements on short-haul truck operators. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 13, 2013
City of San Diego v. Boggess
Under Second Amendment, city may seize 72-year-old woman's firearms from her home and destroy them after she threatened to commit suicide. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 11, 2013
Horne v. Dept. of Agriculture
Raisin farmers' takings claim is not premature for review because Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act creates alternative avenue for takings claims. 		Constitutional Law Jun. 10, 2013
Isaacson v. Horne
Arizona law banning abortions at or after 20 weeks of gestation is unconstitutional because it necessarily prohibits pre-viability abortions. 		Constitutional Law May 22, 2013
Acosta v. City of Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa's prohibition on 'disorderly, insolent, or disruptive behavior' at city council meetings is unconstitutional because it limits protected speech. 		Constitutional Law May 6, 2013
McBurney v. Young
Virginia may deny non-citizens access to the public records of its agencies under Virginia's Freedom of Information Act. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 30, 2013
MHC Financing Limited Partnership v. City of San Rafael
Although value of mobilehome park was seriously diminished due to city’s rent control ordinance, city's regulation does not amount to unconstitutional taking. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 18, 2013
Associated General Contractors of America San Diego Chapter Inc. v. California Dept. of Transporation
Caltrans' affirmative action program does not unconstitutionally provide race- and sex-based preferences on federally assisted transportation contracts. 		Constitutional Law Apr. 17, 2013
Schmeer v. County of Los Angeles
Plastic ban ordinance requiring 10-cent charge for each paper carryout bag does not violate California's Constitution because charge is not a tax. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 13, 2013
Schmeer v. County of Los Angeles
Plastic ban ordinance requiring 10-cent charge for each paper carryout bag does not violate California's Constitution because charge is not a tax. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 25, 2013
Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona
Town's restrictions on church's signs, which invited others in community to attend services, do not unconstitutionally discriminate between forms of noncommercial speech. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 11, 2013
Prigmore v. City of Redding
City may not restrict leafleting in outdoor area around public library because area was considered public forum where free speech rights are protected. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 13, 2012
OSU Student Alliance v. Ray
Student alliance brings valid free speech claim alleging university official confiscated conservative student newspaper according to unwritten school policy. 		Constitutional Law Oct. 24, 2012
Arizona, et al. v. Inter Tribal Council, et al.
Order 		Constitutional Law Oct. 16, 2012
Dex Media West Inc. v. City of Seattle
Yellow pages telephone directories are entitled to First Amendment protection because advertisements did not make directories entirely commercial speech. 		Constitutional Law Oct. 16, 2012
Charles v. City of Los Angeles
Billboard advertisement for 'E! News' television show constitutes commercial speech, which is subject to city's permit requirements. 		Constitutional Law Oct. 16, 2012
Tennant v. Jefferson County Commission
West Virginia’s congressional redistricting plan, which has 0.79 percent population variance, does not violate U.S. Constitution's ‘one person, one vote’ principle. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 26, 2012
Sanders County Republican Central Committee v. Bullock
State may not criminally punish political party when it endorses judicial candidates because such conduct would infringe on free speech rights. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 19, 2012
Acosta v. City of Costa Mesa
Provision in ordinance prohibiting ‘insolent’ behavior at city meetings is invalid because it needlessly prohibited non-disruptive behavior. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 6, 2012
Halajian v. D & B Towing
Towing company’s withholding of vehicle is not wrongful because driver’s license and automobile registration requirements do not violate right to travel. 		Constitutional Law Sep. 5, 2012
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