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U.S. v. Vongxay
Statute prohibiting felons from possessing firearms is reasonable restriction on Second Amendment right to bear arms. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 10, 2010
Graffiti Protective Coatings Inc. v. City of Pico Rivera
Action to compel city to award contract via competitive bidding is not subject to anti-SLAPP statute where city's rights were not involved. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 8, 2010
Brown v. Mortensen
Federal law that prohibits state from imposing requirements on persons furnishing information to consumer reporting agencies preempts Confidentiality of Medical Information Act. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 2, 2010
Stewart v. Rolling Stone LLC
Feature in magazine is protected noncommercial speech where advertisement content is distinguished from editorial content and despite close proximity in layout. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 29, 2010
Crowe v. County of San Diego
Boys wrongfully accused of murder rightfully claim Fifth Amendment violations when compelled statements were used against them in pretrial proceedings. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 28, 2010
People v. Barrett
Court is not required to advise proposed committee of her jury trial right, which may be waived by failure to request jury. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 25, 2010
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Government prohibition of expenditures by corporations violates First Amendment right to free speech. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 22, 2010
Poniktera v. Seiler
Regulation limiting photography inside poll stations is reasonable restriction to protect voter rights and does not violate First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 22, 2010
Crowe v. County of San Diego
Boys wrongfully accused of murder rightfully claim Fifth Amendment violations when compelled statements were used against them in pretrial proceedings. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 15, 2010
Clouthier v. County of Contra Costa
Detainee’s suicide is not caused by county’s deliberate indifference to serious risk of harm where suicidal detainee was placed in general population. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 15, 2010
Saher v. Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena
California statute for recovery of Holocaust-era artwork subject to 'field preemption analysis' based on federal government's exclusive foreign affairs power. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 15, 2010
Elliot-Park v. Manglona
Law enforcement officers are not entitled to qualified immunity when failing to investigate crime or make arrest due to racial discrimination. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 13, 2010
Mattos v. Agarano
Use of taser on wife in cramped quarters was reasonable where she obstructed officers from arresting husband during volatile situation. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 13, 2010
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Proposition 8 proponents’ internal campaign communications related to strategy and advertising are protected from discovery by First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 6, 2010
Sanchez v. Aerovias De Mexico S.A. De C.V.
Federal law preempts action against airline for collection of tourism tax without advising passengers about tax or right to refund. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 6, 2010
Caviness v. Horizon Community Learning Center Inc.
Arizona charter schools are not state actors for all purposes despite statutory classification of charter schools as 'public schools.' 		Constitutional Law Jan. 5, 2010
Bryan v. McPherson
Police officer uses excessive force by using Taser on man who posed no immediate threat and did not attempt to flee. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 29, 2009
American Meat Institute v. Leeman
Federal Meat Inspection Act preempts California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 with respect to point of sale warnings. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 24, 2009
People v. Lowery
Statute criminalizing threats to use force or violence, which does not require intent to commit further act, is not unconstitutionally overbroad. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 23, 2009
People v. Kennedy
Mandatory sex offender registration does not violate equal protection rights of defendant who attempted to exhibit harmful matter to minor. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 21, 2009
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
Proposition 8 proponents’ internal campaign communications related to strategy and advertising are protected from discovery by First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 15, 2009
Mayfield v. United States of America
Former Madrid train bombing suspect does not have standing to seek declaratory relief forcing government to destroy material obtained in searches and seizures. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 14, 2009
Greene v. Camreta
State cannot take child out of classroom to interview her about sexual abuse without warrant, court order, parental consent or exigent circumstances. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 14, 2009
Alvarez v. Smith
Court vacates judgment in moot case where presence of federal case played no role in causing termination of plaintiffs’ state forfeiture cases. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 9, 2009
Phillips v. Hust
Prison librarian is entitled to immunity from suit alleging constitutional violation for hindering inmate’s ability to comb-bind petition for writ of certiorari. 		Constitutional Law Dec. 2, 2009
Legal Aid Services of Oregon v. Legal Services Corp.
Federal legal aid funding is constitutional because restrictions were not based on viewpoints and alternative channels of communications were provided. 		Constitutional Law Nov. 23, 2009
Delano Farms Co. v. California Table Grape Commission
California Table Grape Commission's generic advertising constitutes government speech that is immune from First Amendment challenges. 		Constitutional Law Nov. 22, 2009
Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona
Content neutral restriction on characteristics and placement of signs is constitutional where plaintiff could communicate through several means and regulation was narrowly tailored. 		Constitutional Law Nov. 22, 2009
Matsuo v. United States of America
Federal law that provides federal employees in contiguous 48 states with additional compensation does not impose unconstitutional burden on right to travel. 		Constitutional Law Nov. 12, 2009
Norse v. City of Santa Cruz
Government officials are entitled to immunity from First Amendment claim stemming from ejection of meeting attendee for criticizing mayor with Nazi salute. 		Constitutional Law Nov. 3, 2009
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