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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
McCoy v. Stewart
Former gang member's conviction for speaking to other gang members violated the First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Mar. 4, 2002
Weston v. Cassata
Failure of county government to adequately notify welfare recipients of sanctions violated due process. requirements.
Constitutional Law Mar. 1, 2002
Animas Valley Sand and Gravel, Inc. v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of La Plata
Two-tiered inquiry in regulatory takings cases includes showing regulation renders land economically idle; proof of taking under fact-specific inquiry.
Constitutional Law Mar. 1, 2002
People v. Koverman
Trial court incorrectly suppressed defendant's statement because record didn't support objectively reasonable belief that statement was coerced.
Constitutional Law Feb. 28, 2002
TBG Insurance Services Corp. v. Superior Court
Party does not have reasonable expectation of privacy in use of home computer which is provided by his employer.
Constitutional Law Feb. 25, 2002
Washington Legal Foundation v. Legal Foundation of Washington
There is no taking of property without just compensation with respect to funds deposited into client trust fund accounts by Limited Practice Officers.
Constitutional Law Feb. 22, 2002
Lawley v. Department of Higher Education
Colorado Supreme Court upholds state Personnel Board's conclusion that university discriminated against Director of Parking Services when it terminated her position.
Constitutional Law Feb. 22, 2002
Lee v. Katz
State action found where private corporation lessor performed traditional public function within public forum.
Constitutional Law Feb. 22, 2002
Walker v. Kiousis
Civil Code Section 47.5, permitting peace officers to bring defamation suits against complainants, is unconstitutional content-based regulation of speech.
Constitutional Law Feb. 21, 2002
Ryan v. California Interscholastic Federation
High school athlete has no protectable right to participate in sports under federal or state constitution.
Constitutional Law Feb. 20, 2002
Keenan v. Superior Court (Sinatra)
California's 'Son of Sam' statute isn't overinclusive, and is constitutional, because it only applies to stories sold by convicted felons.
Constitutional Law Feb. 20, 2002
Olson v. City of Golden
Urban renewal authority is not subject to provisions of TABOR.
Constitutional Law Feb. 19, 2002
Trinen v. City and County of Denver
Denver ordinance restricting concealed weapons did not violate Colorado constitutional right to bear arms.
Constitutional Law Feb. 19, 2002
Thomas v. Chicago Park District
Ordinance requiring permits for large-scale events in parks is not subject-matter censorship and is constitutional.
Constitutional Law Jan. 31, 2002
Orin v. Barclay
Restriction on religious speech at anti-abortion protest on college campus violated First Amendment rights.
Constitutional Law Jan. 22, 2002
Kimmel v. Dowelanco
Intentional interference with prospective economic advantage claim is pre-empted by Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
Constitutional Law Jan. 14, 2002
Dusenbery v. United States
FBI's notice to incarcerated convict about the impending forfeiture of his property satisfied due process.
Constitutional Law Jan. 14, 2002
Sun Valley Packing v. Consep Inc.
Claims against pesticide manufacuturer, based on express oral guarantee and not adequacy of label, aren't pre-empted by federal statute.
Constitutional Law Jan. 10, 2002
Cook v. Gralike
Amendment to state constitution requiring political candidates to support term limits violates U.S. Constitution.
Constitutional Law Jan. 9, 2002
Lushbaugh v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.
Store's restrictions on speech activities are reasonable regulations of time, place and manner of speech.
Constitutional Law Jan. 8, 2002
Connerly v. State Personnel Board
Challenged statutory schemes, including state lottery provisions, are invalid insofar as they utilize race and gender classifications.
Constitutional Law Jan. 7, 2002
People v. Farrell
Trial court's admission of co-defendant's confession in defendant's trial did not violate confrontation clause.
Constitutional Law Jan. 7, 2002
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Burton
The federal Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 is valid abrogation of state sovereign immunity.
Constitutional Law Dec. 13, 2001
Adarand Constructors Inc. v. Slater
Construction company certification under subcontractor compensation clauses during challenge to its constitutionality doesn't render suit moot.
Constitutional Law Dec. 12, 2001
Faustin v. City and County of Denver
Although claim is moot, plaintiff still has standing to sue for damages and declaratory relief resulting from unlawful First Amendment prosecution.
Constitutional Law Dec. 6, 2001
Jackson v. City of Bremerton
Police did not use excessive force where family barbecue turned into melee of verbal and physical altercations with police.
Constitutional Law Dec. 6, 2001
Gerber v. Hickman
Prisoner's right to procreation survives incarceration and warden's reasons for prohibiting artificial insemination of prisoner's wife are insufficient to justify dismissal.
Constitutional Law Nov. 29, 2001
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing LLC v. Davis
Governor's commandeering orders, to extent they conflict with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements, are void under U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause.
Constitutional Law Nov. 29, 2001
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater
Federal contracts awarded in part on the basis of race are constitutional under strict scrutiny analysis.
Constitutional Law Nov. 26, 2001
Edwards v. City of Coeur D'Alene
City ordinance prohibiting signs with wooden or plastic handles violates demonstrators' free speech rights.
Constitutional Law Nov. 19, 2001