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Lim v. City of Long Beach
City meets burden of justifying free speech restriction under adult entertainment zoning ordinance by specifying in good faith a reasonable list of potentially available properties.
Constitutional Law Aug. 22, 2000
Eller Media Co. v. City of Tucson
City's outdoor lighting regulations that require billboard lights be top-mounted to reduce interference with view of night sky meets rational basis.
Constitutional Law Aug. 21, 2000
Manybeads v. United States
Hopi Tribe is indispensable party in litigation between United States and Navajo families who lease Hopi land.
Constitutional Law Aug. 21, 2000
Californians For Scientific Integrity v. The Regents of the University of California
University may expend public funds for anti-smoking efforts when such an activity is clearly authorized by state Legislature.
Constitutional Law Aug. 18, 2000
Mason v. City of Denver
Order
Constitutional Law Aug. 8, 2000
Herring v. Keenan
Prison official who discloses probationer's HIV status may violate a constitutional privacy right but is entitled to qualified immunity.
Constitutional Law Aug. 7, 2000
Krusi v. S.J. Amoroso Construction Co. Inc.
Once cause of action in favor of prior owner of real property accrues, subsequent owner cannot collect against architect or contractor for same damages.
Constitutional Law Aug. 5, 2000
People v. Avila
Statute that punishes person who commits act of sodomy on victim unable to resist due to drug substance is constitutional.
Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2000
People v. Hanson
Statutorily mandated restitution fines fall within constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy that preclude imposition of more severe punishment on resentencing.
Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2000
Gentala v. City of Tucson
City may fund religious group's celebration and not offend Establishment Clause as long as no one religious group is favored over another.
Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2000
Headwaters Forest Defense v. County of Humbolt
Police use of pepper spray on non-violent, passive protesters can constitute an unreasonable use of force in violation of Fourth Amendment.
Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2000
Montclair Parkowners Association v. City of Montclair
'Younger abstention' requires district courts to dismiss once state court has commenced proceedings, even where result is refiling of appellees' federal complaint.
Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2000
Krusi v. S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., Inc.
Once cause of action in favor of prior owner of real property accrues, subsequent owner cannot collect against architect or contractor for same damages.
Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2000
Krusi v. S.J. Amoroso Construction Co.
Once cause of action in favor of prior owner of real property accrues, subsequent owner cannot collect against architect or contractor for same damages.
Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2000
Kasler v. Lockyer
1999 amendment to the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 is not unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Aug. 3, 2000
Ford v. Bank of America
Order
Constitutional Law Aug. 1, 2000
Diamond v. City of Taft
First Amendment not violated when city ordinance provides sufficient alternative avenues of communication.
Constitutional Law Jul. 26, 2000
Los Angeles Alliance for Survival v. City of Los Angeles
Ordinance regarding public solicitation for immediate donation or payment of funds is content neutral and should be evaluated under intermediate scrutiny standard.
Constitutional Law Jul. 18, 2000
Green v. City of Tuscon
Younger doctrine requires that federal court abstain from interfering with pending state judicial proceedings.
Constitutional Law Jul. 17, 2000
State v. Watson
Ordinance prohibiting blight and the accumulation of debris on personal property that jeopardizes health and safety does not impinge on substantive due process rights.
Constitutional Law Jul. 13, 2000
Garcia v. Chavez (In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title and Submission Clause)
'English Language Education in Public Schools' initiative does not violate single-subject requirement.
Constitutional Law Jul. 13, 2000
Mitchell v. Helms
Establishment Clause not violated by the 1981 Education and Improvement Act that funds religiously affiliated schools.
Constitutional Law Jul. 12, 2000
Hill v. Colorado
State law regulating speech-related conduct within 100 feet of health care facility is valid time, place and manner regulation.
Constitutional Law Jul. 10, 2000
Stenberg v. Carhart
Nebraska's statute criminalizing partial-birth abortions is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 10, 2000
Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
New Jersey public-accommodation law supporting gay scoutmaster's admittance violates Boy Scouts of America's First Amendment right of expressive association.
Constitutional Law Jul. 10, 2000
Stenberg v. Carhart
State legislation banning partial-birth abortions is overbroad and, therefore, unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth
Public university may charge students an activity fee to fund extracurricular speech, provided that program is viewpoint neutral.
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
Natsios v. Natl. Foreign Trade Council
Massachusetts statute limiting authority of state agencies to buy goods and services from persons doing business with Burma is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
Hill v. Colorado
Law requiring protesters to obtain consent before approaching within eight feet of others for protest and counseling activities is constitutional.
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000
United States v. Morrison
Certiorari granted
Constitutional Law Jul. 6, 2000