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Thompson v. Hebdon
Alaska's individual-to-candidate campaign contribution limit of $500 a year was not closely drawn to meet its objectives. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 2, 2021
National Pork Producers Council v. Ross
Proposition 12 does not impose impermissible extraterritorial effects where it is neither price-control nor price-affirmation statute. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 29, 2021
R-Calf v. Vilsack
Promotional materials by third-parties that are subject to Secretary of Agriculture's pre-approval is government speech and exempt from First Amendment scrutiny. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 28, 2021
Brach v. Newsom
California's ban on in-person schooling in private school setting abridges fundamental right of parents to control their children's education. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 27, 2021
Taking Offense v. State of California
Law that prohibited staff members of long-term care facilities from willfully and repeatedly referring to resident by pronoun other than resident's preferred pronoun was content-based and did not survive strict scrutiny. 		Constitutional Law 3DCA Jul. 20, 2021
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta
Compelling disclosure of charitable organizations' Schedule B information did not serve sufficiently important government interest and violated organizations' First Amendment right to free association. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jul. 2, 2021
PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey
Section 717f(h) of Natural Gas Act authorizes Federal Energy Regulatory Commission certificate holders to condemn all necessary rights-of-way, whether owned by private parties or States. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 30, 2021
U.S. v. Melgar-Diaz
Statute that punishes any alien who 'enters United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers' is not unconstitutional delegation of legislative power. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jun. 30, 2021
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
Appellate court's approach that conclusive decision is not 'final' unless plaintiff also complied with administrative processes in obtaining that decision is inconsistent with ordinary operation of civil-rights suits. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 29, 2021
TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez
Because mere existence of inaccurate information, absent dissemination, traditionally has not provided basis for lawsuit, class members' whose credit reports were not distributed to third parties did not suffer concrete harm. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 28, 2021
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
Although public schools may have special interest in regulating some off-campus student speech, student's interest in free expression here was not overcome. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 24, 2021
Meland v. Weber
Plaintiff plausibly alleged that Senate Bill 826 requires shareholders to discriminate on basis of sex when exercising their corporate voting rights, which adequately alleged injury in fact. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jun. 22, 2021
Fulton v. Philadelphia
State's refusal to contract with religious foster care agency for foster care services unless it certifies same-sex couples to be foster parents violated Free Exercise Clause. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 18, 2021
California v. Texas
Plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act because they had not shown injury fairly traceable to defendants' conduct enforcing minimum essential coverage provision. 		Constitutional Law USSC Jun. 18, 2021
County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Johnson & Johnson)
Discovery order granting motion to compel production of medical records and prescription data of patients in county programs to outside entity without notice to patients established 'serious invasion of privacy.' 		Constitutional Law 4DCA/1 Jun. 16, 2021
Webb v. Trader Joe's
Plaintiff's class action was expressly preempted because her state law claims would impose additional requirements that are not equivalent to federal Poultry Products Inspection Act. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jun. 7, 2021
All of Us or None etc. v. Hamrick
Superior court permitting public to search its electronic court index by inputting criminal defendants' known date of birth and driver's license number constitutes violation of California Rules of Court Rule 2.507. 		Constitutional Law California Courts of Appeal May 28, 2021
U.S. v. Gibson
Defendant's place restriction forbidding him from visiting any place primarily used by children was not unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. 		Constitutional Law 9th May 21, 2021
Witherow v. Baker
There was no precedent establishing that prison official's monitoring of inmate's legal calls with attorney representing him in civil matter violated inmate's Fourth Amendment rights; thus, qualified immunity was proper. 		Constitutional Law 9th May 19, 2021
Caniglia v. Strom
Police officer's 'community caretaking function,' such as providing aid, is not an open-ended license to perform searches anywhere. 		Constitutional Law USSC May 18, 2021
Amended Opinion: CFPB v. Seila Law
Although for-cause removal provision of statute establishing Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violated separation of powers, CFPB's current Director expressly ratified agency's earlier decisions after she knew she could be removed. 		Constitutional Law 9th May 17, 2021
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program
CalSavers is not preempted by Employee Retirement Income Security Act because CalSavers is maintained by the State not by employers. 		Constitutional Law 9th May 7, 2021
California Trucking Association v. Bonta
AB-5 does not bind, compel, or otherwise freeze into place particular price, route, or service of motor carrier; thus, it is not preempted by Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act. 		Constitutional Law 9th Apr. 29, 2021
U.S. v. Olsen
District court's interpretation of Speedy Trial Act's ends of justice provision--that continuances are appropriate only if holding a criminal jury trial would be impossible--was incorrect. 		Constitutional Law 9th Apr. 27, 2021
Bafford v. Northrop Grumman
Plaintiffs' state-law professional negligence and negligent misrepresentation claims were not preempted by ERISA since they did not have 'reference to or connection with' ERISA plan. 		Constitutional Law 9th Apr. 16, 2021
Tandon v. Newsom
Applicants were likely to succeed on merits of their free exercise claim with regard to California's COVID restrictions on religious gatherings; thus applicants were entitled to injunction. 		Constitutional Law USSC Apr. 13, 2021
Friends of the Earth v. Sanderson Farms
Advocacy Groups did not establish organizational standing because they had not diverted resources to combat alleged false advertisements, rather, the activities were continuations of their ongoing work. 		Constitutional Law 9th Apr. 1, 2021
Modification: Valley Baptist Church v. City of San Rafael
California's constitutional religious exemption did not extend to non ad valorem special property taxes. 		Constitutional Law 1DCA/1 Mar. 24, 2021
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski
A request for nominal damages satisfies the redressability element necessary for Article III standing where plaintiff's claim is based on a legal right violation. 		Constitutional Law USSC Mar. 9, 2021
Valley Baptist Church v. City of San Rafael
California's constitutional religious exemption did not extend to non ad valorem special property taxes. 		Constitutional Law 1DCA/1 Mar. 2, 2021
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