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Riley v. Bondi
Board of Immigration Appeals orders denying withholding-only immigration removal proceedings are not final orders of removal and such proceedings do not render an existing final order non-final. 		Immigration USSC Jun. 27, 2025
Gutierrez v. Saenz
Death row prisoner had standing to bring section 1983 claim challenging Texas's postconviction DNA testing procedures under the Due Process Clause. 		Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure USSC Jun. 27, 2025
Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
Medicaid statute did not create a "right" that would allow Planned Parenthood to pursue a civil rights violation claim against the state of South Carolina for disallowing use of state funds for abortions. 		Civil Rights USSC Jun. 27, 2025
Hewitt v. U.S.
The First Step Act confers the benefit of the Act's more lenient penalties to defendants facing post-Act resentencing following vacatur of their pre-Act sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure USSC Jun. 27, 2025
Idaho Conservation League v. Bonneville Power Administration
Bonneville Power Administration's decision to spend only 10 percent of excess reserves on fish and wildlife protection was not a breach of its obligations under the Northwest Power Act. 		Environmental Law 9th Jun. 27, 2025
People v. Rhodius
Except for sentencing enhancements for sexually violent offenses, any prior-prison-term enhancement imposed prior to 2020 is legally invalid, regardless of whether it was actually executed or stayed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Jun. 27, 2025
People v. Wiley
Overruling *People v. Towne*, California Supreme Court determined that trial court, in imposing the upper term based on aggravating facts not decided by a jury, engaged in impermissible fact finding. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Jun. 27, 2025
A.B. v. County of San Diego
Because properly trained officers could know that placing body weight on a hogtied individual gasping, "can't breathe" could constitute deadly force, trial court erred in granting summary judgment on negligent-training claim. 		Torts 4DCA/1 Jun. 27, 2025
Eshagian v. Cepeda
A tenant cannot appeal a judgment for possession in an unlawful detainer proceeding if the landlord has outstanding damages claims that have not been adjudicated. 		Torts 2DCA/7 Jun. 27, 2025
Modification: Sacramento Television Stations Inc. v. Superior Court (City of Roseville)
Generalized concerns about victim trauma and fair-trial publicity were insufficient to find that "active investigation" exemption to the California Public Records Act absolved police of their duty to release bodycam footage. 		Public Records Act 3DCA Jun. 27, 2025
Scott v. County of Riverside
County's fee to determine timeshare owners' portion of property tax was a tax requiring voter approval because it failed to provide evidence of the actual expenditures incurred in assessing the fee. 		Tax 4DCA/1 Jun. 26, 2025
People v. Trent
Vacatur of defendant's murder conviction under Penal Code section 1172.6 rendered his gang offense "nonfinal" for purposes of the retroactive application of Assembly Bill No. 333. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Jun. 26, 2025
People v. Dixon
Criminal defendant was not eligible to have his death sentence reduced under Penal Code Section 1172.75 because habeas corpus remained the exclusive method for collaterally attacking such a sentence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/7 Jun. 26, 2025
Cradduck v. Hilton Domestic Operating Co.
Denial of continuance and dismissal of complaint were proper where plaintiff and his counsel failed to request the continuance in writing and failed to appear as ordered for trial. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/3 Jun. 26, 2025
People v. Munoz
Despite not requiring unanimity amongst jurors as to which specific overt act was required for conspiracy to commit murder, jury instructions did not violate Sixth Amendment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/5 Jun. 26, 2025
Allison v. Dignity Health
Where adjudicating defendant employer's affirmative defense against meal break violations would create too many individualized inquiries to support class treatment, trial court appropriately decertified class treatment. 		Employment Law, Civil Procedure 1DCA/4 Jun. 26, 2025
In re Brissette
Penal code sections 1172.2 and 1170.1(c) are not irreconcilable--the latest court to impose a sentence in a multiple-case situation is the sentencing court, which then becomes the court to rule on compassionate release. 		Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Jun. 25, 2025
People v. Ramos
No evidentiary error when trial court admitted transcripts from co-participant's jury trial to determine that defendant was ineligible for Penal Code section 1172.6 resentencing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence 4DCA/3 Jun. 25, 2025
People v. Walts
Protective order forbidding convicted sex offender from contacting his ex-wife and two of his children was inappropriate where they were not named as victims of his underlying offense of conviction. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Jun. 25, 2025
Dept. of Homeland Security v. D.V.D.
Order 		USSC Jun. 25, 2025
Cervantes-Torres v. U.S.
Petitioner's writ of error coram nobis request was properly denied when the facts corroborated that the purported error did not involve a "most fundamental character" mistake. 		Immigration 9th Jun. 25, 2025
Norman v. Strateman
Trial court erred in granting motion to enforce derivative lawsuit settlement when it failed to appropriately review and evaluate the settlement. 		Corporations 1DCA/3 Jun. 24, 2025
Wong v. Dong
Interlocutory appeal was unavailable from order denying special motion to strike malicious prosecution claim subsequently filed by original target of a strategic lawsuit against public participation. 		Anti-SLAPP, Civil Procedure 1DCA/5 Jun. 24, 2025
Marriage of Adeyeye and Faramaye
The income of a sponsored immigrant should be considered in calculating the sponsor-spouse's support obligation under an I-864 affidavit. 		Family Law, Immigration 4DCA/3 Jun. 24, 2025
City of Buffalo v. Hyundai Motor America Inc.
Order 		9th Jun. 24, 2025
Scheibe v. ProSupps USA LLC
State-law mislabeling claim was not preempted where the complaint alleged single-sample testing, allowing a court to reasonably infer supplement may have been misbranded under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act's multi-sample testing. 		Consumer Law 9th Jun. 24, 2025
Island Industries v. Sigma Corp.
19 U.S.C. section 1592, which prohibits imports predicated on false statements, did not displace the False Claims Act in action alleging that defendant fraudulently evaded anti-dumping laws. 		Commercial Law, Government 9th Jun. 24, 2025
CoStar Group v. Commercial Real Estate Exchange
Allegations that competitor held dominant market share and was able to charge supracompetitive prices were sufficient to plausible state a claim that the competitor had violated the Sherman Act. 		Antitrust 9th Jun. 24, 2025
People v. Barrett
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing evidence of defendant's violent character after defense counsel sought to introduce evidence of victim's violent character. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Jun. 24, 2025
Food and Drug Administration v. R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co.
Judicial review of Food and Drug Administration denial of e-cigarette manufacturer's application may be pursued by manufacturer's retailer allies who would be affected by the decision. 		Civil Procedure USSC Jun. 23, 2025
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