| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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21A477
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Austin v. U. S. Navy Seals 1-26
Order |
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Mar. 29, 2022 | ||
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21-379
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Texas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Opinion |
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Mar. 29, 2022 | ||
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21-468
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National Pork Producers v. Ross
Order |
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Mar. 29, 2022 | ||
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21-846
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Cruz v. Arizona
Order |
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Mar. 29, 2022 | ||
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21-869
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Andy Warhold Foundation v. Goldsmith
Order |
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Mar. 29, 2022 | ||
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20-30251
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U.S. v. Kvashuk
Search warrant affidavit showed a fair probability that evidence of defendant stealing millions in digital gift cards from his employer, Microsoft, would be found on a computer at defendant's residence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Nguyen | Mar. 29, 2022 |
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21-1158
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In re Jaswinder Singh Bhangoo
Debtor failed to show objective evidence of an intent to return to his principal dwelling for his claimed automatic homestead exemption. |
Bankruptcy |
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J. Brand | Mar. 29, 2022 |
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E077791
|
In re K.T.
In order to ensure that the Indian Child Welfare Act is not applicable, courts and agencies have a duty to actively investigate possible Native American ancestry when there is a suggestion of the child's possible tribal membership. |
Juveniles |
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M. Slough | Mar. 28, 2022 |
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A161575
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Pacifica Firefighters Assn. v. City of Pacifica
A measure prescribing procedures in the event of an impasse in labor disputes with city firefighters was unenforceable as a usurpation of authority the legislature exclusively granted to city councils. |
Government |
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J. Kline | Mar. 28, 2022 |
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A161150
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Tola v. Bryant
Intel board of directors' actions after security vulnerabilities to its microprocessors were exposed did not constitute bad faith and dismissal with prejudice was appropriate. |
Corporations |
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G. Burns | Mar. 28, 2022 |
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20-73420
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Laidlaw's Harley Davidson Sales v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Code requires written approval of a penalty assessment, but that approval can be validly given even after communicating the penalty to a taxpayer as long as the process is still ongoing. |
Tax |
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C. Bea | Mar. 28, 2022 |
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17-99000
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Ross v. Davis
California Supreme Court reasonably determined that a special circumstances instruction included the necessary specific intent to satisfy the culpability requirement rendering an erroneous jury instruction harmless error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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K. Wardlaw | Mar. 28, 2022 |
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F079926
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Cleveland v. Taft Union High School Dist.
School district was vicariously liable for injuries sustained by student because district's threat assessment team's acts and omissions fell outside the immunity provided for mental examinations. |
Immunity |
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D. Franson | Mar. 28, 2022 |
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B309918
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Flores v. Department of Transportation
Because plaintiffs filed a suit for injunctive relief, and injunctive relief is forward-looking, the revised version of the statute at issue applied rather than the version in place during the events in question. |
Government |
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A. Harutunian | Mar. 25, 2022 |
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G058397
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Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc.
Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) claims cannot be dismissed based on manageability as that requirement is rooted in class actions, not PAGA principles. |
Employment Law |
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E. Moore | Mar. 25, 2022 |
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21A471
|
Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Governor failed to provide evidence that the drawing of a new, majority-black district in his proposed electoral map was required under the Voting Rights Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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P. Curiam (USSC) | Mar. 25, 2022 |
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21-5592
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Ramirez v. Collier
Texas failed to show that a categorical ban on audible prayer in the execution chamber was not the least restrictive means of furthering the state's compelling interest in preventing disruptions in the chamber. |
Prisoners' Rights |
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J. Roberts | Mar. 25, 2022 |
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20-804
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Houston Community College System v. Wilson
A community college's Board of Trustee's purely verbal censure did not give rise to an actionable First Amendment claim because it was not a materially adverse action. |
Constitutional Law |
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N. Gorsuch | Mar. 25, 2022 |
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21-50086
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U.S. v. Mendez
The Juvenile Delinquency Act was not applicable where defendant continued to participate in a conspiracy after reaching the age of majority. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Tallman | Mar. 25, 2022 |
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20-35416
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Amended Opinion: Ballou v. McElvain
A police chief was not entitled to qualified immunity when an officer asserted that she had been retaliated against for filing sex-discrimination lawsuits. |
Civil Rights |
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M. Berzon | Mar. 25, 2022 |
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19-56462
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Estate of Najera Aguirre v. County of Riverside
Police officer was not entitled to summary judgment based on qualified immunity because evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, showed that his use of force was not objectively reasonable. |
Qualified Immunity |
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M. McKeown | Mar. 25, 2022 |
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B309764
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Buena Vista Water Storage Dist. v. Kern Water Bank Authority
Public water agency's environmental impact report for storage project to divert excess water met California Environmental Quality Act requirements with its good faith efforts at full disclosure. |
Environmental Law |
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M. Tangeman | Mar. 24, 2022 |
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F080827
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Reyes v. Beneficial State Bank
The Holder Rule does not preempt states from authorizing recovery of attorney's fees beyond what the Holder Rule ordinarily allows. |
Consumer Law |
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C. Poochigian | Mar. 24, 2022 |
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20-17465
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Weston Family Partnership v. Twitter
Twitter, Inc. had no legal duty to disclose immediately the software bugs in its Mobile App Promotion product, given that its earlier statements about the product's progress were qualified and vague. |
Securities |
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K. Lee | Mar. 24, 2022 |
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C090196
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Michaels v. State Personnel Board (Public Employees' Retirement System)
One-year period for voiding state civil service appointments begins on date position is offered to and accepted by the state employee. |
Government |
|
A. Hoch | Mar. 23, 2022 |
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A161556
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Schmier v. City of Berkeley
Condominium owner's complaint disputing the meaning of certain language of lien agreements with the city was not subject to the 90-day limitations period set forth in the Government Code. |
Government |
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K. Banke | Mar. 23, 2022 |
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20-16159
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New Harvest Christian Fellowship v. City of Salinas
Where city's zoning regulation expressly, facially distinguishes between religious and nonreligious assemblies, the city failed to show similar treatment with similarly situated, nonreligious counterparts. |
Civil Rights |
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J. Rakoff | Mar. 23, 2022 |
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19-10451
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U.S. v. Wells
A special condition of supervised release, whose definition of "computer" could be understood to encompass household objects, was unconstitutionally vague. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Wallace | Mar. 23, 2022 |
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20-35579
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Balla v. State of Idaho
Conflicting testimony regarding medical treatment at Idaho state prison facility was not sufficient to show deliberate indifference for an alleged Eighth Amendment violation. |
Prisoners' Rights |
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M. Smith | Mar. 23, 2022 |
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A155955
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In re Friend
Certificate of appealability as to claims in defendant's second habeas petition, pursuant to Proposition 66, was denied because defendant failed to allege specific facts that showed ineffective assistance. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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C. Fujisaki | Mar. 23, 2022 |