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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Stolfi
Oregon law requiring prescription drug manufacturers to report information related to their products to the government, which in turn disclosed it to the public, did not violate the First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 27, 2025
Modification: Washington v. County of San Diego
Because Government Code section 27701 requires active practice of law in the year immediately preceding appointment, a sitting judge was ineligible for public defender position. 		Attorneys 4DCA/3 Aug. 27, 2025
U.S. v. Olivas
District court did not plainly err by admitting expert's opinion that gang "secretaries," such as defendant, know "everything" about gang activities because the statements were not explicitly about defendant's mental state. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 26, 2025
Lopez v. Bondi
Order 		9th Aug. 26, 2025
Garza v. Woods
Procedural due process claim regarding unclaimed property held by the State was adequately pleaded where the plaintiff alleged a lack of pre-deprivation notice from the State. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 26, 2025
People v. Fletcher
Assembly Bill 333's narrowed gang definitions apply to the determination of whether a prior conviction qualifies as a serious or violent felony for purposes of the Three Strikes law and prior serious felony enhancements. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Aug. 26, 2025
Washington v. County of San Diego
Because Government Code section 27701 requires active practice of law in the year immediately preceding appointment, a sitting judge was ineligible for public defender position. 		Attorneys 4DCA/3 Aug. 25, 2025
Modification: People v. Wright
Despite the trial court providing incorrect jury instructions regarding the defendant's involuntary intoxication defense, because the overall evidence displayed the required intent for robbery, the error was harmless. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Aug. 25, 2025
Johnson v. Connie, LLC
Broad statutory wording prohibiting knowingly obtaining stolen property included receipt of illegally increased rent payments where the rent increase resulted from careful planning and deliberation. 		Real Property 4DCA/3 Aug. 25, 2025
Balandran v. Balandran
Court order granting grandparents' visitation rights infringed on mother's parenting rights, where mother was a fit parent who already allowed grandparents to visit the children of their deceased son. 		Family Law 2DCA/3 Aug. 25, 2025
Shoshone Bannock Tribes v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Purported land exchange by the Bureau of Land Management was precluded by statute that limited disposal of the subject lands to certain laws and for certain purposes. 		Native American Affairs 9th Aug. 25, 2025
Flaxman v. Ferguson
District court erroneously dismissed as unripe professors' lawsuit challenging investigatory policies of the Washington State Executive Ethics Board after the Board investigated the professors for misusing state email addresses. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 25, 2025
Caru Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Anthony
Permanent injunction requiring humane-surrender of defendant's dogs without further due process was overbroad and unauthorized. 		Animal Law 1DCA/5 Aug. 22, 2025
In re Dixon
Staff member who originally classified the severity of inmate's alleged rule violation was statutorily prohibited from serving as the final reviewing officer for the disciplinary hearing. 		Prisoners' Rights 4DCA/1 Aug. 22, 2025
People v. Wright
Despite the trial court providing incorrect jury instructions regarding the defendant's involuntary intoxication defense, because the overall evidence displayed the required intent for robbery, the error was harmless. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Aug. 22, 2025
City of Salinas v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Under former Labor Code section 5909, though Workers' Compensation Appeals Board acted in excess of its jurisdiction in granting employee's reconsideration request, equitable tolling principles applied. 		Workers' Compensation 6DCA Aug. 22, 2025
People v. Singleton
Trial court lacked jurisdiction to resentence defendant to longer term even though the defendant's initial sentence was unauthorized. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/7 Aug. 22, 2025
Lake v. Gates
Order 		9th Aug. 22, 2025
Amended Opinion: 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 Aug. 22, 2025
Halverson v. Burgum
Mandamus action seeking to compel Bureau of Indian Affairs compliance was barred by sovereign immunity. 		Immunity 9th Aug. 22, 2025
Thakur v. Trump
Order 		9th Aug. 22, 2025
Iloff v. LaPaille
Employers asserting good faith defense to liquidated damages for unpaid minimum wages must show a reasonable attempt to determine the law's requirements and a good faith effort to comply. 		Employment Law CASC Aug. 22, 2025
Byrne v. Rule
Opinion 		2DCA/6 Aug. 21, 2025
Johnson v. Stoneridge Creek Pleasanton CCRC
Consumer Legal Remedies Act's fee-recovery provision did not prohibit a continuing care retirement community from funding its defense costs--in a lawsuit brought by a resident--through the monthly fees charged to residents. 		Consumer Law 1DCA/4 Aug. 21, 2025
U.S. v. Manning
In light of *United States v. Barker*, courts may not bifurcate a trial on the different elements of a single Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR) murder charge. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 21, 2025
U.S. v. State of Alaska
*Katie John*, interpreting "public lands" in Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, was not clearly irreconcilable with *Sturgeon II*'s interpretation of "public lands" in Title I. 		Water Rights 9th Aug. 21, 2025
Thomson v. Hodgson
District court erroneously found as a matter of law that rock band Supertramp's royalties-sharing agreement was terminable "after a reasonable time" due to the absence of an express duration. 		Contracts 9th Aug. 21, 2025
Sneed v. Talphera
The potentially misleading nature of "Tongue and Done," a slogan for defendant's under-the-tongue opioid, was insufficient for shareholders to plead falsity under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act. 		Securities 9th Aug. 21, 2025
Moncada v. Rubio
Man born and living in the United States for over 70 years was not a birthright citizen because of his father's apparent diplomatic immunity at the time of his birth. 		Constitutional Law, Immunity 9th Aug. 21, 2025
Modification: Marriage of R.K. and G.K.
Father in custody proceedings forfeited due process claims on appeal because he never raised them before the trial court. 		Civil Procedure, Family Law 2DCA/6 Aug. 20, 2025
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