Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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13-56223
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Nozzi v. Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Housing Authority flyer informing of changes to 'payment standards' for Section 8 beneficiaries is incomprehensible to ordinary beneficiary and therefore violates due process of law. |
Civil Rights |
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Dec. 1, 2015 | |
13-15154
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Reza v. Pearce
Arizona Senator violates protester's First Amendment rights by banning him from state Senate building; court errs by granting Senator qualified immunity on summary judgment. |
Civil Rights |
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Nov. 20, 2015 | |
15-16142
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Public Integrity Alliance v. City of Tucson
City of Tucson's 'hybrid system' for selecting city council members violates the Equal Protection Clause. |
Civil Rights |
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Nov. 11, 2015 | |
14-1143
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Mullenix v. Luna
Officer entitled to qualified immunity during high speed car chase resulting man's death, where officer shot at vehicle before it went through spike strips, but after man relayed lethal threats. |
Civil Rights |
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Nov. 10, 2015 | |
14-35651
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Bradford v. Scherschlight
District court improperly dismissed plaintiff's underlying 'Devereaux' claim as untimely because, contrary to court's view, claim did not accrue until his acquittal. |
Civil Rights |
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Sep. 28, 2015 | |
15-35209
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International Franchise Association Inc. v. City of Seattle
Franchise association unable to show likely success on the merits not entitled to preliminary injunction preventing enactment of Seattle minimum wage ordinance. |
Civil Rights |
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Sep. 28, 2015 | |
13-15019
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Watson v. City of San Jose
New trial on damages warranted where jury instructions may have permitted jury to award damages for deprivations for which defendants were not responsible. |
Civil Rights |
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Sep. 9, 2015 | |
13-15077
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Nat'l Council of La Raza v. Cegavske
Civil rights organizations satisfy both Article III and statutory standing to allege Nevada violates Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act. |
Civil Rights |
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Sep. 4, 2015 | |
12-35809
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Lair v. Bullock
District court must revisit Montana's political contribution limits in light of new case setting forth formulation of what constitutes important state interest. |
Civil Rights |
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Sep. 2, 2015 | |
13-15844
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Bill v. Brewer
Court order compelling non-consenting officers to submit DNA samples to aid in investigation of fellow officer's suspicious death does not violate Fourth Amendment. |
Civil Rights |
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Sep. 1, 2015 | |
12-57229
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Carillo v. County of Los Angeles
Qualified immunity does not shield investigators for alleged 'Brady' violations for withholding material, exculpatory evidence related to 1984 murder. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 27, 2015 | |
13-15389
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Paeste v. Gov't of Guam
Guam taxpayers' equal protection claims are cognizable under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 where they seek injunction, rather than damages, against Guam officials. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 27, 2015 | |
13-15154
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Reza v. Pearce
Arizona Senator violates protester's First Amendment rights by banning him from state Senate building; court errs by granting Senator qualified immunity on summary judgment. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 19, 2015 | |
13-55632
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Patel v. City of Montclair
Police do not conduct a Fourth Amendment search merely by entering an area of private, commercial property that is open to the public. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 19, 2015 | |
14-35095
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American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County
Rejection of inaccurate proposed bus ad does not merit preliminary injunction as Seattle area transit agency has 'reasonable' ad policy determining low likelihood of plaintiff's success. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
12-56829
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Castro v. County of Los Angeles
County of Los Angeles escapes liability for savage beating of arrestee at hands of another arrestee while inside sobering cell of West Hollywood Station. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 12, 2015 | |
12-17096
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Torres v. Goddard
In civil forfeiture proceedings, prosecutors enjoy absolute prosecutorial immunity for 'judicial phase' of actions only, but not to conduct normally performed by police officers. |
Civil Rights |
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Jul. 16, 2015 | |
12-56933
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Velazquez v. City of Long Beach
Jury, rather than court, should decide unlawful arrest claim; jury's defense verdict on excessive force claim is consequently tainted. |
Civil Rights |
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Jul. 15, 2015 | |
12-15080
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Kirkpatrick v. County of Washoe
County social workers not entitled to qualified immunity on newborn's Fourth Amendment unreasonable seizure claim where reasonable juror might find no imminent danger of bodily injury. |
Civil Rights |
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Jul. 12, 2015 | |
13-15657
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Arce v. Douglas
Students challenging law effectively eliminating ethnic studies program raise genuine issue of material fact on equal protection claim as to discriminatory intent. |
Civil Rights |
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Jul. 7, 2015 | |
12-17095
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Pistor v. Garcia
Tribal sovereign immunity is quasi-jurisdictional and must be decided if invoked at the Rule 12(b)(1) stage. |
Civil Rights |
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Jul. 1, 2015 | |
14-556
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Obergefell v. Hodges
Fourteenth Amendment compels states to treat same-sex couples equally, requiring all states to license and recognize same-sex marriages. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 28, 2015 | |
13-1371
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Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project Inc.
Disparate-impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 25, 2015 | |
13-15099
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Turner v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco employee does not engage in protected speech under the First Amendment when his speech was focused on and driven by private grievances. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 11, 2015 | |
13-35401
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McCormack v. Herzog
Sections 18-505, 18-608(2), 18-608(1) and 18-605 of the Idaho Code regulating abortions are unconstitutional. |
Civil Rights |
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May 31, 2015 | |
12-35809
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Lair v. Bullock
District court must revisit Montana's political contribution limits in light of new case setting forth formulation of what constitutes important state interest. |
Civil Rights |
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May 26, 2015 | |
13-1412
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City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan
In confrontation with mentally ill person police entitled to qualified immunity when they do not have fair notice of what the Constitution requires. |
Civil Rights |
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May 18, 2015 | |
13-15199
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Davis v. Guam
Guam resident has standing to challenge Guam law allowing only Native Inhabitants to decide Guam's future relations with mainland U.S. |
Civil Rights |
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May 10, 2015 | |
B252772
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Baez v. CalPERS
Section 31 of the California Constitution, which generally prohibits the state from granting preferential treatment to protected groups, does not support claims alleging racial discrimination against such groups. |
Civil Rights |
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May 10, 2015 | |
12-56829
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Castro v. County of Los Angeles
County of Los Angeles escapes liability for savage beating of arrestee at hands of another arrestee while inside sobering cell of West Hollywood Station. |
Civil Rights |
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May 3, 2015 |