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United States v. Trimble
$25 processing fee imposed only on defendants receiving new traffic tickets on federal property is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Jun. 8, 2007
Flint v. Dennison
First Amendment does not prohibit public university from imposing $100 student government campaign expenditure limit.
Constitutional Law Jun. 8, 2007
U.S. v. Mayer
Undercover investigation exposing North American Man/Boy Love Association member's intent to travel for sex with minors passes constitutional muster.
Constitutional Law Jun. 8, 2007
Hernandez v. City of Hanford
City ordinance prohibiting furniture sales in specific area with limited exception for large department stores does not violate equal protection clause
Constitutional Law Jun. 7, 2007
U.S. v. Mayer
Undercover investigation exposing North American Man/Boy Love Association member's intent to travel for sex with minors passes constitutional muster.
Constitutional Law Jun. 7, 2007
Hernandez v. City of Hanford
City ordinance prohibiting furniture sales in specific area with limited exception for large department stores does not violate equal protection clause
Constitutional Law Jun. 6, 2007
Office of Senator Mark Dayton v. Hanson
U.S. Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction in appeal concerning former senator's claim of immunity under Speech or Debate Clause.
Constitutional Law May 22, 2007
Association of American Physicians & Surgeons v. Brewer
Termination of political action committee used to influence prior elections moots association's challenge to Arizona Clean Elections Act.
Constitutional Law May 18, 2007
Vasquez v. Los Angeles County
County's removal of cross from their seal satisfies three-prong 'Lemon' test and therefore does not violate Establishment Clause.
Constitutional Law May 15, 2007
Hansen v. Dept. of Treasury
District court lacks jurisdiction to hear religious exemption case whose restraint on collection of social security is barred by Anti-Injunction Act.
Constitutional Law May 11, 2007
Villegas v. City of Gilroy
Motorcycle club's exclusion from garlic festival does not violate members' First Amendment right to freedom of expression or association.
Constitutional Law May 4, 2007
Wolfe v. George
California's vexatious litigant statute is constitutional.
Constitutional Law May 4, 2007
United Haulers Association Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority
'Flow control' ordinances requiring private trash haulers to bring solid waste to state-created waste facilities do not violate 'dormant' Commerce Clause.
Constitutional Law May 3, 2007
Rosenbaum v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco permitting process and noise ordinance are deemed constitutional after First Amendment challenge by Christian evangelist group.
Constitutional Law May 3, 2007
Benn v. County of Los Angeles
Non-profit foster care corporation has no constitutionally protected property interest in contract with county.
Constitutional Law May 3, 2007
Gonzalez v. State of Arizona
Preliminary injuction of Proposition 200 is properly denied where limited record tips balance of hardship in favor of enforcement.
Constitutional Law Apr. 27, 2007
Balboa Island Village Inn Inc. v. Lemen
Order enjoining defendant from future utterance of adjudicated defamatory statements constitutes impermissible prior restraint.
Constitutional Law Apr. 26, 2007
Balboa Island Village Inn Inc. v. Lemen
Defendant's right to free speech is not violated if she is prohibited from repeating statements that were determined at trial to be defamatory.
Constitutional Law Apr. 26, 2007
Castillo v. Pacheco
Noisome outdoor fire conducted in furtherance of free exercise of religion is not protected activity for purposes of anti-SLAPP statute.
Constitutional Law Apr. 25, 2007
Gonzales v. Carhart
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is upheld against challenges for vagueness and undue burden based on overbreadth and lack of health exception.
Constitutional Law Apr. 19, 2007
Kumar v. Superior Court (City of Cloverdale)
Constitutional challenge to ordinance enacting transient occupancy tax fails where definitions of 'hotel' are not vague.
Constitutional Law Apr. 10, 2007
Hernandez v. City of Hanford
City ordinance basing permission to sell furniture in stores having 50,000 or more square feet is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
Community House Inc. v. City of Boise
Plaintiffs raised questions concerning whether city's aid to Christian organization had effect of advancing religion in violation of Establishment Clause.
Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
The U.D. Registry Inc. v. State
Although 'Security Freeze' law failed 'as-applied' challenge, there are conceivable circumstances where it may still constitutionally apply, thus it is upheld.
Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
The U.D. Registry Inc. v. State
Although 'Security Freeze' law failed 'as-applied' challenge, there are conceivable circumstances where it may still constitutionally apply, thus it is upheld.
Constitutional Law Mar. 21, 2007
In re Marriage Cases
Family Code sections limiting availability of civil marriage to opposite sex couples is not unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Mar. 20, 2007
People v. Merfield
Prisoner waives right to challenge determination of mental disorder after one-year commitment period expires and petition becomes moot.
Constitutional Law Mar. 19, 2007
Frederick v. Morse
Where student's banner did not pose legitimate likelihood of disruption, school's censorship conduct violated student's First Amendment rights.
Constitutional Law Mar. 19, 2007
Washington State Republican Party v. State of Washington
Washington primary initiative is unconstitutional where ballot would not indicate which candidates are political parties' official nominees.
Constitutional Law Mar. 19, 2007
Navajo Nation v. U.S. Forest Service
Government's approval of ski resort to use recycled sewage effluent to make artificial snow on San Francisco Peaks violates Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Constitutional Law Mar. 16, 2007