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People v. Farrell
Trial court's admission of co-defendant's confession in defendant's trial did not violate confrontation clause.
Constitutional Law Jan. 7, 2002
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Burton
The federal Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 is valid abrogation of state sovereign immunity.
Constitutional Law Dec. 13, 2001
Adarand Constructors Inc. v. Slater
Construction company certification under subcontractor compensation clauses during challenge to its constitutionality doesn't render suit moot.
Constitutional Law Dec. 12, 2001
Faustin v. City and County of Denver
Although claim is moot, plaintiff still has standing to sue for damages and declaratory relief resulting from unlawful First Amendment prosecution.
Constitutional Law Dec. 6, 2001
Jackson v. City of Bremerton
Police did not use excessive force where family barbecue turned into melee of verbal and physical altercations with police.
Constitutional Law Dec. 6, 2001
Gerber v. Hickman
Prisoner's right to procreation survives incarceration and warden's reasons for prohibiting artificial insemination of prisoner's wife are insufficient to justify dismissal.
Constitutional Law Nov. 29, 2001
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing LLC v. Davis
Governor's commandeering orders, to extent they conflict with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements, are void under U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause.
Constitutional Law Nov. 29, 2001
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater
Federal contracts awarded in part on the basis of race are constitutional under strict scrutiny analysis.
Constitutional Law Nov. 26, 2001
Edwards v. City of Coeur D'Alene
City ordinance prohibiting signs with wooden or plastic handles violates demonstrators' free speech rights.
Constitutional Law Nov. 19, 2001
Paulson v. City of San Diego
Public bidding and sale of city land with religious cross on it was sufficient to cure unconstitutional appearance of preference for Christianity.
Constitutional Law Nov. 19, 2001
Air Transport Assn. of America v. City and County of San Francisco
Federal acts do not pre-empt city ordinance which maintains that equal benefits should be provided to registered domestic partners
Constitutional Law Nov. 19, 2001
Stidham v. Peace Officer Standards and Training
Police officials may have violated officer's constitutional rights by providing allegations to potential employers without conducting hearings.
Constitutional Law Nov. 19, 2001
Cornforth v. University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Family Medical Leave Act claims brought against plaintiff's supervisor in his individual capacity are not barred by 11th Amendment.
Constitutional Law Nov. 13, 2001
Schroder v. Bush
Lawsuit requesting court to maintain favorable market conditions for small farmers was unjusticiable political question.
Constitutional Law Nov. 13, 2001
Liverman v. Hyde
Order
Constitutional Law Nov. 13, 2001
U.S. v. Haney
Federal criminal gun-control law doesn't violate Second Amendment unless it impairs state's ability to maintain well-regulated militia.
Constitutional Law Nov. 13, 2001
U.S. v. Holt
Police officer may ask motorist about presence of weapons even in absence of particularized suspicion.
Constitutional Law Nov. 13, 2001
State v. Karas
Procedural safeguards included in Domestic Violence Prevention Act satisfy due process rights.
Constitutional Law Nov. 1, 2001
State v. Evenson
Statute prohibiting sales from vending machines of material harmful to minors is constitutional.
Constitutional Law Nov. 1, 2001
U.S. v. Hardman
Migratory Bird Rule did not violate defendant's right to freedom of religion or Free Exercise clause.
Constitutional Law Oct. 30, 2001
People v. Gall
Search conducted in reasonable good reliance on warrant is upheld.
Constitutional Law Oct. 19, 2001
Bauer v. Sampson
College professor's illustrations and comments in school publication were constitutionally protected speech because they did not constitute true threats.
Constitutional Law Oct. 19, 2001
Morrison v. Hall
Statute that prohibits prisoners from receiving bulk rate, third and fourth class mail is unconstitutional as applied to certain subscription publications.
Constitutional Law Oct. 19, 2001
The Free Speech Coalition v. Reno
Internet child pornography legislation, criminalizing pornographic images that appear to be minors engaging in sexual acts, is overbroad and therefore unconstitutional.
Constitutional Law Oct. 17, 2001
Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of MD
State Commission, regulating under grant of Federal Telecommunications Act, is entitled to 11th Amendment immunity.
Constitutional Law Oct. 16, 2001
Golden Gateway Center v. Golden Gateway Tenants Assn.
Actions of private property owner constitute state action under California's free speech clause only if property is open and accessible to public.
Constitutional Law Oct. 15, 2001
City of Burien v. Kiga
Initiative embodying two unrelated subjects violates single subject clause of Washington Constitution and, consequently, is void.
Constitutional Law Oct. 14, 2001
U.S. v. Hunter
Order
Constitutional Law Oct. 7, 2001
Veile v. Martinson
Rotation policy among funeral homes established by coroner is not constitutionally protected property interest.
Constitutional Law Oct. 7, 2001
Isbell v. City of San Diego
City fails to produce sufficient evidence showing that adult entertainment zoning ordinance leaves open reasonable alternative avenues of communication.
Constitutional Law Oct. 7, 2001