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Vargas v. Balz (City of Brea)
Brea City Clerk’s unilateral changes to arguments in opposition to two municipal initiatives on November 2012 ballot violate Elections Code. 		Government Mar. 25, 2014
Islamic Shura Council of Southern California v. FBI
FBI does not have to pay sanctions after giving Islamic organization redacted documents under FOIA because it provided court with additional documents. 		Government Mar. 19, 2014
Weaver v. Superior Court (The District Attorney’s Office of San Diego County)
District Attorney’s Office must provide documents to death row inmate to aid his investigation of whether it impermissibly sought death penalty based on race. 		Government Mar. 13, 2014
Vargas v. Balz (City of Brea)
Brea City Clerk’s unilateral changes to arguments in opposition to two municipal initiatives on November 2012 ballot violate Elections Code. 		Government Feb. 24, 2014
Gilbane Building Co. v. Superior Court (San Diegans for Open Government)
San Diegans for Open Government may sue construction company for allegedly receiving millions based on unlawful contracts with school district. 		Government Feb. 24, 2014
Steinberg v. Chiang
State Controller may not make independent assessment that California's budget bill was not balanced or withhold legislators’ salaries on that basis. 		Government Feb. 21, 2014
Opinion of Harris (13-902)
Saugus Union School District may sue School District Trustee to determine whether he meets legal residency requirements for holding office. 		Government Feb. 18, 2014
Collateral Loan and Secondhand Dealers Association v. County of Sacramento
Sacramento County may not enforce part of e-filing ordinance, which allowed pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers to stop filing paper reports. 		Government Feb. 10, 2014
City of Palmdale v. City of Lancaster (General Motors)
City of Lancaster must wait two years after auto dealership moves to new sales lot within City, before it can begin offering financial assistance. 		Government Feb. 7, 2014
Morgan v. Imperial Irrigation District (Imperial County Farm Bureau)
Imperial Irrigation District may conduct one protest election concerning proposed water rate increase, even if proposed fees created different rate classes. 		Government Feb. 5, 2014
Quezada v. City of Los Angeles
Police officers lose case alleging they received poor treatment during LAPD's investigation into off-duty discharge of one of their weapons. 		Government Jan. 29, 2014
Steinberg v. Chiang
State Controller may not make independent assessment that California's budget bill was not balanced or withhold legislators’ salaries on that basis. 		Government Jan. 27, 2014
Lexin v. City of San Diego
Members of Board of Directors of San Diego’s retirement fund may recover costs incurred in defending themselves from criminal litigation regarding adoption of proposal. 		Government Jan. 23, 2014
Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Reuters America LLC)
U.C. Regents do not need to turn over records regarding investments in private equity firms because those records were not in their possession or used by them. 		Government Jan. 15, 2014
Quezada v. City of Los Angeles
Police officers lose case alleging they received poor treatment during LAPD's investigation into off-duty discharge of one of their weapons. 		Government Jan. 9, 2014
Opinion of Harris
Mayor of South San Francisco and council member may receive public funds to perform improvements as part of noise insulation program. 		Government Dec. 26, 2013
Lexin v. City of San Diego
Members of Board of Directors of San Diego’s retirement fund may recover costs incurred in defending themselves from criminal litigation regarding adoption of proposal. 		Government Dec. 24, 2013
Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald
Federal court lacks authority to hear Saudi national’s lawsuit, which challenges his military commission trial in relation to alleged terrorist plots in Yemen. 		Government Dec. 23, 2013
Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Reuters America LLC)
U.C. Regents do not need to turn over records regarding investments in private equity firms because those records were not in their possession or used by them. 		Government Dec. 20, 2013
Omnipoint Communications Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach
T-Mobile must obtain voter approval under city measure before building new wireless antennae on parks owned by City of Huntington Beach. 		Government Dec. 11, 2013
San Pablo Bay Pipeline Co. LLC v. California PUC (Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co.)
California PUC may regulate pipeline used by refineries to transport oil, including Shell Petroleum Co.’s privately owned truck ranks and storage tanks. 		Government Dec. 11, 2013
Maral v. City of Live Oak
City may prohibit cultivation and sale of medical marijuana within its limits without violating Medical Marijuana Program or Compassionate Use Act. 		Government Nov. 28, 2013
Eel River Disposal and Resource Recovery Inc. v. Humboldt County
Humboldt County unfairly awards waste management franchise to local company when other companies submitted lower, more competitive bids. 		Government Nov. 7, 2013
Water Replenishment District of Southern California v. City of Cerritos
City must pay water replenishment district’s fees for drawing groundwater, even if another court's interim order found those fees were invalid. 		Government Oct. 31, 2013
City of Bell v. Superior Court (Rizzo)
City of Bell does not have to defend Robert Rizzo in civil or criminal lawsuits against him after he stole from the city for nearly 17 years. 		Government Oct. 29, 2013
Opinion of Harris
Attorney General does not allow lawsuit against former mayor of City of Glendale under terms of charter, challenging his taking of vacant City Council position. 		Government Oct. 29, 2013
Garcia v. Governing Board of Bellflower Unified Shool District
Former employee gets attorney fees after forcing school district to hand over documents related to possible complaints about mold. 		Government Oct. 25, 2013
All Towing Services LLC v. City of Orange
Towing company cannot undo city council’s contract awards to other companies by claiming council members received campaign contributions. 		Government Oct. 23, 2013
Griffith v. Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
Water agency may account for average water usage in enacting ordinance that charges property owners for groundwater conservation efforts. 		Government Oct. 16, 2013
State Dept. of Public Health v. Superior Court (Center for Investigative Reporting)
Dept. of Public Health must reveal more information to news organization regarding violations of patient care standards at facilities for mentally ill. 		Government Oct. 10, 2013
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