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    Acosta v. Brown
    Unemployed California residents do not have judicial remedy for state's noncompliance with federal timeliness requirements for paying unemployment benefits.     		Government Mar. 4, 2013
    People ex rel. City of Dana Point v. Holistic Health
    City’s lawsuit against medical marijuana collective must consider whether collective profited from distributing marijuana or was not set up to do so.     		Government Feb. 15, 2013
    Browne v. County of Tehama
    Medical marijuana users’ challenge to county ordinance, which regulated medical marijuana cultivation, fails because ordinance was not an outright ban on cultivation.     		Government Feb. 7, 2013
    San Mateo Union High School District v. County of San Mateo
    County is not liable to school districts that invested in pooled investment fund based on imprudent investment in notes, leading to $155 million loss.     		Government Feb. 1, 2013
    Acosta v. Brown
    Unemployed California residents do not have judicial remedy for state's noncompliance with federal timeliness requirements for paying unemployment benefits.     		Government Jan. 31, 2013
    California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos
    Legislature acts within its constitutional authority by directing redevelopment agencies to deposit portions of their property tax funding into educational fund.     		Government Jan. 24, 2013
    Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. Bowen
    Legislature may not name empty spot bills in budget bill, only to fill those bills with content as urgency legislation after budget bill passes.     		Government Jan. 21, 2013
    Carlin v. Dairy America Inc.
    'Filed rate doctrine' does not bar farmers' state law claims arising from misreporting of pricing data to USDA where federal agency set aside erroneous milk prices.     		Government Jan. 13, 2013
    Opinion of Harris (12-602)
    Person may not simultaneously serve as director of sanitary district and commissioner of planning commission because of potential clashes of interest between offices.     		Government Jan. 6, 2013
    Opinion of Harris
    Director of Water Authority, who is also part of member agency, may not vote on incentive contracts for member agency where director is also officer.     		Government Dec. 30, 2012
    Opinion of Harris (11-304)
    Prison Industry Board’s discretion to adopt procedures for purchase of goods and services does not exempt Prison Industry Authority from state law governing public works contracts.     		Government Dec. 27, 2012
    Opinion of Harris (11-704)
    Cemetery district board may invest endowment income funds without county treasurer’s approval, even if county treasurer serves as district’s treasurer.     		Government Dec. 27, 2012
    Opinion of Harris (11-504)
    School districts may continue historical use of school buses by nonprofits for community recreation purposes, even if county population exceeds 45,000.     		Government Dec. 27, 2012
    Opinion of Harris
    City may install automated photographic traffic enforcement system to issue citations for illegal right turns, including those made when signal is not red.     		Government Dec. 23, 2012
    Opinion of Harris
    City may install automated photographic traffic enforcement system to issue citations for illegal right turns, including those made when signal is not red.     		Government Dec. 20, 2012
    Opinion of Harris
    Retired City employee group cannot seek quo warranto action against cost of living adjustment charter amendment because group may pursue action itself.     		Government Dec. 17, 2012
    Summit Media LLC v. City of Los Angeles (CBS Outdoor Inc.)
    Advertising company and city may not form agreement allowing for digital billboards that exempts company from city regulations.     		Government Dec. 10, 2012
    Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation Inc. v. Obama
    Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s civil liability provision does not waive sovereign immunity and thus, lawsuit based on warrantless electronic surveillance fails.     		Government Dec. 5, 2012
    County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Anderson-Barker)
    Attorney may obtain billing records showing amount paid by County of Los Angeles to law firms in defending against civil rights action.     		Government Dec. 3, 2012
    Stephens v. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
    Unsuccessful attempts at gainful employment do not foreclose disability claim filed by railroad worker’s disabled son under Railroad Retirement Act.     		Government Nov. 23, 2012
    County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Anderson-Barker)
    Attorney may obtain billing records showing amount paid by County of Los Angeles to law firms in defending against civil rights action.     		Government Nov. 19, 2012
    Beltran v. Astrue
    Number of regional and national jobs available to Social Security applicant is not ‘significant number’ for purposes of disability determination because of job’s rarity.     		Government Nov. 15, 2012
    Hill v. Astrue
    Woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder, diabetes, and other disorders is improperly denied disability benefits because court did not consider her psychologist’s statements.     		Government Oct. 29, 2012
    Lair v. Bullock
    Injunction that would allow political organizations to make unlimited contributions in Montana elections is put on hold due to possible effects on upcoming election.     		Government Oct. 17, 2012
    People v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
    Federal law preempts state regulation related to length of time stopped railroad trains may block public grade crossings.     		Government Oct. 17, 2012
    Opinion of Harris
    District may sue to remove member of water district board of directors from office for unlawfully serving on board without residing in district.     		Government Oct. 11, 2012
    Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept. v. Stiglitz (Drinkwater)
    Hearing officer may order sheriff’s department to produce personnel records as they are relevant to terminated officer’s claim of disparate treatment.     		Government Oct. 1, 2012
    Sachs v. Republic of Austria
    Woman who lost both legs in accident at train station in Republic of Austria cannot sue Austria because of foreign immunity.     		Government Sep. 27, 2012
    Terenkian v. The Republic of Iraq
    Republic of Iraq is immune from lawsuit involving contract that concerned Iraq's humanitarian efforts to relieve the needs of its people.     		Government Sep. 19, 2012
    Bates v. Mortgage Electronic Registration System Inc.
    Whistleblower’s lawsuit alleging that lenders fraudulently avoided recording fees fails because government was already on notice about alleged practices.     		Government Sep. 18, 2012
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