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Lam v. Acosta
District court erred in denying officer's judgment as a matter of law motion on plaintiff's loss of familial relationship claim because there was insufficient evidence officer acted with requisite purpose to harm. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 28, 2020
Cates v. Stroud
Although subjecting prison visitor to unconsented strip search without first giving her the option to leave violated the Fourth Amendment, qualified immunity applied. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 28, 2020
Belgau v. Inslee
In the face of plaintiffs' voluntary agreement to pay union dues and in the absence of any legitimate claim of compulsion, the district court correctly dismissed plaintiffs' First Amendment claim. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 17, 2020
Amended Opinion: Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
The Eight Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause applies to municipal parking fines. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 14, 2020
Endy v. County of Los Angeles
Plaintiff failed to raise triable issue of material fact that records of his 'unfounded' child abuse allegations in Child Welfare Services Case Management System caused him reputational harm. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 11, 2020
Sampson v. County of Los Angeles
Because it was clearly established that public officials may not threaten to remove a child from an individual's custody in retaliation for protected speech, application of qualified immunity was improper. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 10, 2020
Rawson v. Recovery Innovations
Private parties may act under color of state law when they exercise powers traditionally held by the state. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 10, 2020
Rodriguez v. Newsom
California's use of the winner-take-all approach in selecting presidential electors is consistent with the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 9, 2020
California Parents for the Equalization of Educational Materials v. Torlakson
At least absent evidence of unlawful intentional discrimination, parents are not entitled to bring Equal Protection claims challenging curriculum content. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 4, 2020
City of Oakland v. Wells Fargo & Co.
City plausibly alleged that its decrease in property-tax revenues had some direct and continuous relation to defendant's discriminatory lending practices to pursue a claim under Fair Housing Act. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 27, 2020
Harrison v. Kernan
Intermediate scrutiny rather than deferential 'Turner v. Safely' standard applies to claims challenging prison regulations which facially discriminate on basis of gender. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 24, 2020
Grimm v. City of Portland
Due process requires that individualized notice be given before an illegally parked car is towed unless the state has a 'strong justification' for not doing so. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 24, 2020
Monarch Content Mgmt. v. Arizona Dept. of Gaming
The Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978 pertaining to interstate horserace wagering at off-track sites did not preempt A.R.S. Section 5-112(U). 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 21, 2020
Reynaga Hernandez v. Skinner
Because mere unauthorized presence is not a criminal matter, suspicion of unauthorized presence alone does not give rise to inference that criminal activity is afoot. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 11, 2020
Schwake v. Arizona Board of Regents
Plaintiff alleged that University denied him opportunity to appeal punishment, refused plaintiff permission to file harassment complaint against complainant and conducted one-sided investigation; thus, plaintiff plausibly alleged Title IX claim. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 30, 2020
Scafidi v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.
District court erred by concluding that probable cause determination made by Nevada state court at preliminary hearing precluded plaintiff's federal lawsuit against defendants for lack of probable cause. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 24, 2020
Monzon v. City of Murrieta
District court properly granted defendant's summary judgment motion because police officer's use of deadly force was reasonable. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 23, 2020
Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
The Eight Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause applies to municipal parking fines. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 23, 2020
Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
Plaintiff established each of three elements of standing with respect to its federal free exercise claim. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 22, 2020
IMDB.com Inc. v. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Assembly Bill 1687 was facially unconstitutional because it did not consider less restrictive alternatives and was underinclusinve under First Amendment strict scrutiny analysis. 		Civil Rights 9th Jun. 22, 2020
Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School v. Kirchmeyer
California's Private Postsecondary Education Act read in its entirety burdened plaintiffs' rights under the First Amendment. 		Civil Rights 9th Jun. 11, 2020
Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
Plaintiff established each of three elements of standing with respect to its federal free exercise claim. 		Civil Rights 9th May 14, 2020
Wilk v. Neven
Eighth Amendment prohibits prison officials from disregarding known substantial risk of serious harm to inmates and failing to respond reasonably. 		Civil Rights 9th Apr. 24, 2020
Amended Opinion: Karasek v. Regents of the University of California
Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, liability attaches when a school's official policy is deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment in any context subject to the school's control. 		Civil Rights 9th Apr. 21, 2020
Citizens For Free Speech v. County of Alameda
District court was correct in invoking abstention under 'Younger v. Harris' doctrine because abatement proceeding met required elements. 		Civil Rights 9th Mar. 25, 2020
Park v. City and County of Honolulu
Section 1983 action requires plausible facts showing sufficient indicia of officer's display of state authority to conclude that they acted in official capacity. 		Civil Rights 9th Mar. 16, 2020
Orn v. City of Tacoma
Qualified immunity only extends to officers using deadly force with an objectively reasonable basis for believing their own safety or safety of others is at risk. 		Civil Rights 9th Feb. 4, 2020
Vazquez v. County of Kern
Prisoner presented sufficient facts to establish violation of her right to bodily privacy when she alleged that officer looked at her inappropriately three or four times while she was showering. 		Civil Rights 9th Feb. 3, 2020
Karasek v. Regents of the University of California
Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, liability attaches when a school's official policy is deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment in any context subject to the school's control. 		Civil Rights 9th Jan. 31, 2020
The Democratic National Committee v. Hobbs
Arizona's criminalization of third-person ballot delivery and categorical disqualification of out-of-precinct ballots was racially motivated; thus, it violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Fifteenth Amendment. 		Civil Rights 9th Jan. 28, 2020
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