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American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Central Office Telephone Inc.
Communications Act tariff provisions pre-empt long distance re-seller's state claims against common carrier.
Constitutional Law Apr. 12, 1999
Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections v. Schacht
Presence of claim barred by Eleventh Amendment doesn't destroy removal jurisdiction over remainder of case.
Constitutional Law Apr. 12, 1999
Bennett v. Yoshina
Counting blank ballots as 'no' votes doesn't violate voters' First or Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Constitutional Law Apr. 12, 1999
National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley
Statute tying arts grants to 'general standards of decency' is facially constitutional.
Constitutional Law Apr. 11, 1999
Conn v. Gabbert
Fourteenth Amendment isn't violated when prosecutor executes search warrant on attorney while client testifies before grand jury.
Constitutional Law Apr. 8, 1999
ApolloMedia Corp. v. Reno
Communications Decency Act is constitutionally valid since it only regulates 'obscene' communications.
Constitutional Law Apr. 2, 1999
California First Amendment Coalition v. Calderon
State prison regulation that limits media viewing of execution procedures doesn't violate First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Apr. 2, 1999
Foti v. City of Menlo Park
Ban on signs in public right-of-way, with content-based exceptions, is enjoined under First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Apr. 1, 1999
Foti v. City of Menlo Park
Ban on signs in public right-of-way, with content-based exceptions, is enjoined under First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Apr. 1, 1999
United States Satellite Broadcasting Co Inc. v. Lynch
The Boxing Act, which imposes a tax solely on telecasts of combative contests, violates the First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Mar. 31, 1999
South Central Bell Telephone Co. v. Alabama
State franchise tax of foreign corporations, that treats in-state corporations differently, violates the commerce clause.
Constitutional Law Mar. 31, 1999
City of Tucson v. Rineer
An ordinance that prohibits using or possessing a firearm within city park is not preempted by state law.
Constitutional Law Mar. 30, 1999
Allied/Royal Parking L.P. v. U.S.
Taxpayer lacks standing to sue the U.S. despite Internal Revenue Service placing a wrongful levy on property.
Constitutional Law Mar. 29, 1999
Lazar v. Hertz Corp.
Car rental companies can refuse to rent to drivers under age 25 without violating age discrimination act.
Constitutional Law Mar. 29, 1999
Toigo v. Town of Ross
Subdivision developer's action isn't ripe for review where developer hasn't made effort to compromise with town after permit denied.
Constitutional Law Mar. 29, 1999
NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc. v. Superior Court (Locke)
Superior court's restraint on access of public and press to civil trial impedes First Amendment rights.
Constitutional Law Mar. 29, 1999
Edwards v. City of Santa Barbara
Ordinance barring protesters from fixed 'buffer zone' around medical facilities doesn't violate First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Mar. 29, 1999
Grijalva v. Shalala
Health maintenance organizations must provide procedural protections when denying services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Constitutional Law Mar. 29, 1999
S.O.C. Inc. v. County of Clark
Anti-leafleting ordinance that affects both commercial speech and fully protected speech must be enjoined.
Constitutional Law Mar. 26, 1999
City of San Jose v. Dept. of Health Services
Local government has constitutional power to regulate smoking and isn't pre-empted by state agency rules.
Constitutional Law Mar. 26, 1999
In re United States Currency in the Amount of $26,980.00
Totality of circumstances may support reasonable suspicion of criminal activity when officers remove and temporarily detain package.
Constitutional Law Mar. 24, 1999
Children of the Rosary v. City of Phoenix
City may limit advertising on buses to commercial messages.
Constitutional Law Mar. 24, 1999
South Central Bell Telephone v. Alabama
Taxpayers aren't barred by a prior State-court judgment, from presenting a present challenge to a State tax.
Constitutional Law Mar. 24, 1999
Snoeck v. Brussa
Eleventh Amendment bars action against judicial discipline commission that has no enforcement power.
Constitutional Law Mar. 24, 1999
Carrillo v. ACH Industries Inc.
Federal railroad safety laws don't pre-empt state law product liability claim premised on design defect.
Constitutional Law Mar. 17, 1999
City of Auburn v. United States Government
Federal law pre-empts state and local environmental laws in connection with reopening of railroad line.
Constitutional Law Mar. 12, 1999
Communications TeleSystems International v. California Public Utilities Commission
Federal court must abstain from action seeking injunction against California Public Utilities Commission.
Constitutional Law Mar. 12, 1999
Blue Cross of California v. Superior Court (Farquhar)
California law allowing court to order classwide arbitration isn't pre-empted by Federal Arbitration Act.
Constitutional Law Mar. 12, 1999
Englebrecht on habeas corpus
Injunction against associating with gang members is valid, but injunction against use of pager is not.
Constitutional Law Mar. 12, 1999
Tri-State Development Ltd. v. Johnston
Statute authorizing prejudgment attachment of real property without notice or hearing denies due process.
Constitutional Law Mar. 11, 1999