| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22-16925
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Zellmer v. Meta Platforms Inc.
Meta's face signatures could not be used to identify an individual and therefore could not be used as biometric identifiers in violation of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. |
Cyber Law |
|
R. Nelson | Jun. 18, 2024 |
|
23-459
|
Gonzalez-Lara v. Garland
Asylum seeker's petition was denied given substantial evidence supported that her fear of gangs from her native country was not objectively reasonable. |
Immigration |
|
S. Thomas | Jun. 18, 2024 |
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21-30177
|
U.S. v. Leopoldo Rivera-Valdes
Defendant's deportation in absentia did not violate due process and the government was not required to take "additional reasonable steps" to notify defendant. |
Immigration |
|
P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Jun. 18, 2024 |
|
B329282
|
Chavez v. Alco Harvesting, LLC
Plaintiff properly pleaded that defendant fraudulently concealed, and exposed its employees to, COVID-19 outbreak. |
Torts |
|
T. Cody | Jun. 18, 2024 |
|
S087560
|
People v. Nadey
Defendant failed to demonstrate peremptory challenges were based on purposeful racial discrimination where prosecutor offered plausible race-neutral explanations that were supported by the record. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Corrigan | Jun. 18, 2024 |
|
19-35390
|
Morris v. W. Hayden Estates First Add.
Where HOA board merely sent a letter stating it would enforce its rules but did not actually stop homeowners from throwing Christmas extravaganza, homeowners had no disparate treatment claim. |
Civil Rights |
|
M. Berzon | Jun. 18, 2024 |
|
S273179
|
Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Cement and Gypsum Corp.
For a continuous injury, standard language in commercial general liability policies that were excess to primary insurance policies required only vertical exhaustion before access. |
Insurance |
|
J. Groban | Jun. 18, 2024 |
|
22-976
|
Garland v. Cargill
Bump stocks (which aid a shooter in firing a semi-automatic rifle at a rate similar to an automatic rifle) do not transform a rifle into a machine gun under the National Firearms Act |
Administrative Agencies |
|
C. Thomas | Jun. 17, 2024 |
|
22-674
|
Campos-Chaves v. Garland
In absentia removal orders are valid despite initially defective notices so long as a second notice clarifying the time and place of the hearing is properly given. |
Immigration |
|
S. Alito | Jun. 17, 2024 |
|
22-1238
|
United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC
Prospective parity was appropriate remedy for short-lived disparity created by unconstitutional bankruptcy fee statute because that was the remedy Congress would have intended had it known the statute was unconstitutional. |
Bankruptcy, Remedies |
|
K. Jackson | Jun. 17, 2024 |
|
A169318
|
The Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Parnassus Neighborhood Coalition)
UC Regents' construction plans for hospital were a governmental activity and therefore exempt from local building and zoning ordinances. |
Municipal Law |
|
V. Rodriguez | Jun. 17, 2024 |
|
23-35119
|
DeFries v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Plaintiff was entitled to equitable tolling where it was ambiguous as to whether his colorblindness was a "reportable health event" under the class definition. |
Employment Discrimination |
|
D. Hamilton | Jun. 17, 2024 |
|
21-16083
|
Amended Opinion: Herrera v. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Defendant airline was entitled to enforce third-party booking website's arbitration provision under the doctrine of equitable estoppel. |
Arbitration |
|
Jun. 17, 2024 | |
|
B326712
|
In re Jose R.
Juvenile court did not err in applying minor's precommitment custody credits to the maximum term of confinement rather than the maximum custodial term. |
Juveniles |
|
G. Feuer | Jun. 14, 2024 |
|
22-704
|
Vidal v. Elster
Lanham Act's names clause, which prevented plaintiff from trademarking "Trump too small," did not violate the First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
|
C. Thomas | Jun. 14, 2024 |
|
23-367
|
Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney
Rejecting the Sixth Circuit's two-part test, courts must use the traditional four-factor test to evaluate the NLRB's request for a preliminary injunction under NLRA Section 10(j). |
Labor Law |
|
C. Thomas | Jun. 14, 2024 |
|
23-235
|
Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
Anti-abortion doctors and medical associations were wholly without standing to challenge Food and Drug Administration regulations regarding abortive medication that did not regulate their actions. |
Civil Procedure |
|
B. Kavanaugh | Jun. 14, 2024 |
|
23-1182
|
U.S. v. Howald
Proof that a firearm used in a hate crime had at some point traveled in interstate commerce satisfied the required nexus for federal jurisdiction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Owens | Jun. 14, 2024 |
|
G063462
|
In re Andrew M.
A showing that the child would derive a connection to a larger extended family was not a sufficient basis to preserve parental rights and reject proceedings for a permanent adoption. |
Family Law |
|
K. O'Leary | Jun. 13, 2024 |
|
F086371
|
Ramirez v. Golden Queen Mining Co.
Failure to dispute authenticity of handwritten signature was a failure to create a factual dispute regarding the existence of an enforceable arbitration agreement. |
Arbitration |
|
D. Franson | Jun. 13, 2024 |
|
09-99002
|
Lee v. Thornell
Habeas petitioner could not overcome the procedural defect of failing to raise ineffective assistance claims at his state court post-conviction proceedings. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Bress | Jun. 12, 2024 |
|
23-55431
|
B&L Productions, Inc. v. Newsom
Statutes prohibiting the sale of firearms on state grounds (primarily fairgrounds) did not infringe on First and Second Amendment constitutional rights. |
Constitutional Law |
|
R. Clifton | Jun. 12, 2024 |
|
A168850
|
In re A.F.
Juvenile court had jurisdiction over children who could suffer potential abuse from alleged father. |
Dependency |
|
V. Rodriguez | Jun. 11, 2024 |
|
B324717
|
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California
Preliminary injunction was properly denied where former professors sought to prevent disclosure of disciplinary information from university's files that was reliable. |
Public Records Act |
|
E. Grimes | Jun. 11, 2024 |
|
21-35881
|
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance v. Port of Tacoma
State industrial stormwater permit's plain text extended Clean Water Act discharge requirements to all discharges from the facility not just to portions where industrial activities occurred. |
Environmental Law |
|
E. Miller | Jun. 11, 2024 |
|
21-55757
|
Olson v. State of California
California's differential treatment of worker misclassification in the transportation and delivery services sector relative to other sectors passed rational basis review. |
Employment Law |
|
J. Nguyen | Jun. 11, 2024 |
|
22-15543
|
Caremark LLC v. Choctaw Nation
District court correctly compelled Choctaw Nation's insurance claims to arbitration. |
Arbitration, Native American Affairs |
|
B. Bade | Jun. 11, 2024 |
|
C097971
|
People v. Graham
Trial transcripts were relevant evidence the trial court could consider when deciding whether convicted criminal defendant was retroactively eligible for pretrial mental health diversion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
P. Krause | Jun. 11, 2024 |
|
D081689
|
Audish v. Macias
Trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting limited evidence about plaintiff's future eligibility for Medicare and expected amounts Medicare might pay for future medical services. |
Evidence, Torts |
|
J. McConnell | Jun. 10, 2024 |
|
22-35986
|
Seattle Pacific University v. Ferguson
Religious university had standing on claims regarding anticipated enforcement of anti-discrimination law in response to its ongoing employment policies that discriminated based on sexual orientation. |
Constitutional Law |
|
M. McKeown | Jun. 10, 2024 |
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