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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Lazo v. Wilkinson
Petitioner's conviction for possession of cocaine in violation of California Health and Safety Code Section 11350 qualifies as 'controlled substance offense,' thereby rendering him removable. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 1, 2021
Crowe v. Oregon State Bar
District court erred by dismissing plaintiffs' free association claim as barred by precedent. 		Civil Rights 9th Mar. 1, 2021
People v. Lyon
Defendant's conviction for recording confidential communications was proper because prostitutes have an expectation of privacy in their communications during sexual encounters at a client's residence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Feb. 26, 2021
McGroarty v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
Education Code Section 44466 contemplates that former university interns serve a complete year under a regular credential before acquiring tenure. 		Education 2DCA/1 Feb. 26, 2021
People v. Blanco
Conviction for bringing controlled substance into penal institution under Penal Code Section 4573 reversed because omitting usable amount element from jury instructions was prejudicial error. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Feb. 26, 2021
People v. Hardy
Defendant's conviction reversed because trial court erred in admitting Shotspotter evidence without first holding 'Kelly/Frye' hearing. 		Evidence 1DCA/2 Feb. 26, 2021
Brownback v. King
District court's dismissal of plaintiff's Federal Tort Claims Act claims triggered 'judgment bar' provision to block his 'Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents' claims. 		Torts USSC Feb. 26, 2021
Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC
Defendant improperly rounded time records for meal periods using timekeeping system, and failed to pay premium wages for noncompliant meal periods. 		Labor Law CASC Feb. 26, 2021
O.G. v. Superior Court (People)
Senate Bill No. 1391 is a permissible amendment to Proposition 57 because it furthers Proposition 57's fundamental purposes. 		statutory_interpretation CASC Feb. 26, 2021
People v. Jackson
Penal Code Section 3051 excludes persons between ages of 18-25 sentenced to life without possibility of parole from youth parole hearings and there is a rational basis for that exclusion. 		statutory_interpretation 4DCA/1 Feb. 25, 2021
Varney Entertainment Grp. v. Avon Plastics
No abuse of discretion in declining to award defendant attorney fees and costs because although plaintiff dismissed his claim, litigation of that claim was ongoing in different jurisdiction. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/3 Feb. 25, 2021
Modification: People v. Jaimes
Trial court erroneously defined 'association'--an element of the gang enhancement--in response to jury's request to define the term. 		statutory_interpretation 5DCA Feb. 25, 2021
U.S. v. State Water Resources Control Board
Partial stays pursuant to 'Colorado River' are permissible only in very limited circumstances, namely when there is strong evidence of forum shopping. 		Civil Procedure 9th Feb. 25, 2021
Amended Opinion: Velasquez-Rios v. Wilkinson
Amendment to California Penal Code Section 18.5 which retroactively reduced maximum misdemeanor sentence to 364 days, cannot be applied retroactively for purposes of removability under 8 U.S.C. Section 1227(a)(2)(A)(i). 		Immigration 9th Feb. 25, 2021
Modification: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
Proposition 13 did not compel a two-thirds supermajority vote to approve voter initiatives. 		Tax 1DCA/5 Feb. 24, 2021
People v. Freeman
Petitioner not entitled to 'People v. Wende' review, because appeal was not first appeal of right from judgment of criminal conviction. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 Feb. 24, 2021
People v. Barrios
Defendant could not be imprisoned for both robbery and for kidnapping to commit robbery because kidnapping had no objective but robbery. 		statutory_interpretation 2DCA/8 Feb. 24, 2021
Transportation Division of the Intl. Assoc. - SMART v. Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Railroad Administration failed to comply with Administrative Procedure Act's notice-and-comment provisions when it issued order purporting to adopt nationwide maximum one-person crew rule for trains. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Feb. 24, 2021
Bernstein v. Virgin America
Summary judgment to plaintiffs on their claims for minimum wage and payment for all hours worked was reversed because defendant's compensation scheme based on block time did not violate California law. 		Labor Law 9th Feb. 24, 2021
Howard v. HMK Holdings
Because there was no causal link between plaintiff's disability and his requested accommodation to extend move-out date, defendant was under no obligation to extend tenancy-termination date. 		Civil Rights 9th Feb. 24, 2021
Leining v. Foster Poultry Farms
Plaintiff's causes of action challenged defendant's federally-approved labels and effectively sought to impose additional labeling requirements; thus, those claims were preempted. 		Torts 2DCA/5 Feb. 24, 2021
Area 55 v. Nicholas & Tomasevic
For purposes of anti-SLAPP statute, trial court erred in ruling that Appellants did not demonstrate probability of prevailing on merits of their malicious prosecution claim. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Feb. 24, 2021
Bridge Aina Le'a, LLC v. Hawaii Land Use Commission
Order 		USSC Feb. 23, 2021
Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Degraffenreid
Order 		USSC Feb. 23, 2021
McCoy v. Alamu
Order 		USSC Feb. 23, 2021
Wilke v. PCMA
Order 		USSC Feb. 23, 2021
American Medical Assn. v. Cochran
Order 		USSC Feb. 23, 2021
Cochran v. Mayor and City Council Baltimore
Order 		USSC Feb. 23, 2021
Oregon v. Cochran
Order 		USSC Feb. 23, 2021
Dept. of Homeland Security v. New York
Order 		USSC Feb. 23, 2021
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