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Dudum v. Arntz

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a constitutional challenge to the implementation of a restricted instant runoff voting (IRV) scheme under Proposition A, summary judgment in favor...

Kendall v. Balcerzak

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a Section 1983 dispute arising out of a petition drive to obtain a referendum on a zoning ordinance, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal by district court is...

Libertarian Party of NH v. Gardner

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Intellectual Property
In election law dispute between the Secretary and the Libertarian party, summary judgment in favor of NH Secretary of State is affirmed where the...

Larson v. City and County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Elections, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an unlawful detainer action involving voter-approved Proposition M's attorney fees provision set forth in San Francisco's Rent Ordinance, S.F....

Perry v. Schwarzenegger

Constitutional Law, Elections
In an appeal by the County of Imperial, its Board of Supervisors, and a Deputy Clerk for the County from the denial their motion to intervene in the...

State of Ohio v. Brunner

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Elections
In a suit involving a ballot-counting dispute arising from 2008 county elections, district court's denial of relators' request for attorney's fees for...

Sacks v. City of Oakland

Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law, Administrative Law
In plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate, challenging the allocation and use of tax revenue collected by the City of Oakland pursuant to Measure Y,...

Igartua v. U.S.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, International Law
In plaintiff's putative class action suit claiming that U.S. citizen-residents of Puerto Rico have a right to vote for a Representative to the U.S....

Barr v. Galvin

Civil Procedure, Elections, Government Law
In a suit brought by the candidates of the Libertarian Party against the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, challenging the Secretary's refusal to...

Yes on 25, Citizens for an On-Time Budget v. Superior Court

Elections, Government Law, Tax Law
Plaintiffs' petition for a peremptory writ of mandate seeking to compel the superior court to vacate its judgment ordering revision of the ballot...