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National Organization For Marriage v. McKee

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a constitutional challenge to several state election laws governing the registration of political action committees and the disclosure and...

Guardianship of H.C.

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Indian Law, Juvenile Law
In a guardianship proceeding, the guardianship order is conditionally reversed for failure to comply with Indian Child Welfare Act's notice...

Singleton v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits
In a dispute involving a belated, retrospective computation of the value of appellant's disability benefits, judgment of the Veterans' Board is...

US v. Plugh

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
In a Miranda dispute concerning an order of the district court suppressing certain custodial statements by the defendant and the subsequent appellate...

Arcadia Development Co. v. City of Morgan Hill

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a constitutional challenge to a density-restriction ordinance that applies only to the plaintiff's property, judgment of the trial court upholdling...

Pittsburgh League of Young Voters Educ. Fund v. Port Auth. of Allegheny County

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law, Transportation
In a constitutional challenge to the defendant's refusal to place in its buses a public campaign advertisement encouraging released felons to vote,...

Doe v. Indian River School District

Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a constitutional challenge to the defendant-school board's long-standing policy of praying at its meetings, judgment of the district court...

Adams v. Ford Motor Company

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Judges & Judiciary, Sanctions
In a dispute involving Rule 3.5 of the ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct, judgment of the district court sanctioning trial counsel for initiating...

People v. Buza

Evidence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a constitutional challenge to a provision of the DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act, Pen. Code Section 295 et seq., which...

Walls v. Central Contra Costa Transit Authority

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor and employment action alleging unlawful discharge in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and plaintiff's due process rights to...