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California Taxpayers' Ass'n v. Franchise Tax Bd.

Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In a taxpayers' group's suit against the state Franchise Tax Board, claiming that section 19138, of the Revenue and Taxation Code, is unconstitutional...

Knox v. Cal. State Employees Ass'n., Local 1000

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a First Amendment action challenging the constitutionality of a Hudson notice given by SEIU Local 1000, summary judgment for plaintiffs is reversed...

People v. Christiana

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In proceedings to determine competency of defendant to stand trial for various offenses, trial court's order authorizing involuntary administration of...

Melendez-Garcia v. Sanchez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Sanctions
In plaintiff's suit against various university officials pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Puerto Rican state laws, claiming that they failed to...

Dixon v. Houk

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendant's petition for habeas relief from his murder conviction and a sentence of death, is granted where: 1) the Ohio Supreme Court unreasonably...

D.C., Inc. v. Missouri

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit claiming that Missouri revenue agents wrongfully seized a large quantity of cigarettes from plaintiff's retail...

Bautista v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's denial of plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate seeking to reverse the decision of the Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission...

Harriman v. Hancock County

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In plaintiff's civil rights suit against a county, county sheriff department, and various individuals, claiming that he was beaten by correctional...

Gilman v. Schwarzenegger

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an action by eight California life-term prisoners who represented a class of similarly situated California prisoners, alleging that Proposition 9,...

US v. Comstock

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
On remand from the United States Supreme Court, the district court's refusal to order the civil commitment of five individuals under the Adam Walsh...