all - Opinion Summaries

San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Political Action Comm. v. City of San Jose

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a First and Fourteenth Amendment challenge to campaign contribution limits for elected city positions, summary judgment for plaintiff is vacated...

Kozuszek v. Brewer

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against two county election officials for spoiling plaintiffs' ballots in a general election over questions...

Bogaert v. Land

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Remedies
In an action brought by the sponsor of a petition to recall a Michigan state legislator from office asserting that a state law setting forth...

Alaskan Independence Party v. State of Alaska

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to Alaska's mandatory direct primary ballot nomination process, grant of summary judgment for the state is affirmed...

Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party v. Dalmau

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Elections
In a suit alleging abuse and uneven application of certain electoral processes in Puerto Rico, dismissal is vacated, award of attorneys' fees is...

Ohio Republican Party v. Sec'y of State Jennifer Brunner

Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law
Ohio Secretary of State's emergency motion to stay a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) restraining enforcement of Advisory 2008-24, which advised...

Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a matter involving a post-election challenge to Measure R, denial of a petition for writ of mandate is affirmed where the single subject rule does...

Bay County v. Town of Cedar Grove

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Tax Law
Two judgments validating tax-increment-financed bonds proposed for issuance by a town are affirmed where: 1) the town was not required to conduct two...

City of Parker v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Tax Law
A judgment invalidating tax-increment-financed bonds proposed for issuance by a city is reversed in part and affirmed in part where: 1) the city was...

Strand v. Escambia County

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Tax Law
A judgment validating tax-increment-financed bonds proposed for issuance by a county is affirmed where: 1) the bonds to be issued did not constitute...