all - Opinion Summaries

Viacom Outdoor, Inc. v. City of Arcata

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
California's Outdoor Advertising Act, Bus. & Prof. Code section 5200 et seq, does not preempt municipal ordinances that require a permit for...

People v. Serrano

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
The trial court did not abuse its discretion by calling 44 people for simultaneous voir dire questioning under CPL 270.15, where defendant's counsel...

Amato v. U.S.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence
Denial of motion by corporate custodian of records to quash two administrative subpoenas duces tecum is affirmed where: 1) the act-of-production...

U.S. v. McKenney

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence as an armed career criminal is affirmed where: 1) a state conviction for conspiracy to violate a controlled substances law qualifies as a...

Mullin v. Gettinger

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Jury verdict for defendants in an action by a professor against a university for first amendment retaliation is affirmed where any erroneous jury...

U.S. v. Thompson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine is affirmed where: 1) a reference to...

Puerto Rico Tel. Co. v. Mun. of Guayanilla

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff in declaratory judgment action over the preemption of a local statute by the Telecommunications Act (TCA) is affirmed...

Davis v. Williams

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant-sheriff in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 and personal injury case is reversed where yelling unaccompanied by physical actions does...

T.A. Enters., Inc. v. Olarte, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
A provision of the Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act, Florida's Lemon Law, which authorizes a court to condition appellate review upon payment by...

Hogan v. State

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of motion for postconviction relief is affirmed where failure to advise a defendant regarding the possible consequences of a plea in the event...