all - Opinion Summaries

Viva! v. Adidas

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, International Trade
Summary judgment for defendant on unlawful business practice claims involving shoes made from kangaroo leather is affirmed where, under the...

People v. Partida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A trial objection on Evidence Code section 352 grounds must state the specific reasons a defendant believes evidence should be excluded; if the...

Cobb v. O'Connell

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
The California Legislature-s 2003 passage of Senate Bill 39, special remedial legislation requiring that a state-appointed administrator temporarily...

Norman v. US

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving governmental wetland delineations within land owned by plaintiffs and intended for development, the dismissal of plaintiffs'...

Barroso v. Gonzales

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Where an alien files a timely motion to reconsider before his voluntary departure period has expired, his voluntary departure period is automatically...

Grassroots Recycling Network v. US Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
Petition challenging an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule allowing the director of an approved state landfill to grant variances from EPA...

Jackson v. Schultz

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights case arising from the death of plaintiff's son under the care of defendants, fire department EMT's, the denial of defendants' motion...

US v. James

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's Florida conviction for trafficking in cocaine by possession of between 200 and 400 grams of cocaine is a "serious drug offense" for...

Miranda v. City of Cornelius

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Summary judgment for defendants on a Fourth Amendment challenge is reversed where the impoundment of plaintiffs' vehicle following a traffic violation...

Dunn v. Washington County Hosp.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's Title VII sex discrimination case is reversed, where defendant is responsible for providing its...