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Marine Forests Society v. Cal. Coastal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
The current statutory provisions of the California Coastal Act, governing the appointment and tenure of the members of the California Coastal...

Sult v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Section 843.085, Florida Statutes, is unconstitutionally overbroad, vague, and violates substantive due process.

Kelo v. City of New London

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendant-City's proposed disposition of plaintiff's property qualifies as a "public use" within the meaning of the Takings Clause of the Fifth...

Halbert v. Michigan

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
The Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses require the appointment of counsel for defendants, convicted on their pleas, who seek access to...

Kennedy v. City of Ridgefield

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit, the district court correctly determined that defendant-police officer is not entitled to qualified immunity since he violated...

Bradley v. Henry

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's habeas corpus petition is reversed where her exclusion from an in-camera conference on the withdrawal of counsel deprived her of...

Fields v. Legacy Health Sys.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Oregon's wrongful death statutes of limitations and repose do not violate the equal protection and due process clauses of the United States...

Deja Vu of Cincinnati v. Union Township

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Defendant-Township's ordinance, enacted to minimize the adverse secondary effects of sexually oriented businesses, does not violate the First and...

Hosty v. Carter

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Hazelwood Sch. Dist. v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988), which holds that faculty may supervise and determine the content of a student newspaper,...

People v. Black

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The judicial factfinding that occurs when a judge exercises discretion to impose an upper term sentence or consecutive terms under California law does...