all - Opinion Summaries

Bisno v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd.

Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendant-Board did not exceed its authority when it adopted Regulation 3304, which permits landlords to petition for a rent increase on the ground...

Van Orden v. Perry

Constitutional Law, Government Law
The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment allows the display of a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments on the Texas State Capitol...

McCreary County v. ACLU

Constitutional Law, Government Law
A county's manifest objective may be dispositive for determining whether a display of the Ten Commandments in courthouses violates the Establishment...

GLF Constr. Corp. v. LAN/STV

Construction, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's tort claims is affirmed where defendant was entitled to derivative sovereign immunity for independent contractors...

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...

McBride v. Bd. of Accountancy

Administrative Law, Government Law
The California Board of Accountancy properly disciplined plaintiffs-members of the accounting profession for their failure to meet professional...

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...

San Remo Hotel v. City and County of San Francisco

Constitutional Law, Government Law
Federal courts may not craft an exception to the full faith and credit statute, 28 U.S.C. section 1738, for claims brought under the Takings Clause of...

Am. Trucking Ass'n, Inc. v. Michigan Pub. Serv. Comm'n

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
A flat $100 fee that Michigan charges trucks engaging in intrastate commercial hauling does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause.

Mid-Con Freight Sys. v. Michigan Pub. Serv. Comm'n

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
A Michigan law which imposes an annual fee of $100.00 upon each Michigan license-plated truck that is "operating entirely in interstate commerce" is...