all - Opinion Summaries

J.D. v. Azar

Health Law, Immigration Law, Constitutional Law
In an immigration case, struck down as unconstitutional a federal policy that bars unaccompanied alien children in government custody who are pregnant...

Doe v. Superior Court (Southwestern Community College District)

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a lawyer should not have been disqualified from representing a student-employee at a community college in a sexual harassment case. He did...

Miller v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Transportation, Labor & Employment Law
Addressed airline employees' claims that the air carrier followed unlawful procedures in connection with requiring them to clock in and out with their...

Horner v. American Airlines, Inc.

Transportation, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor case, addressed a dispute over the seniority rights of certain pilots following a merger of two commercial air carriers. Affirmed dismissal...

Bascunan v. Elsaca

International Law, Civil Procedure, Banking Law
In a civil RICO case, held that a Chilean national may sue another Chilean national in the United States, because extraterritoriality issues did not...

People v. Caro

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
On an automatic appeal, affirmed a death sentence imposed on a woman for killing three of her children.

Perez-Cruz v. Barr

Immigration Law
Granted an alien's petition for review of a removal decision. Held that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were not permitted to carry out...

Duguid v. Facebook, Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Communications Law, Debt Collection
Struck down as unconstitutional a 2015 amendment to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act that created a debt-collection exception. The issue...

Kirkpatrick v. Chappell

Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
On rehearing, affirmed the denial of federal habeas relief to a California prisoner. He was challenging his capital sentence for a double murder.

Mollet v. City of Greenfield

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a firefighter battalion chief who spoke up about a racially charged incident reported to him lacked evidence that his protected conduct was...