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In re Mancillas

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus action, the petition is granted where the trial court lost jurisdiction by not ordering execution of his previously imposed...

In re Glickman

Elections
In an election law action, concerning whether Steven Glickman, a candidate for the state senate, is eligible to run for that office, the Appellate...

Welch v. Brown

Civil Rights, Health Law, Constitutional Law
In a constitutional action, challenging California law banning state-licensed mental health providers from engaging in sexual orientation change...

In re Berkeley Delaware Court, LLC

Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy action, the district court's dismissal of the appeal as moot under 11 U.S.C. section 363(m) is affirmed. The Court held that: 1) a...

Tompkins v. 23andMe, Inc.

Class Actions, Cyberspace Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law
In an arbitration action, arising from a class action filed after defendant claimed that its online genetic testing service could help customers...

Ortega-Lopez v. Lynch

Immigration Law
In an immigration action, challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' published decision that a misdemeanor conviction for cockfighting is a...

American Hotel and Lodging Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles

Labor & Employment Law, Commercial Law
In a labor and employment action, challenging defendant's Citywide Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance, the district court's denial of plaintiffs'...

Watson v. Rozum

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prisoner civil rights action, arising when a dispute over who broke plaintiff's radio escalated into a claim of retaliation for exercising First...

Dennis v. Penn. Dep't of Corrections

Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus action challenging petitioner's first-degree murder conviction, the district court's grant of the petition is affirmed where the...

NAACP v. City of Philadelphia

Transportation, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In a constitutional action making a facial challenge to Philadelphia International Airport's ban on non-commercial advertising, the district court's...