Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property
Doe 1 v. Meta Platforms — Ninth Circuit holds Section 230 bars Rohingya plaintiffs’ claims that Facebook incited Myanmar violence, with two judges urging the court to reconsider the breadth of platform immunity
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
Roe v. Johnston — Ninth Circuit stays Arizona injunction that had struck the word ‘operation’ from state birth-certificate-amendment law for transgender residents
2nd District Court of Appeal, Litigation, Personal Injury & Tort
Chang v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group — Going and Coming Rule Bars Vicarious Liability for Employee’s Commute Even Where Employee Sometimes Worked from Home
2nd District Court of Appeal, Civil Procedure, Litigation
Detrick v. Shimada — Declaration in English From Witness Who Cannot Read English Is Not Competent Evidence Without Interpreter Attestation
4th District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law, Litigation
People v. The North River Insurance Co. — Defendant’s Counsel Appearance Under Section 977 Triggers Bail Bond Exoneration; Court Retains Jurisdiction to Award Extradition Costs
4th District Court of Appeal, Construction Law, Litigation
AVL Test Systems v. Hensel Phelps Construction — Whether Equipment Becomes “Fixed Part of the Structure” for Contractor Licensing Exemption Is a Question of Fact
3rd District Court of Appeal, Environmental Law, Litigation
People ex rel. Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District v. Defty — Cross-Complaint Challenging Validity of Underlying Agency Policy Does Not Arise From Protected Activity for Anti-SLAPP Purposes
California Supreme Court, Family Law
In re Z.G. — Juvenile Court Cannot Terminate Parental Rights Based Solely on Adoptability, and Mother’s Lawyer Was Ineffective for Failing to Demand Required Reunification Services
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Immigration
Hanan v. USCIS — Ninth Circuit holds the marriage fraud bar applies even when the noncitizen never applied for benefits based on the sham marriage, and that USCIS need not produce the ex-spouse for cross-examination
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
Reach Community Development v. USDHS — Ninth Circuit stays Portland injunction barring tear gas at ICE protests, holding bystanders likely have no substantive-due-process right against incidental chemical exposure
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
Dickinson v. Trump — Ninth Circuit stays Portland injunction restricting federal crowd-control tactics, faulting overbroad class relief and uniform-redesign order in protest-retaliation case
1st District Court of Appeal, Environmental Law, Real Estate Law
Citizens Against Marketplace Apartment/Condo Development v. City of San Ramon — Approval of Mixed-Use Infill Housing Project Was Consistent With City General Plan and Zoning
1st District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law, Litigation
People v. Emrick — Probation Condition Allowing Probation Department to Jail Defendant Without Hearing Improperly Delegates Judicial Authority
2nd District Court of Appeal, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation
Stoker v. Blue Origin — Blue Origin Arbitration Agreement Substantively and Procedurally Unconscionable; Severance Not Appropriate
4th District Court of Appeal, Civil Procedure, Litigation
Amezcua v. Superior Court — Trial Court Cannot Condition Leave to Amend Under Section 473 on Payment of Attorney’s Fees
California Supreme Court, Administrative Law, Real Estate Law
Shear Development Co. v. California Coastal Commission — Courts Decide Coastal Commission Jurisdiction Independently, and the Commission Cannot Take Appeals Just Because a Site Allows Multiple Principal Uses
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Business Transactions, Environmental Law
County of San Bernardino v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania — Ninth Circuit holds policy’s aggregate limit does not apply to property damage, restoring per-occurrence coverage for Chino Airport environmental cleanup
2nd District Court of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Jessica M. v. CDCR — Penal Code Section 3051 Youth Offender Parole Hearings Constitutional as Applied to Forcible Sex Offenders Sentenced Under Section 667.6
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
Moving Oxnard Forward v. Lopez — Ninth Circuit en banc upholds Oxnard’s per-candidate and aggregate campaign-contribution limits against First Amendment challenge
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation
J.R. v. Ventura Unified School District — Ninth Circuit holds IDEA’s two-year clock starts when parents reasonably suspect inadequate special education, not when a later diagnosis confirms it
2nd District Court of Appeal, Labor & Employment Law, Litigation
Santana v. Studebaker Health Care Center — Multiple Arbitration Documents With Minor Ambiguities Form Enforceable Agreement
2nd District Court of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
People v. Hardy — California’s Assault Weapon, Silencer, and Large-Capacity Magazine Bans Survive Second Amendment Facial Challenge After Bruen
4th District Court of Appeal, Criminal Law, Litigation
Bobo v. Appellate Division of Superior Court — Trial Court Cannot Deny Misdemeanor Vehicular Manslaughter Diversion Based Solely on the Inherent Elements of the Charged Offense
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Litigation