This case concerns a Mississippi law that prohibits abortions, with limited exceptions, after 15 weeks’ gestational age. The central question before us is whether this law is an unconstitutional ban on pre-viability abortions. In an unbroken line dating to Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s abortion cases have established (and affirmed, and re-affirmed) a woman’s right to choose an abortion before v... More...   $0 (12-16-2019 - MS)

Plaintiff Jeremiah Mathews worked as a maintenance supervisor and a cook for
defendant Happy Valley Conference Center, Inc. (Happy Valley), which hosts seminars,
retreats, and camps on a 30-acre property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Happy Valley is
a subordinate affiliate of defendant Community of Christ (the Church). When a younger
male employee confided in plaintiff that Hap... More...   $0 (12-16-2019 - CA)

17 Plaintiff‐Appellant Maxmillian Sloley brought this action pursuant to 42
18 U.S.C. § 1983 to vindicate the violation of his constitutional rights occasioned by,
19 inter alia, a visual body cavity search to which he was subjected incident to
20 arrest. The district court (Gary L. Sharpe, J.) granted summary judgment in favor
21 of Defendants‐Appellees Eric and Bryan ... More...   $0 (12-13-2019 - NY)

Long Beach Unified School District (the District)
appeals from the dismissal of its cross-complaint under Code
of Civil Procedure section 425.16, commonly known as the
anti-SLAPP statute. (See Wilson v. Cable News Network,
Inc. (2019) 7 Cal.5th 871, 880 (Wilson).) In 2006, the District
entered into a contract with respondent Margaret Williams,
LLC (Williams LLC), which had ... More...   $0 (12-10-2019 - CA)

This appeal raises an important issue concerning the investigative authority
of two committees of the United States House of Representatives and the
protection of privacy due the President of the United States suing in his individual,
not official, capacity with respect to financial records. The specific issue is the
lawfulness of three subpoenas issued by the House Committee on Fi... More...   $0 (12-04-2019 - NY)

We address for the first time whether a conviction under South Carolina’s voyeurism1 statute constitutes a “sex offense” requiring registration under the Sexual Offender Registration Act (“SORNA”). Arguing it does not, Helton moved to dismiss the indictment alleging that he failed to register as a sex offender under SORNA. The district court denied Helton’s motion, holding that a conviction under ... More...   $0 (12-03-2019 - )

We must decide in this case whether portions of the
recently enacted Presidential Tax Transparency and
Accountability Act (Elec. Code, § 6880 et seq.) (the Act) conflict
with article II, section 5, subdivision (c) of the California
Constitution (article II, section 5(c)) and are therefore invalid.
At issue are the Act’s provisions that prohibit the Secretary of
State from p... More...   $0 (11-24-2019 - CA)

On January 15, 2016, a warrant issued for the search of Klugman’s residence and
the office of his dental practice. The warrant authorized law enforcement officers to
seize evidence of “sexual exploitation of a child, in violation of Penal Code
section 311.3, or possession of matter depicting sexual conduct of a person under the age
of 18 years, in violation of Penal Code [section] ... More...   $0 (11-12-2019 - CA)

On January 15, 2016, a warrant issued for the search of Klugman’s residence and
the office of his dental practice. The warrant authorized law enforcement officers to
seize evidence of “sexual exploitation of a child, in violation of Penal Code
section 311.3, or possession of matter depicting sexual conduct of a person under the age
of 18 years, in violation of Penal Code [section] ... More...   $0 (11-12-2019 - CA)

Plaintiffs and appellants Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Los Angeles,
Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Asian Law Caucus, and the American Civil
Liberties Union of Northern California (collectively plaintiffs) appeal from a judgment
denying their petition for writ of mandate. Plaintiffs claim defendant and respondent
Alex Padilla, the California Secretary of State, has misinterp... More...   $0 (11-11-2019 - CA)

In this appeal, appellants Mark and Bella Greene challenge
the California Coastal Commission’s permit condition for the
remodel of their beachside residence. The condition requires
construction be set back five feet from the seaward property line.
The Greenes argue the Commission erred in finding that a fivefoot
buffer was needed to safeguard the public’s access to the
beac... More...   $0 (10-21-2019 - CA)

Petitioner Samuel Zamudio Jimenez, a death-row
inmate, seeks a writ of mandate to vacate the superior
court’s discovery order in this habeas corpus proceeding. In
his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner claimed
the jury at his capital trial impermissibly considered the
opinion of at least one alternate juror in deciding his guilt.
The Supreme Court issued an or... More...   $0 (10-03-2019 - CA)