Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit?
Oral argument: Feb 28, 2006
In 1997, the Vermont legislature passed Act 64, a broad and sweeping statute that slashed campaign...
First Amendment
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Respondent Town of Gilbert’s (“Gilbert”) sign ordinance (“Sign Code”) requires that individuals obtain a permit to post signs within the city limits. See Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 707 F.3d 1057, 1061 (9th Cir. 2013). There are, however,...
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In 2006, Respondent Steven Howards visited the Beaver Creek Mall in Beaver Creek, Colorado to bring his older son to a piano recital. See Howards v. McLaughlin, 634 F.3d 1131, 1135 (10th Cir. 2011). Both Petitioners—Secret Service Protective...
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Facts
On August 2, 2009 around 2:30 p.m., David Riley, an alleged member of the Lincoln Park gang, was parked in a San Diego neighborhood with his girlfriend and three other men. See People v. Riley, No. D059840, 2013 BL 34220, 2013 ILRC 1385 (Cal. App...
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North Carolina’s congressional redistricting takes place every ten years in a process overseen by both chambers of the state’s General Assembly. Common Cause v. Rucho, 279 F. Supp. 3d 587, 599 (M.D.N.C. 2018). In 2010, North Carolina voters elected...
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Since 1990, the American Association of Law Schools (“AALS”) has required its members to withhold placement assistance or use of the schools' facilities from employers who discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. AALS...
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On October 7, 2005, Petitioner California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (“California”) signed into law California Civil Code §§ 1746–1746.5, which prohibits the sale of violent video games to minors. See Video Software Dealers Ass'n v. Schwarzenegger...
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The City of Boston (“Boston”) owns and operates three flagpoles in City Hall Plaza, all of which stand conspicuously in front of the seat of its municipal government. Shurtleff v. City of Boston, at 82. The first flagpole flies the United States and...
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Petitioner Albert Snyder’s son, Marine Lance Corporal Matthew A. Snyder, was killed in action while deployed in Iraq. See Snyder v. Phelps, 580 F.3d 206, 211 (4th Cir. 2009). Respondents Fred W. Phelps, Sr., Shirley L. Phelps-Roper, and Rebekah A....
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When filling prescriptions, Vermont pharmacies collect personal data about the patients and sell the data to data miningcompanies. See IMS Health, Inc. v. Sorrell, 630 F.3d 263, 267 (2d Cir. 2010). Once the data is compiled, data mining companies sell...