| Weekly Opinion Summaries Constitutional Law | | March 21-25, 2011 FindLaw.com Weekly Constitutional Law Newsletter | You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. Table of Contents Constitutional Law FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. Constitutional Law United States First Circuit, 03/24/2011 Decotiis v. Whittemore, No. 10-1242 In a First Amendment dispute involving allegations of retaliation through adverse employment action, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissals by district court is affirmed in part and vacated in part where plaintiff failed to make a constitutional claim against all defendants. Read more... United States Third Circuit, 03/21/2011 Tri-M Group v. Sharp, No. 10-2365 In a dormant commerce clause challenge to a state regulatory scheme for the training and compensation of apprentices on construction projects, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where refusal to recognize out-of-state registered apprentices facially discriminated against out-of-state contractors without advancing a legitimate state interest. Read more... United States Ninth Circuit, 03/22/2011 Young v. Honolulu, No. 09-16034 In a constitutional dispute on whether a city repeal ordinace violated the Contracts Clause of the United States Constitution, summary judgment is affirmed where ordinance did not breach any of preexisting contractual obligation. Read more... United States Ninth Circuit, 03/22/2011 Hunt v. Los Angeles, No. 09-55750 In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 dispute challenging the constitutionality of several city ordinances aimed at preventing vending on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, judgment by district court is affirmed in part and remanded in part where court did not abuse discretion but improperly failed to address one of the challenges in the first instance. Read more... United States Ninth Circuit, 03/25/2011 Stewart and Jasper Orchards v. Salazar, No. 10-15192 District court judgment that application of Sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act to the California delta smelt does not violate the Commerce Clause is affirmed. Read more... FindLaw includes summaries of all Supreme and Appellate Court slip opinions posted on the official Illinois Courts site. FindLaw summaries include opinions that have not yet been released for publication and may be subject to modification, correction or withdrawal. Check the Illinois Courts site to determine if a specific opinion has been released before relying on that case as precedent. Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. | Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. | Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. | 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 | | | |
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