Comprehensive guide to Rational Basis Review cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Wisconsinites for Alternatives to Smoking v. David Casey, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal...
Chiles v. Salazar, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court considered whether a state's "no-retaliation" provision in it...
Liddie v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the state of Florida alleging th...
Tyler v. Smith, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute in Tyler v. Smith involved a challenge to the constitutionality ...
Soscia Holdings, LLC v. State of Rhode Island, decided by First Circuit on February 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsui...
JMS Construction Services, Inc. v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The core dispute centered on whet...
Pinilla Perez v. Bondi, decided by Second Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a complaint all...
Police Jury v. Indian Harbor, decided by Fifth Circuit on January 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Police...
Matter of Coalition for Fairness in Soho & Noho, Inc. v. City of New York, decided by New York Court of Appeals on January 13, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The core dispute involved whether the ...
Nationwide Recovery, Inc. v. City of Detroit, Mich., decided by Sixth Circuit on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Nati...
Bleise v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the Ohio Department of Rehabili...
Hill v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the Ohio Department of Rehabilita...
Elizabeth Cristales-de Linares v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a prelimina...
Airport Business Center v. City of Santa Rosa, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Airport Business Center (ABC) challenged the City of...
Kenney v. Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission, decided by First Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a c...
Arnoff v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the Ohio Department of Rehabili...
Ashley Hall and Ryan Hall, on behalf of minor child A.H. v. Southeast Polk Junior High school – Southeast Polk Community School District, Dirk Halupnik, Joseph Horton, Michael Dailey, Jacob Bartels, a...
Woodlands Pride v. Paxton, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Texas officia...
IntegrateNYC, Inc. v. State of New York, decided by New York Court of Appeals on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. IntegrateNYC, Inc. challenged New York State's implementation of...
IA Migrant Movement for Justice v. Brenna Bird, decided by Eighth Circuit on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a prelimi...
P. ex rel. Alameda County Taxpayers' Assn. v. Brown, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Alameda County Taxpayers' Association challen...
Miriam Patricia Vargas-Rodriguez v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Sixth Circuit on September 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preli...
Verizon Commc'ns Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, decided by Second Circuit on September 10, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed the FCC's decision to grant Verizon a waiver...
Ammon Sumrall v. Georgia Department of Corrections, decided by Eleventh Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of sum...
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