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Zoning ordinance restricting adult businesses upheld
Searles, McMillin v. Escambia County, Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Searles McMillin, sued Escambia County...
Ninth Circuit Denies Trump's Bid to Block Disclosure of Financial Records
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought ...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Portland's 'Sit-Lie' Ordinance as Constitutional
Gibson v. City of Portland, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Tree Ordinance, Denies Injunction
Peridot Tree, Inc. v. City of Sacramento, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary inju...
Court Upholds Campaign Finance Disclosure Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Karl Rabenhorst v. Kristi L. Noem, decided by Seventh Circuit on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Karl Rabenho...
Zoning ordinance restricting adult businesses upheld under First Amendment
LIA Network v. City of Kerrville, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the C...
Zoning ordinance unconstitutionally vague as applied to home dog grooming business
Clarke v. Town of Newburgh, decided by New York Court of Appeals on November 20, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Clarke, sued the Town of Newburgh alleging that the town's zo...
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Election Day Campaign Ban Near Polling Places
Benda for Common-sense, a Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation v. Denise Anderson, Director of Rice ..., decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The p...
Ninth Circuit Upholds City Sign Ordinance Against Free Speech Challenge
Oregon Right to Life v. Stolfi, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction so...
Chrestman v. Metro Gov't: Permit scheme for protests upheld on appeal
Michael Chrestman v. Metro Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty., Tenn., decided by Sixth Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district cour...
Ninth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case
Sterling v. Feek, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Feek, ...
Student's baggy clothes not protected speech under First Amendment
Loera v. Kingsville Indep Sch Dist, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the s...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Zoning Ordinance Restricting Sexually Oriented Businesses
Retro Metro v. City of Jackson, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City o...
Zoning ordinance restricting adult businesses upheld against First Amendment challenge
United States v. Town of Thornapple, Wisconsin, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary jud...
Eighth Circuit Upholds South Dakota Refugee Resettlement Law
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Kristi Noem, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Educati...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Oxnard Rent Control Disclosure Requirements
Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez, decided by Ninth Circuit on June 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Florida's Charity Solicitation Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Linares-Rivas v. Bondi, decided by Fifth Circuit on June 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Lina...
D.C. Circuit Upholds FARA Disclosure Requirements for News Organization
Radio Free Asia v. USA, decided by D.C. Circuit on May 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Radio Free Asia's (RFA) lawsuit challen...
Court Upholds Missouri Ag-Gag Law, Denying Injunction for Journalist
Cynthia Brown v. David Yost, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought b...
City unlawfully changed payroll system without bargaining with union
American Federation of State etc. Employees v. City of L.A., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 27, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the City...
Eighth Circuit: "Good Cause" for Public Records Access Doesn't Violate First Amendment
Sandra Jones v. Faulkner County, Arkansas, decided by Eighth Circuit on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Sandra Jones sued Faulkner County, Arkansas, alleging that the county's pol...
Second Circuit: Vermont's Civil Filing Access Procedures Don't Violate First Amendment
Courthouse News Serv. v. Corsones, decided by Second Circuit on March 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by ...
NJ Alcohol Ad Ban Upheld Under First Amendment
Jean-Paul Weg LLC v. Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic, decided by Third Circuit on February 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the District Court...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Park Permit for Religious Literature Distribution
Anh Thai v. County of Los Angeles, decided by Ninth Circuit on February 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunctio...