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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 County Ban on Short-Term Rentals in Residential Zones
Diamond Sands Apartments, LLC v. Clark County Nevada, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a pre...
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...
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...
Zoning ordinance restricting adult entertainment near churches, schools, and homes upheld
WBY, Inc. v. City of Chamblee, Georgia, decided by Eleventh Circuit on September 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. WBY, Inc. challenged the City of Chamblee's zoning ordinance that prohib...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Florida's "No-Hire" Law Against First Amendment Challenge
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...
Ninth Circuit strikes down North Dakota's Ag Gag law as unconstitutional
Halverson v. Burgum, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 21, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether North Dakota's "Ag Gag" law, which criminal...
Fifth Circuit: Zoning Ordinance Not Unconstitutional Taking
DM Arbor Court v. City of Houston, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Ci...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Injunction Against Florida's "Stop WOKE Act"
Perez Cruz v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by plaintif...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Law Banning Sexually Suggestive Performances by Minors
Assoc of Club Executives v. Paxton, decided by Fifth Circuit on July 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by th...
Eighth Circuit: South Dakota's fireworks ban likely violates First Amendment
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Kristi Noem, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 7, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns whether South Dakota's "Ba...
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...
Eighth Circuit: Florida AG's 'debt collection blacklist' doesn't violate First Amendment
Zackaria Mohamed v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Eighth Circuit on May 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction so...
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 April 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's d...
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...