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Ninth Circuit Upholds Nevada's 'Revenge Porn' Law Against Constitutional Challenge
SMITH (SOPHIA) v. STATE, decided by Nevada Supreme Court on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Sophia Smith sued the State of Nevada, alleging that the state's "revenge porn" law was ...
Florida Court Upholds 'House of Ill Fame' Statute Against Vagueness Challenge
Bradwell v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Bradwell, challenged her conviction for "keeping a hous...
Ohio Court Affirms City Zoning Ordinance Against "Adult" Entertainment Sales
State ex rel. Zoldan v. Giulitto, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of Cleveland's zoning ordinance, wh...
Court Upholds COVID-19 Misinformation Law, Dismisses Free Speech Challenge
Chicago Headline Club v. Kristi Noem, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Chicago H...
Court Upholds COVID-19 Misinformation Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Chicago Headline Club v. Kristi Noem, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Chicago H...
Beneficiary's Motion to Dismiss Did Not Violate No-Contest Clause
Price v. Price, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute in Price v. Price concerned the interpretation of a "no-contest" clause in a wi...
Public Records Request Not Defamation, Court Rules
Peter Torocsik v. Palm Beach County, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's dismissal of a de...
Texas CID Overly Broad, Court Rules
In Re Craig Charles, Julian Calderas, Jr., and AL Global Services, LLC v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concern...
Fourth Circuit Upholds South Dakota's 'Ag-Gag' Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Stephanie Redding v. Kristi Noem, decided by Fourth Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a district court's dismissal of a lawsui...
Lease's "Illegal Activity" Clause Found Unconstitutionally Vague
Suite Living, L.L.C. v. Elyria, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a landlord, Suite Living, L.L.C., could evict ...
LA zoning ordinance restricting adult businesses struck down as unconstitutional
Fix the City, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. Fix the City, Inc. challenged the City of Los Angeles's zoni...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Ag-Gag Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Woodlands Pride v. Paxton, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Texas offici...
Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Upheld Against Vagueness Challenge
Dawson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Dawson, sued the State of Florida, alleging that the s...
Court strikes down zoning ordinance as unconstitutionally vague and overbroad
One Energy v. Allen Twp. Bd. of Trustees, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 9, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a zoning ordinance prohibiting...
Court Upholds Ban on Vague 'Sexually Suggestive' Costume Ordinance
City of Austin v. Adam Sahyouni, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The City of Austin appealed a lower court's decision that granted a tempora...
Eighth Circuit strikes down South Dakota's 'Ag Gag' law as unconstitutional
Susan Tincher v. Kristi Noem, decided by Eighth Circuit on January 26, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether South Dakota's "Ag Gag" law, wh...
Veterinarian advertising rules struck down as unconstitutional speech restriction
Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and Brittaney Sharkey, Solely in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners v. Shawn Messonn...
Ninth Circuit Upholds North Dakota's Ag-Gag Law Against Free Speech Challenge
Friends of Animals v. Burgum, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Frien...
Eighth Circuit Denies Injunction for Hepatitis C Medical Care Claim
Rusby Aguilar-Hernandez v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Eighth Circuit on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary inj...
Ohio court strikes down city's short-term rental ban as unconstitutional
Broadview Hts. v. Vukotic, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of Broadview Heights could enforce a z...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Florida's Anti-Riot Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Campuzano v. Bondi, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Cam...
Ohio Court Affirms Eviction for Tenant's Alleged Drug Nuisance
Lakewood v. M.T.S., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute in Lakewood v. M.T.S. concerned whether a landlord could evict a tenant...
Ohio Court Reverses Eviction Over Vague 'Nuisance' Lease Clause
Mikra, L.L.C. v. Taylor, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute involved whether a landlord could evict a tenant for violating a lease ...
Zoning ordinance prohibiting livestock constitutional as applied to miniature horse
Kanode v. Columbus, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kanode, sued the defendant, Columbus, alleging that the city's zoning ord...