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Court Upholds Wisconsin's Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products
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...
State 'Ban the Box' Law's Anti-Retaliation Provision Upheld Against Federal Challenge
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...
Florida's 'no-contact' policy for sex offenders upheld
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...
Appellate Court Upholds Firearm Sales Restrictions
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 ...
First Circuit Affirms State's Eminent Domain Powers
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...
Appellate Court Reverses Permit Denial, Citing Arbitrary City Action
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...
Florida's 'no-hire' law not shielded from antitrust challenge
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...
Fifth Circuit: No Taking Without Physical Invasion or Total Economic Deprivation
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...
NY Court Annuls SoHo/NoHo Historic District Designation Over Economic Impact Concerns
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 ...
City towing policy upheld against due process challenge
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...
Parole denial for non-sex offenders due to treatment policy upheld
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...
Parole denial for not completing transitional housing upheld
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...
Sixth Circuit Upholds Florida's "No-Hire" Welfare Program Provision
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...
City zoning ordinance barring cannabis retail store upheld against preemption and equal protection claims
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...
First Circuit Affirms Rhode Island Cannabis Licensing Scheme
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...
Parole denial for non-sex offenders without sex offender treatment upheld
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...
School dress code policy upheld against discrimination claim
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...
Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas Ag-Gag Law Against First Amendment Challenge
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...
NY Court Upholds State's Standardized Testing for High School Graduation
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...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Iowa Law Criminalizing Transport of Undocumented Immigrants
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...
Prop 13 survives equal protection challenge
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...
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...
Court Vacates FCC Waiver for Verizon on Pole Attachment Rules
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...
Eleventh Circuit: Denying Overturned Case Law to Inmates Doesn't Violate Due Process
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...