Employment: County’s Commitment to Provide Employees With Premium-Free Health Insurance Coverage Does Not Imply Cost-Free Coverage

Case Summaries (eNews), February 2014 by Editorial Staff

Employment: Travelling with Terminally-Ill Parent on Vacation Qualifies as “Care” Under the FMLA and Requires Employer Grant Leave

Case Summaries (eNews), February 2014 by Editorial Staff

Guns: Louisiana Laws Prohibiting Juvenile Gun Possession and Concealed Carry Are Not Invalidated by Revised Constitution Stating “Any Restriction of this Right Shall Be Subject to Strict Scrutiny.”

Case Summaries (eNews), February 2014 by Editorial Staff

RLUIPA: Ordinance Prohibiting Non-Commercial Entities Including Churches From “Highway Commercial” Area Does Not Violate RLUIPA or First Amendment

Case Summaries (eNews), February 2014 by Editorial Staff

Speech: Ordinance Requiring Closure of Adult Bookstores in Early Morning and on Sundays Does Not Pass “Secondary Effects” Test

Case Summaries (eNews), February 2014 by Editorial Staff

Taxation: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Exemption From Paying County Transfer and Recording Taxes Is Permitted By Statute and Does Not Violate the Commerce Clause

Case Summaries (eNews), February 2014 by Editorial Staff

CASES: Speech: County Not Liable Under First Amendment for Firing Subcontracted Security Officer Who Reported Off-Site Excessive Force Incident

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Due Process: Mandatory $30 Booking Fee Payable By All Arrestees, Even If Not Guilty Or Charges Are Later Dismissed, Is Rational And Does Not Violate Due Process

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Eminent Domain: Idaho Law Does Not Grant Cities Extraterritorial Eminent Domain Powers Unless Specifically Enumerated

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Employment: Terminated Employee Can Assert Adverse Action Due to Lateral Transfer to “Hazardous” Position, Although He Had Previously Applied for That Same Position

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Evidence: Inmate’s Prior Nolo Plea on Assault Charge Is Not Admissible By Officers in Defense of Section 1983 Action

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Juries: Ninth Circuit Rules Peremptory Strikes Based On Sexual Orientation Require “Heightened Scrutiny”—Gay Jurors Protected Under Windsor

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Procedure: Speed Camera Tickets Issued Under Maryland State Law Do Not Violate Due Process and Do Not Give Rise to Section 1983 Claim

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Damages: Economic Losses Due to an Unintentional Maritime Tort Are Not Compensable Where There is No Damage to Plaintiff’s Property

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Employment: Discharged Police Officer Who Received Disability Benefits Is Not Barred From Also Asserting ADA Claims

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Equal Protection: City Limit on Total Taxicab Permits and Requirement that New Permits Be Issued in Groups of At Least Ten Is Rationally Related to Legitimate Purpose

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Guns: New York’s SAFE Law Restricting Assault Weapons and Limiting Magazine Size to Ten Rounds Is Upheld under “Intermediate Scrutiny.”

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Guns: Ordinance Prohibiting Sale or Transfer of Firearms Within City Limits Violates Second Amendment

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Housing: City Did Not Violate Due Process or Create Disparate Impact, Despite Targeting African American Neighborhoods for Cleanup

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff

Search and Seizure: Ordinance Requiring Hoteliers to Provide Police Officers With Extensive Records About Hotel Guests Violates Fourth Amendment

Case Summaries (eNews), January 2014 by Editorial Staff