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Education Law
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9/19/2008
Home Schooling Is Permitted As A Species Of Private School Education Under California Statutes But The Right To Home School May Be Overridden To Protect The Safety Of A Child Who Has Been Declared Dependent
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9/19/2008
Dismissal Without Prejudice Of A Claim Brought Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Did Not Confer Prevailing Party Status Upon The State And The State Was Therefore Not Eligible For An Award Of Attorney’s Fees
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9/16/2008
An Employee Could Not Bring A Claim Against State Employer In Federal District Court Under USERRA Because The Federal Court Lacked Jurisdiction, And The USERRA Did Not Create A Cause Of Action Against State Employee-Supervisors
 
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Labor and Employment Law
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9/16/2008
An Employee Could Not Bring A Claim Against State Employer In Federal District Court Under USERRA Because The Federal Court Lacked Jurisdiction, And The USERRA Did Not Create A Cause Of Action Against State Employee-Supervisors
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9/16/2008
Expiration Of Collective Bargaining Agreement Did Not Allow Employers To Unilaterally Terminate A Union Check-Off Provision Because Union Did Not “Clearly And Unmistakably” Waive Its Claim To Protection From Unilateral Change
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9/9/2008
“Cash Balance” Pension Plans Do Not Violate ERISA’s Anti-Age Discrimination Provision And Anti-Backloading Provisions; Also ERISA Preempted The Employees’ State Law FEHA Claim
 
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Environmental Law
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8/11/2008
County’s Decision To Deny Renewal Of Conditional Use Permit For Airport Is Not Preempted By State Aeronautics Act, But That Decision Does Require An Initial Study Under The California Environmental Quality Act
 
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Municipal and Public Agency
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9/19/2008
Title To A Drainage Channel Was Validly Transferred To A City By The State Following Relinquishment Proceedings, And The City Did Not Properly Challenge The Relinquishment Because It Failed To Exhaust An Administrative Remedy
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9/18/2008
An Unmarked Crosswalk Is Not A Dangerous Condition For Which A City Can Be Held Liable
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9/16/2008
UPDATE: County Zoning Ordinance That Regulates Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Is Not Preempted By Federal Telecommunications Act
 
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Real Estate Law
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9/26/2008
A Real Estate Investment Company Defaulted On A Broker Compensation Contract And Was Liable For The Commissions Under The Contract
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9/25/2008
Court May Allow A Homeowners’ Association To Reduce The Votes Required To Amend Its Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (“CC&Rs)
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9/25/2008
Petition To Review Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Orders Dismissing License Application And Request For Rehearing Denied
 
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Redevelopment and Housing
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9/26/2008
A Real Estate Investment Company Defaulted On A Broker Compensation Contract And Was Liable For The Commissions Under The Contract
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9/25/2008
Court May Allow A Homeowners’ Association To Reduce The Votes Required To Amend Its Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (“CC&Rs)
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9/25/2008
Petition To Review Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Orders Dismissing License Application And Request For Rehearing Denied
 
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Special Education
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9/19/2008
Dismissal Without Prejudice Of A Claim Brought Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Did Not Confer Prevailing Party Status Upon The State And The State Was Therefore Not Eligible For An Award Of Attorney’s Fees
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8/29/2008
School District’s Error That Does Not Cause Substantial Harm Does Not Constitute Denial Of A “Free Appropriate Public Education”
 
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