Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A.

Holding that a substantive due process inquiry has "no proper place" in Takings doctrine, while distinguishing Nollan and Dolan as a special application of unconstitutional conditions doctrine for Takings

People v. Licas

Applying the " 'independent or de novo standard of review to the failure by the trial court to instruct on an assertedly lesser included offense' "

Lockyer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Considering federal and state case law together in determining what factors were relevant to the constitutional "evaluation of the fine assessed against the defendant."

Laurel Heights Improvement Assn. v. Regents of University of California

Affirming the decision to not recirculate an EIR where new studies released after public review "merely serve to amplify . . . the information found in the draft EIR" and "do not alter th[e] analysis in any way"

Curle v. Superior Court

Stating that courts must construe "portions of a statute in the context of the entire statute and the statutory scheme of which it is a part"

Kasler v. Lockyer

In Kasler v. Lockyer, 23 Cal. 4th 472, 488, 97 Cal.Rptr.2d 334, 2 P.3d 581 (2000), the California Supreme Court detailed the legislative history of AWCA and said, "[t]he Legislature was, in short, confronted with two conflicting societal interests, both of which it recognized as legitimate – the interest of all citizens in being protected against the use of semiautomatic weapons by criminals, and the interest of some citizens in using semiautomatic weapons for hunting, target practice, or other legitimate sports or recreational activities."

Manufacturers Life Ins. Co. v. Superior Court

Noting that the Insurance Code does not create a private right of action and that a plaintiff may not "plead around" that limitation by casting a cause of action based on a violation of another statute

Kavanau v. Santa Monica Rent Control Bd.

Finding it appropriate for tenants who benefited from unconstitutionally low rents to bear the burden of the remedy

San Remo Hotel v. City and County of San Francisco

Noting that the "HCO is generally applicable legislation in that it applies, without discretion or discrimination, to every residential hotel in the city" and that "no meaningful government discretion enters into either the imposition or the calculation of the in lieu fee"

United Steelworkers of Am., Etc. v. Marshall

Finding no substantive difference between use of agency staff and use of outside consultants to analyse and evaluate record evidence

Section 553 - Rule making

Exempting "interpretative rules," among other things, from the notice-and-comment requirement

Section 651 - Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purpose and policy

Noting the OSH Act arose from concern surrounding "personal injuries and illnesses arising out of work situations"

Section 7401 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

Finding that “air pollution prevention (that is, the reduction or elimination, through any measures, of the amount of pollutants produced or created at the source) and air pollution control at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments”

Section 7410 - State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards

Granting EPA the discretion to revoke a State's air permitting authority if the EPA "disapproves a State implementation plan submission in whole or in part"

Section 7411 - Standards of performance for new stationary sources

Granting authority to the EPA to designate the best system and determine achievable degree of emissions reduction

Rule 8.520 - Briefs by parties and amici curiae; judicial notice

Rule 8.252 - Judicial notice; findings and evidence on appeal