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Women in the Law: Mary Maguire & Antonia Jemnez
In re Maguire, 57 Cal. 604 (1881). People v. Jemnez, 49 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 739 (1942).Sail’er Inn, Inc. v. Kirby, 5 Cal.3d 1 (1971).
In 1880, San Francisco passed a law prohibiting women from working in any “dance-cellar, bar-room, or in any place where… liquors are used or sold.”
When Cops Kill: Constitutional Cases for Justice Warriors
Peck v. Montoya, 51 F.4th 877 (9th Cir. 2022).
In October, the Ninth Circuit published an excessive force decision in Peck v. Montoya, 51 F.4th 877 (9th Cir. 2022). The decision is important for Justice Warriors to understand because it, unfortunately, narrows who can sue and
Civil Cases for Criminal Practitioners Archive (September 2018)
Fourth and Fifth Amendments apply to cross-border shooting where victim is in Mexico.
Rodriguez v. Swartz, 899 F.3d 719 (9th Cir. 2018)
While standing on high ground on the U.S. side of the border, Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz opened fire through the border fence, killing a
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Women in the Law: Mary Maguire & Antonia Jemnez
In re Maguire, 57 Cal. 604 (1881). People v. Jemnez,
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