GMSR has helped shape constitutional law, handling cutting-edge cases involving privacy, searches and seizures, due process, and the First Amendment. In addition to extensive experience in the federal circuit courts, GMSR has also appeared repeatedly in the U.S. Supreme Court in recent years.
Court of Appeal affirms workplace violence restraining order protecting Los Angeles County employees
A man harassed, threatened, and physically intimidated Los Angeles County employees at multiple County Board of Supervisors meetings and community events. Eventually, he sent messages to female County employees threatening sexual violence. The County obtained four workplace violence restraining orders against him under Code of
Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment for GMSR’s sheriff deputy client
Plaintiff sued deputy sheriffs and their supervising sergeant, alleging that the deputies had used excessive force against him. The jury found that one of the deputies had used excessive force but that he reasonably believed that the force was not excessive. The Ninth Circuit affirmed
Figueroa v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. Aug. 30, 2024, No. 18-56131) 2024 WL 4003039
Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment for GMSR’s sheriff deputy client
Misguided Federalism: State Regulation of the Internet and Social Media (2023) 102 N.C. L.Rev. 1
This article, written by Alex Chemerinsky and Erwin Chemerinsky, surveys recent attempts by both left- and right-leaning states to require or restrict internet platforms’ editorial discretion. The article argues that such attempts are usually unconstitutional, preempted by federal law, and are bad policy. If platforms’
Sanchez v. Los Angeles Department of Transportation (9th Cir. 2022) 39 F.4th 548 (amicus)
City of Los Angeles prevails in Ninth Circuit e-scooter appeal, supported by GMSR’s amicus brief
City Of Los Angeles Prevails In Ninth Circuit E-Scooter Appeal, Supported By GMSR’s Amicus Brief
Faced with a near-overnight proliferation of motorized electric scooters on sidewalks and streets, the City of Los Angeles required e-scooter companies (e.g., Bird, Lime, and Lyft) to provide vehicle location data through a widely-used national interface called Mobility Data Specification. An e-scooter user sued the
B.Q. v. Dekok (9th Cir. 2020) 825 Fed.Appx. 533
Ninth Circuit affirms qualified immunity for teacher sued by student for violation of the Establishment Clause
Ninth Circuit affirms qualified immunity for teacher sued by student for violation of the Establishment Clause
Ninth Circuit affirms qualified immunity for teacher sued by student for violation of the Establishment Clause
Easley v. City of Riverside (9th Cir. 2018) 890 F.3d 851
Ninth Circuit affirms qualified immunity for GMSR’s police officer client
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects California’s Assertion Of Personal Jurisdiction Over Drugmaker
In Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court (June 19, 2017, Case No. 16-466), the United States Supreme Court has ruled 8-1 that California lacks “specific” personal jurisdiction over a pharmaceutical company, reversing a 4-3 decision last year by the California Supreme Court. The case arises
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