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.
A commercial landlord sued the County of Los Angeles claiming that the County’s commercial eviction moratorium imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic violated the Contracts Clause in the U.S. Constitution. Although other COVID-19 eviction moratoria cases have asserted Contracts Clause challenges, this one was fairly unique:
Ninth Circuit agrees with GMSR that LA County’s COVID-19 commercial eviction moratorium did not violate the Contracts Clause
The Town of Apple Valley initiated condemnation proceedings to acquire a local water utility. The Town issued all statutorily-required resolutions of necessity, compiling a massive administrative record. After a lengthy bench trial where the parties fought over the proper standard of review, the trial court
GMSR obtains reversal for the Town of Apple Valley in water system takings case
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
Court of Appeal affirms workplace violence restraining order protecting Los Angeles County employees
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
Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment for GMSR’s sheriff deputy client
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’
City of Los Angeles prevails in Ninth Circuit e-scooter appeal, supported by GMSR’s amicus brief
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