Fair Political Practices Commission v. Superior Court

Decided August 23, 1979. Mathew Tobriner wrote the opinion for the court.

599 P.2d 46 · Cited 134 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization · 22 Cal. 3d 208
• Schmitz v. Younger · 577 P.2d 652
• County of Nevada v. MacMillen · 522 P.2d 1345
• Institute of Governmental Advocates v. Younger · 70 Cal. App. 3d 878
• Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of Livermore · 557 P.2d 473
• McFadden v. Jordan · 32 Cal. 2d 330
• Gould v. Grubb · 536 P.2d 1337
• Hardie v. Eu · 556 P.2d 301
• Citizens for Jobs & Energy v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 547 P.2d 1386
• City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Young · 466 P.2d 225
• Kash Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 562 P.2d 1302
• Mervynne v. Acker · 189 Cal. App. 2d 558
• Brown v. Superior Court · 487 P.2d 1224
• Califano v. Jobst · 434 U.S. 47
• Fort v. Civil Service Commission · 61 Cal. 2d 331
• Perry v. Jordan · 34 Cal. 2d 87
• Farley v. Healey · 67 Cal. 2d 325
• United States v. Chestnut · 394 F. Supp. 581
• Fritz v. Gorton · 517 P.2d 911
• Kerby v. Luhrs · 36 P.2d 549
• Heron v. Riley · 289 P. 160
• Michigan Trust Co. v. Bronson · 221 P. 628
• Buelke v. Levenstadt · 214 P. 42
• Robinson v. Kerrigan · 90 P. 129
• City of Long Beach v. Payne · 3 Cal. 2d 184

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• Barker v. State of Wisconsin Ethics Board · 841 F. Supp. 255
• Vergara v. State · 209 Cal. Rptr. 3d 532
• People v. ABASTA · 112 Cal. Rptr. 2d 320
• Raven v. Deukmejian · 801 P.2d 1077
• Institute of Governmental Advocates v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 164 F. Supp. 2d 1183
• Campbell v. White · 856 P.2d 255
• Californians for an Open Primary v. McPherson · 134 P.3d 299
• Jacobus v. Alaska · 182 F. Supp. 2d 881
• Com'n, Etc. v. Ny Temporary State Com'n, Etc. · 534 F. Supp. 489
• People v. Valencia · 220 Cal. Rptr. 3d 230
• Vergara v. State of California · 246 Cal. App. 4th 619
• Fenn v. Sherriff · 1 Cal. Rptr. 3d 185
• Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley · 614 P.2d 742
• Coalition for Fair Rent v. Abdelnour · 107 Cal. App. 3d 97
• Legislature v. Deukmejian · 669 P.2d 17
• California Trial Lawyers Assn. v. Eu · 200 Cal. App. 3d 351
• People v. Snyder · 992 P.2d 1102
• Watson v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 217 Cal. App. 3d 1059
• League of Women Voters v. Eu · 7 Cal. App. 4th 649
• Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield · 590 F. Supp. 2d 288
• Vermont Society of Ass'n Executives v. Milne · 779 A.2d 20
• Kennedy Wholesale, Inc. v. State Board of Equalization · 806 P.2d 1360
• Harbor v. Deukmejian · 742 P.2d 1290

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