State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Governor Gray Davis Committee v. American Taxpayers Alliance

Decided September 25, 2002. Douglas E. Swager wrote the opinion for the court.

125 Cal. Rptr. 2d 534 · Cited 74 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.

Paul for Council v. Hanyecz · 102 Cal. Rptr. 2d 864
Chavez v. Mendoza · 114 Cal. Rptr. 2d 825
Beilenson v. Superior Court · 44 Cal. App. 4th 944
Navellier v. Sletten · 52 P.3d 703
Kajima Engineering & Construction, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 116 Cal. Rptr. 2d 187
Yes on Measure a v. City of Lake Forest · 60 Cal. App. 4th 620
Thirteen Committee v. Weinreb · 168 Cal. App. 3d 528
Paul v. Friedman · 117 Cal. Rptr. 2d 82
Maine Right to Life Committee, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission · 914 F. Supp. 8
Griset v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 884 P.2d 116
City of Cotati v. Cashman · 52 P.3d 695
Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity · 969 P.2d 564
Wilson v. Parker, Covert & Chidester · 50 P.3d 733
Conservatorship of Wendland · 28 P.3d 151
Fair Political Practices Commission v. Superior Court · 599 P.2d 46
Clark v. Burleigh · 841 P.2d 975
Hardie v. Eu · 556 P.2d 301
Harrott v. County of Kings · 25 P.3d 649
McCauley v. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Associaton · 80 Cal. Rptr. 2d 900
Citizens for Jobs & Energy v. Fair Political Practices Commission · 547 P.2d 1386
ComputerXpress, Inc. v. Jackson · 113 Cal. Rptr. 2d 625
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. v. Paladino · 106 Cal. Rptr. 2d 906
Lafayette Morehouse, Inc. v. Chronicle Publishing Co. · 37 Cal. App. 4th 855
Sipple v. Foundation for National Progress · 83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 677
Seelig v. Infinity Broadcasting Corp. · 119 Cal. Rptr. 2d 108

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