Cases

Briefs the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation has filed in state and federal appellate courts in support of public safety and victims' rights. Rulings favoring CJLF positions are listed as Wins, unfavorable rulings are Losses, and rulings that have left the issue unsettled are Draws. Filter by outcome, legal topic, issue tag, or court.

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142 cases

Pending first, then most recent
Sacramento Superior Court
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Chavez et al. v. Board of Parole Hearings

California Supreme Court
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In re Kowalczyk

Pending
California Supreme Court
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Office of the State Public Defender v. Bonta

Pending
2nd District Court of Appeal
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Jessica M. v. California Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation

Pending
United States Supreme Court
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Hamm v. Smith

Pending
California Supreme Court
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People v. Chhuon

Pending
California Supreme Court
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People v. Barrera

Pending
California Supreme Court
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People v. Bankston

Pending
California Supreme Court
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Criminal Justice Legal Foundation v. California Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation

Pending
Third District Court of Appeal
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July 28, 2025

CJLF v. CA Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation (3rd Dist. Court of Appeal)

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 12, 2025

Rivers v. Guerrero

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
February 25, 2025

Glossip v. Oklahoma

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
June 28, 2024

Grants Pass v. Johnson

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 21, 2024

Smith v. Arizona

Draw
California Supreme Court
·
March 4, 2024

People v. Hardin

Win
California Supreme Court
·
December 18, 2023

People v. Rojas

Loss
Sacramento Superior Court
·
December 13, 2023

CJLF v. CA Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation (Sac. Superior Court)

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 27, 2023

Counterman v. Colorado

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
June 22, 2023

Jones v. Hendrix

Win
Sacramento Superior Court
·
May 16, 2023

Schubert v. CDCR

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
August 22, 2022

People v. Collins

Loss
Sacramento Superior Court
·
June 3, 2022

Peterson v. Board of Parole Hearings, et al.

Win
2nd District Court of Appeal
·
June 2, 2022

Nazir v. Superior Court

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
May 23, 2022

Shinn v. Ramirez

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
April 21, 2022

Brown v. Davenport

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
March 24, 2022

Ramirez v. Collier

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
March 4, 2022

United States v. Tsarnaev

Win
California Supreme Court
·
January 3, 2022

In re Mohammad

Win
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
·
September 16, 2021

In re Alexander

Draw
California Supreme Court
·
August 26, 2021

People v. McDaniel

Win
California Supreme Court
·
June 28, 2021

In re Friend

Loss
United States Supreme Court
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June 10, 2021

Borden v. United States

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
April 22, 2021

Jones v. Mississippi

Win
California Supreme Court
·
March 25, 2021

In re Humphrey

Loss
California Supreme Court
·
February 25, 2021

O.G. v. Superior Court

Loss
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
·
October 19, 2020

Deck v. Jennings

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 25, 2020

Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
February 26, 2020

Mathena v. Malvo

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
February 25, 2020

McKinney v. Arizona

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
February 25, 2020

Hernández v. Mesa

Win
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
·
January 15, 2020

Ellis v. Harrison

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
December 16, 2019

People v. Arredondo

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
June 17, 2019

Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
June 17, 2019

Johnson v. Ferguson

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
March 19, 2019

Nielsen v. Preap

Win
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
·
January 14, 2019

Hernandez v. Chappell

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
August 1, 2018

San Francisco v. Trump / Santa Clara v. Trump

Loss
U.S. District Court
·
July 5, 2018

United States v. California

Win
California Supreme Court
·
June 21, 2018

People v. Farwell

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
May 29, 2018

Hays v. Vogt

Draw
Superior Court, Co. of Marin
·
March 28, 2018

Sims v. CDCR

Win
California Supreme Court
·
February 28, 2018

People v. Cervantes

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
October 10, 2017

Trump v. IRAP

Win
California Supreme Court
·
August 24, 2017

Briggs v. Brown

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 26, 2017

Hernandez v. Mesa

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
June 26, 2017

Davila v. Davis

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 22, 2017

Weaver v. Massachusetts

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
March 28, 2017

Moore v. Texas

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
March 6, 2017

Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
June 23, 2016

Beylund v. Levi

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 20, 2016

Utah v. Strieff

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
May 31, 2016

Johnson v. Lee

Win
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
·
March 23, 2016

HCRC v. Dept. of Justice

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
January 25, 2016

Montgomery v. Louisiana

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
January 20, 2016

Kansas v. Carr/Gleason

Win
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
·
November 12, 2015

Jones v. Davis

Win
Connecticut Supreme Court
·
August 25, 2015

Connecticut v. Santiago

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
June 29, 2015

Glossip v. Gross

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 18, 2015

Ohio v. Clark

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 1, 2015

Elonis v. United States

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
January 14, 2015

Jennings v. Stephens

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
May 27, 2014

Hall v. Florida

Loss
California Supreme Court
·
May 5, 2014

People v. Moffett

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
April 23, 2014

White v. Woodall

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
December 11, 2013

Kansas v. Cheever

Win
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
·
July 23, 2013

Cook v. FDA

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 17, 2013

Salinas v. Texas

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
May 28, 2013

Trevino v. Thaler

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
February 23, 2013

Chaidez v. United States

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 28, 2012

United States v. Alvarez

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
March 21, 2012

Lafler v. Cooper/Missouri v. Frye

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
March 20, 2012

Martinez v. Ryan

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
January 18, 2012

Maples v. Thomas

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
January 11, 2012

Perry v. New Hampshire

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 16, 2011

Davis v. United States

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
May 23, 2011

Brown v. Plata

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
April 4, 2011

Cullen v. Pinholster

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
March 29, 2011

Tolentino v. New York

Draw
United States Supreme Court
·
February 23, 2011

Walker v. Martin

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
January 19, 2011

Premo v. Moore

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
January 19, 2011

Harrington v. Richter

Win
U.S. District Court
·
July 13, 2010

United States v. Ghailani

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
June 14, 2010

Holland v. Florida

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
June 1, 2010

Berghuis v. Thompkins

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
May 17, 2010

Graham v. Florida Sullivan v. Florida

Loss
California Supreme Court
·
April 8, 2010

Barnett v. Superior Court

Loss
United States Supreme Court
·
March 30, 2010

Berghuis v. Smith

Win
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
·
March 25, 2010

Valdivia v. Schwarzenegger

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
February 24, 2010

Maryland v. Shatzer

Win
United States Supreme Court
·
January 20, 2010

Wood v. Allen

Win
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