Berkeley, California
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Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington. The eastern city limits coincide with the county line, which generally follows the ridge line of the Berkeley Hills. Berkeley is located in northern Alameda County. Berkeley is the site of the University of California, Berkeley, the oldest of the University of California system, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It is also home to the Graduate Theological Union. The city is noted as one of the most politically liberal in the nation, with one study placing it as the third most liberal city in the United States.
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Landmark decisions involving Berkeley
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
- Lau v. Nichols (1974)414 U.S. 563
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Opinions mentioning Berkeley
- 285 F3D 1143City of Alameda v. Federal Aviation Administration
- 281 F3D 723Country Club Estates, L.L.C. v. Town of Loma Linda
- 28 F3D 106Gocken v. City of Auburn
- 277 F3D 1128Barrios v. California Interscholastic Federation
- 273 F3D 884Hutton v. Elf Atochem North America, Inc.
- 273 F3D 429Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley
- 273 F3D 1303Smith v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
- 271 F3D 595United States v. Srnsky
- 267 F3D 147Robinson v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad
- 264 F3D 21Hamilton v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
- 263 F3D 963San Francisco Baykeeper v. Cargill Salt Division
- 258 F3D 1220Bennett v. Quark, Inc.
- 257 F3D 1071Environmental Protection Information Center, Inc. v. Pacific Lumber Co.
- 257 F3D 1013United States v. King
- 254 F3D 454United States v. Brown
- 252 F3D 1059Tanaka v. University of Southern California
- 246 F3D 566United States v. Harris
- 243 F3D 1012Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rockwell International Corp.
- 242 F3D 151Barnes Foundation v. Township of Lower Merion
- 240 F3D 797United States v. Tam
- 239 F3D 1004A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.
- 23 F3D 1413United States v. Haney
- 226 F3D 253United States v. Gregg
- 225 F3D 620Gonzales v. National Board of Medical Examiners
- 225 F3D 1063Andrews v. TRW Inc.
- 222 F3D 607Beaty v. BET Holdings, Inc.
- 222 F3D 36Hamilton v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
- 219 F3D 1004United States v. Dunifer
- 209 F3D 1366Karuk Tribe v. Ammon
- 208 F3D 615Club Misty, Inc. v. Laski
- 204 F3D 1206Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n v. Patterson
- 201 F3D 482Duncan v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- 201 F3D 110Makarova v. United States
- 20 F3D 734Troupe v. May Department Stores Co.
- 20 F3D 45Latsis v. Chandris, Inc.
- 20 F3D 1128Feldman v. Commissioner
- 198 F3D 779Kelly v. City of Oakland
- 197 F3D 560Massachusetts Food Ass'n v. Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
- 195 F3D 1039California Attorneys for Criminal Justice v. Butts
- 194 F3D 252Higgins v. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
- 192 F3D 844Merkel v. Commissioner
- 192 F3D 1252Broussard v. University of California
- 191 F3D 1115Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n v. Patterson
- 189 F3D 868Avery Dennison Corp. v. Sumpton
- 185 F3D 579Ingram v. City of Columbus
- 184 F3D 20Wills v. Brown University
- 181 F3D 478Lanning v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
- 173 F3D 46Parella v. Retirement Board of the Rhode Island Employees' Retirement System
- 173 F3D 175Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union Local 54 v. Elsinore Shore Associates
- 172 F3D 702Lakeside Non-Ferrous Metals, Inc. v. Hanover Insurance