The Court has recently granted review in two civil cases:

• Ralphs Grocery v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, S185544, in which the Court of Appeal, formerly 186 Cal.App.4th 1078, held that the state cannot force the owner or possessor of real property that is not a public forum to give an uninvited group (in this case, a union) access to private property to engage in speech based on the content of the speech, in light of the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U. S. Constitution. The Supreme Court will also address whether the parking area and walkway in front of the entrance to plaintiff’s retail store, which is part of a larger shopping center, constitute a public forum under Robins v. Pruneyard Shopping Center and its progeny. For more details, see the Civil Rights update page.

• American Nurses Ass. v. O’Connell, S184583, in which the Court of Appeal, formerly at 185 Cal.App.4th 393, held that current California law does not allow designated voluntary school personnel, who are not licensed nurses, to administer insulin to diabetic students who require the injections under a Section 504 Plan (29 U.S.C. § 794; 34 C.F.R. § 104.1 et seq.) or Individualized Education Program (IEP) (20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)), and affirmed an injunction barring the practice. The Supreme Court will also address whether state law is preempted by federal law requiring equal access to education. For more details, see the Other update page.