 5 of Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Philadelphia", Hardiman struck down a city charter provision barring police officers from donating to their union's political action committee, under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.In the 2010 case "Valdiviezo-Galdamez v. Attorney General", Hardiman ruled in favor of a man from Honduras who was seeking asylum in the United States to avoid being recruited into a violent gang.In the 2015 case "Di Li Li v. Attorney General", Hardiman opined that the Board of Immigration Appeals must reopen a case when an asylum seeker from China converted to Christianity and argued that "conditions have worsened over time" for Christians in China.