Ninth Circuit Berates Federal Judge, Reassigns His Case
The Ninth Circuit berated a district court judge as it overturned a series of lower court decisions on Tuesday, bringing clarity to a complex water rights issue in northern Nevada.
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Asylum-Seeker’s Appellate Demand Fought at Ninth Circuit
An ACLU attorney told a Ninth Circuit panel Thursday the U.S. government’s refusal to grant asylum to a Sri Lankan member of the Tamil ethnic minority or allow him to appeal the decision is unconstitutional.
Read moreNinth Circuit Advances Suit Over Anti-Abortion Foes’ Videos
Planned Parenthood’s federal lawsuit accusing anti-abortion activists of hampering abortion access with doctored videos creating the impression clinics sell aborted fetal tissue will proceed intact, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
Read more9th Circuit Questions Trump’s Push to End DACA Program
A Ninth Circuit panel signaled Tuesday it is unlikely to overturn one of three nationwide injunctions that blocks the Trump Administration from wiping out a program that shields some 700,000 young immigrants from deportation.
Read moreRuling Against Federal Detainee Shackling Vacated as Moot
Full-body shackling of pretrial detainees had been ruled unconstitutional, but the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling Monday based on the release of those who challenged the policy.
Read moreNinth Circuit to Decide on Warrantless Police Shooting Case
A three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit said Monday that two homeless residents shot by police officers who entered their shack should have protections against warrantless searches and questioned whether probable cause was properly established in the lead up to the confrontation.
Read moreCA Brings Case on Gun Magazine Ban to Ninth Circuit
The Ninth Circuit Monday took up a challenge by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who has been prevented from fully exercising the state’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines as cases challenging the law make their way through court.
Read moreNinth Circuit Revives Fight of Seattle Ride-Hail Union Law
The Ninth Circuit on Friday revived the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to Seattle’s ordinance allowing app-based drivers like Uber and Lyft to unionize, finding the law could violate federal antitrust rules.
Read moreSenate Panel Advances Ninth Circuit Nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a former Hawaii attorney general who is nominated to a seat on the Ninth Circuit.
Read moreNinth Circuit Nominee Apologizes for Past Writings on Diversity, Race
President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Ninth Circuit apologized on Wednesday for the “overheated, overbroad” rhetoric in several op-eds he wrote about campus diversity efforts and racial issues while he was an undergraduate student at Stanford.
Read moreJoe Arpaio
The Ninth Circuit affirmed Monday that Maricopa County, Arizona, is liable for former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s racially discriminatory traffic stops of Latinos.
Read moreMedical Waste
The Ninth Circuit affirmed Wednesday that the California Department of Public Health cannot tell Daniels Sharpsmart how to dispose of medical waste generated in California but disposed of in other states, or fine it $567,000, as the state did.
Read moreEn Banc 9th Circuit Stays Out of War on Montana Campaign Caps
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday declined to rehear a challenge of Montana’s campaign contribution law en banc, setting up a possible U.S. Supreme Court review.
Read moreJustices Will Review Standards for Class Arbitration
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the Federal Arbitration Act precludes state-law interpretations of arbitration contracts that would allow class-wide arbitration.
Read moreUp in Smoke
On remand from the Ninth Circuit, which said Gregory Allen should have been give a chance to amend his lawsuit claiming the northern California city of Arcata unconstitutionally suppressed 4/20 marijuana day celebrations in a city park, both parties agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice Tuesday.
Read moreNinth Circuit Denies
The Ninth Circuit denied the government’s request Monday to vacate an injunction requiring bond hearings for immigrants detained for six months or longer in the Central District of California, while it awaits supplemental briefings on the issue.
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