9th Circuit Court

In 2 summary reversals, Supreme Court rules for officers who kneed and shot suspects

In two summary reversals Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for police officers who kneed a suspect with a knife and fatally shot another man wielding a hammer.

Oct 18, 2021 10:44 AM CDT

California’s ban on private prisons unconstitutionally interferes with immigration enforcement, 9th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court has ruled that a ban on private prisons in California unconstitutionally restricts the federal government’s authority to operate private detention facilities in the state.

Oct 6, 2021 11:42 AM CDT

9th Circuit tosses judge’s order requiring LA to house homeless people in Skid Row

A federal appeals court has vacated a federal judge’s injunction requiring the county and city of Los Angeles to provide shelter to homeless people living in Skid Row, an area encompassing more than 50 blocks in the city’s downtown area.

Sep 27, 2021 9:05 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: DOJ opposes Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal; California bill bans ‘stealthing’

DOJ seeks to stop Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan The U.S. trustee for the Justice Department has filed a motion to halt a judge’s approval of a controversial bankruptcy plan for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. The deal allows members of the Sackler family, which own the company, to avoid legal liability…

Sep 17, 2021 4:15 PM CDT

9th Circuit nominee is grilled over statement calling Kavanaugh ‘intellectually and morally bankrupt’

A nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that a letter that she signed calling then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh “intellectually and morally bankrupt” contained “overheated rhetoric.”

Sep 15, 2021 11:33 AM CDT

9th Circuit orders lower court to review decision over accessibility at baseball stadium

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of plaintiffs who alleged that spectators using wheelchairs at T-Mobile Park, the home of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team, had inadequate sightlines under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Sep 3, 2021 9:14 AM CDT

Dissenting judge says 9th Circuit took habeas dysfunction to new level with ‘hypothetical dicta’

A federal circuit judge’s acidic dissent last week used cookies and lemonade analogies to make a point about a binding dicta rule and its potentials for misuse.

Aug 23, 2021 3:00 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: 2 appeals nominees in latest judicial picks; axed dean will remain as law prof

Biden announces new round of judicial picks President Joe Biden’s fifth round of judicial picks includes nominees to two federal appeals courts. Virginia Solicitor General Toby Heytens is nominated to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Virginia. A former clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…

Jul 1, 2021 4:37 PM CDT

Former law clerk who alleged sexual harassment by late 9th Circuit judge blasts judiciary for indifference

A former law clerk has written a law review article blasting the federal judiciary’s “staggering scale of institutional inaction and indifference” following her allegations of sexual harassment against the late Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco.

Jun 24, 2021 11:29 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: SCOTUS overturns another agency structure; corporate diversity suit allowed

Supreme Court rules FHFA structure is unconstitutional The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency is unconstitutional because its director can only be removed by a U.S. president for cause. The decision will allow President Joe Biden to replace the Trump appointee leading…

Jun 23, 2021 4:21 PM CDT

Property rights group notches another SCOTUS victory in ruling against agricultural unions

A California regulation allowing union organizers to access private property of employers is a physical taking requiring just compensation, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision Wednesday.

Jun 23, 2021 10:26 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Suit tossed over ‘stateless’ BigLaw partners; Lafayette Square claims dismissed

Perkins Coie wins suit dismissal because of ‘stateless’ partners The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago has ruled that former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page can’t sue Perkins Coie for defamation in federal court. Page had alleged that the law firm and the Democratic National Committee retained Fusion…

Jun 22, 2021 4:53 PM CDT

In 2 summary reversals, Supreme Court rules for officers who kneed and shot suspects

California’s ban on private prisons unconstitutionally interferes with immigration enforcement, 9th Circuit rules

9th Circuit tosses judge’s order requiring LA to house homeless people in Skid Row

Weekly Briefs: DOJ opposes Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal; California bill bans ‘stealthing’

9th Circuit nominee is grilled over statement calling Kavanaugh ‘intellectually and morally bankrupt’

9th Circuit orders lower court to review decision over accessibility at baseball stadium

Dissenting judge says 9th Circuit took habeas dysfunction to new level with ‘hypothetical dicta’

Afternoon Briefs: 2 appeals nominees in latest judicial picks; axed dean will remain as law prof

Former law clerk who alleged sexual harassment by late 9th Circuit judge blasts judiciary for indifference

Afternoon Briefs: SCOTUS overturns another agency structure; corporate diversity suit allowed

Property rights group notches another SCOTUS victory in ruling against agricultural unions

Afternoon Briefs: Suit tossed over ‘stateless’ BigLaw partners; Lafayette Square claims dismissed

Disbarred lawyer can’t discharge debt he owes state bar for client losses, bankruptcy judge says

Several minutes into 9th Circuit online hearing, lawyer realizes he’s arguing the wrong case

SCOTUS will hear case involving FBI surveillance of Muslim community and state secrets privilege

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