Bruce Maiman: Gavin Newsom was right about gay marriage and opponents were...
If one certainty arises from the 10 years since then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom defied state law and abruptly began marrying same-sex couples, it is that gay marriage opponents were wrong.
View ArticleNinth Circuit Denies Rehearing of Clean Air Act Suit and War of Words Ensues
On February 3, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to rehear en banc a decision handed down last October by a three-judge panel, thereby leaving in place a decision...
View ArticleNevada Abandons Its Defense Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
The state of Nevada will no longer be defending its ban on same-sex marriage. In a brief filed Tuesday by the office of state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto , the state explained that now that...
View ArticleWhich should come first, healthier chickens or cheaper eggs?
Egg Industry magazine predicted that 2015 will be "the year of the lawsuit" in the U.S. egg industry - and it was referring specifically to California.
View ArticleJohn W. Eyster: Time is right for decision on gay marriage
Corbin Aoyagi waves his flag during a rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage held twin rallies at the Capitol.
View ArticleNevada abandons defense of anti-marriage equality law
Nevada's attorney general and governor said Monday that they won't defend the state's gay marriage ban when it goes before a federal appeals court, saying that a recent court decision makes the state's...
View ArticleLegal Roadblocks Cause Divorce Hurdles for Same-Sex Couples
Metro Police are investigating a two-car crash that happened at Alta Drive and Hualapai Way.
View ArticleHolder wants felons' voting rights restored, wants them to remain defenseless
In comments delivered yesterday at the Leadership Council on Civil and Human Rights Criminal Justice Forum at Georgetown University Law School, Attorney General Eric Holder argued that state laws...
View ArticleBloggers enjoy First Amendment protection, too
A website that castigates others as "evil doers" and "thugs" has exactly the same First Amendment protection as USA TODAY and the New York Times - and that's a good thing.
View ArticleNevada's Attorney General And Governor Won't Defend Law Against Same-Sex...
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Windsor , we've seen substantial movement in the fight for marriage equality.
View ArticleMarine Has a Case Over Hasty Foreclosure Fees
Citing federal law aimed to "protect those who have been obliged to drop their own affairs to take up the burdens of the nation," the 9th Circuit revived a Marine's claims over improper foreclosure fees.
View ArticleCourt: Ohio Landlords Have Duties To Tenant Guests
Wednesday's decision says that state law requires landlords to do whatever is reasonably necessary to keep their properties in a "safe and sanitary condition."
View ArticleCourt to fast track Nevada gay marriage suit
A federal appeals court Wednesday granted Nevada's motion to withdraw its support for a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage and agreed to expedite the case.
View Article'Teen's Sentence Won't Go Before En Banc Circuit'
"Teen's Sentence Won't Go Before En Banc Circuit": Courthouse News Service has a report that begins, "With seven judges complaining about the creation of a circuit split, the 9th Circuit refused...
View ArticleTeen's Sentence Won't Go Before En Banc Circuit
With seven judges complaining about the creation of a circuit split, the 9th Circuit refused Wednesday to disturb the reversal of a teenager's 254-year prison sentence.
View ArticleCentral Idaho commissioners oppose monument
Lemhi County commissioners in central Idaho have approved a resolution against a potential presidential proclamation designating a national monument in the region.
View ArticleFacebook under class action legal attack on privacy issue
After ten years of Facebook a lot has changed but one thing that remains, Facebook is just as relevant now as it has ever been.
View ArticleCity of Los Angeles Saved from Anthony Pellicano Lawsuit
Kissandra Tysman won't be able to pursue a case over allegedly crooked cops helping a lawyer made famous in 'Erin Brockovich.'
View ArticleNinth Circuit gun rights win underscores need for SCOTUS carry ruling
SAF's Alan Gottlieb is hopeful that today's Ninth Circuit ruling may convince the Supreme Court to take a New Jersey case on the right to bear arms.
View ArticleSiobhan McAndrew: Higher court rules Roy Gomm uniform suit not over
Today the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a decision made two years ago by U.S. District Court Judge Robert C Jones, who dismissed a suit by parents who objected to Roy Gomm...
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