From the Chief - Court tosses rules
I know headlines are designed to get our attention, to entice the reader to learn more but in today's world of constant social media posts and the continuous barrage of news bites, sometimes we become...
View ArticleNarrow En Banc Majority Clears Prison Dentist
Prison understaffing does not open a dentist to a deliberate-indifference claim from an inmate who waited 18 months for treatment, the full 9th Circuit ruled Thursday.
View ArticleWalden v. Fiore: Where I Sued and What I Sued for
Many litigators take for granted that the axiomatic principles of personal jurisdiction we learned in law school remain the same today.
View ArticleHookah Manufacturer's Copyright Infringement Claims Go Up in...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling and an award of attorneys' fees, finding that a hookah water container used for smoking tobacco was not entitled to...
View ArticleCGF Publishes New Resources to Help Californians Acquire a Handgun Carry License
"One important element of our Carry License Compliance Initiative is to educate people on the laws and process," said Executive Director .
View ArticleNinth Circuit Judge Seeks Stay of Takedown Order for 'Innocence of Muslims'
A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has asked for an en banc reconsideration of Google Inc.'s denied motion to keep a controversial movie posted on YouTube while a legal...
View ArticlePotentially great news for the LGBT community
Laws and other government actions that treat people differently based on their sexual orientation will face additional scrutiny from courts in nine western states, under a January court ruling that a...
View ArticleEditorial: Old Glory, Too Provocative?
Of the 11 circuits or "areas" that make up the U.S. Court of Appeals, by far the most inexplicable seems to be our Ninth Circuit Court, just up the road in San Francisco.
View ArticleJudge says prosecutors shouldfollow the law. Prosecutors revolt.
I've addressed the problem of prosecutorial misconduct here a few times before - both its prevalence, and the fact that misbehaving prosecutors are rarely sanctioned or disciplined.
View ArticleConcealed weapons: Reactions mixed over 'good cause' clause ruling
From rusted six-shooters to semi-automatic weapons, hundreds of guns line the walls of a Desert Hot Springs police storage room.
View ArticleT-shirt ruling an affront to free speech
On Cinco de Mayo in 2010, students who came to Live Oak High School outside San Jose were rounded up by teachers for engaging in offensive speech.
View ArticleAG was right to withdraw defense in marriage suit
There is no question anymore that the U.S. Supreme Court will have the last word on same-sex marriage.
View ArticleAdam B. Summers: Shooting down faulty gun restrictions
Gun-rights proponents won a big victory last month when a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 to strike down restrictive interpretations of California law on concealed...
View ArticleCinco de Mayo a truly Mexican American holiday
Thanks to a recent ruling from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, high school students in the Morgan Hill Unified School District south of San Jose won't be allowed to wear American flag T-shirts...
View ArticleWhen Copyright Smothers Free Expression
By creating a new right in actors' performances, this case may make any number of works unavailable at the behest of actors.
View ArticleGun Owners Ask SCOTUS to Block Implementation of High-Capacity Magazine Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit likewise refused to block the law from going into effect.
View ArticleNinth Circuit Holds Extrinsic Facts Triggered Duty to Defend
In its recent decision in Burlington Ins. Co. v. CHWC, Inc ., 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 3941 , the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying California law, had occasion to consider an...
View ArticleFederal appeals court to hear Nevada same-sex marriage case next month
Mary Baranovich, left, and Beverly Sevcik are the lead couple in a court battle challenging the voter-approved state constitutional amendment defining Nevada's marriage law prohibiting same-sex marriages.
View ArticleApril Arguments Set in Nevada Gay Marriage Case
A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments early next month on the challenge to Nevada's gay marriage ban.
View ArticleSheriff Stan Sniff on conceal-carry weapons permit process
QUESTION: How do you feel about 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found San Diego County's conceal-carry weapons permit process unconstitutional? ANSWER: The decision remanding the summary...
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