Attorneys seek to vacate Lodi terror conviction
Attorneys for the Lodi-area man convicted on terrorism charges in 2006 have launched a new effort to free Hamid Hayat, filing court papers today seeking to vacate his conviction and claiming to have...
View ArticleMichelle Friedland Confirmed to 9th Circuit Bench, Full Complement Achieved
The Ninth Circuit is one of the busiest circuits in the nation, with " over 1,470 pending appeals per panel ," which is "two and a half times the average of other circuits," Senator Dianne Feinstein...
View ArticleNCAA files motions that could delay O'Bannon trial
The NCAA has filed a flurry of motions in federal courts, seeking rulings that could delay the start of the landmark antitrust lawsuit brought by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon and others.
View ArticleSenate confirms new judge for Eastern Washington District Court - Wed, 30 Apr...
Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed a Wenatchee attorney as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
View ArticleVOICES: DA Race From David Prendergast
In June, Humboldt County voters will make a critically important decision-who will serve as their District Attorney.
View ArticleCircuit court denies EAC appeal
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week affirmed a lower court ruling denying a request by the Environmental Action Committee, the National Parks Conservation Association, the Natural Resources...
View ArticleLaw Prof Questions Whether Right to Keep & Bear Arms Extends Outside of Home
Reacting to recent U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decisions against California concealed carry requirements, University of California law professor Adam Winkler claims the constitutionality of...
View ArticleCalifornia May Remove 'Man And Woman' State Law
FEBRUARY 07: Same-sex couple Breana Hansen and Monica Chacon kiss as they celebrate outside of San Francisco City Hall on February 7, 2012 in San Francisco, California.
View ArticleCourts are hearing new challenges to tax exemptions for religion
Rick Warren's battles with the IRS may be over, but debate over the housing allowance is back in focus.
View ArticleNo rehearing for contractor in Cunningham bribery
Former Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes was convicted in federal court in 2007 of bribing former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Rancho Santa Fe.
View ArticleKenya legalizes polygamy
Controversy surrounded an amendment to the bill, supported by many male MPs, allowing men to take more wives without consulting existing spouses.
View ArticleFriday Speed Read: Ninth Circuit, Michelle Friedland, Idaho Veteran, New...
The U.S. Senate voted 51 to 40 on Wednesday to confirm the nomination of a pro-gay judge to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
View ArticleSome movement in Peruta
Yesterday the Ninth Circuit panel issued an order commanding the San Diego Sheriff to inform the court as to his position on California's motion to intervene, and to inform the court as to whether he...
View Article'Patriots' Plan Cinco De Mayo Protest Of American Flag Shirt Ban At Morgan...
A single American flag flies in front of Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill on an average school day, but there may be more than 50 on Monday as a group of Tea Party activists plans to protest the...
View ArticleJune 17 Seattle Hearing Set on Renzi Appeal
A federal jury in Tucson convicted Renzi in June 2013 and a judge in December sentenced him to three years in prison.
View ArticleWish They All Could Be Cali-- Um, 9th Circuit Court Websites
I've only recently added the Ninth Circuit to my roster of circuits that I cover, and it's already become one of my favorites.
View ArticleUPDATED Police Arrest Man in Connection with Pacific Palisades Hit and Run
Originally posted at 8:28 a.m. May 2, 2014. Edited with new details. Authorities today identified a man who was arrested in the hit-and-run death in Pacific Palisades of a federal judge's son.
View ArticleDistributor takes down machines ruled as gambling
A company that distributes sweepstakes machines in Hawaii is taking the machines out of businesses after a federal judge ruled they are part of a gambling operation.
View ArticleSuit Over Pomona Water Pollution Revived by 9th
The 9th Circuit on Friday reinstated testimony from a scientist in a trial over whether materials from Chile contaminated a California city's water supply.
View ArticleReverse Sting Inspires Withering Dissent in 9th
Federal law enforcement flirted with tyranny in rounding up residents of a poor Arizona neighborhood for a fictional stash-house robbery, two dissenting judges in the 9th Circuit said Friday.
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