This Day in Liberal Judicial Activisma "June 13
Arizona , Chief Justice Warren's majority opinion declares that a voluntary confession made during custodial interrogation will be conclusively deemed involuntary and inadmissible unless police first...
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I'm delighted to say that Ivan Perkins, an adjunct colleague of mine at UCLA School of Law , will be guest-blogging this week about his new book, "Vanishing Coup: The Pattern of World History Since...
View ArticleCourt to hear Paine Field challenge
At issue is a federal aviation study from late 2012 concluding that noise, traffic and pollution from commercial jets would not harm nearby communities.
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I was in the Detroit airport yesterday, and saw a Transportation Security Agency sign in the Detroit airport that says "I speak ..." and then says "I speak [language]" in various languages .
View ArticleNinth Circuit Invalidates California Law Requiring Names of...
On June 16, the Ninth Circuit invalidated California laws that require the individual proponents of an initiative to be listed on each petition sheet.
View ArticleCalif. Ballot Measures Addressed by 9th Circuit
Individual California voters, not associations, must introduce ballot initiatives, but the voter can remain anonymous up to a point, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday.
View Article'Ninth Circuit Convenes for Investiture of Circuit Judge Michelle T. Friedland'
"Ninth Circuit Convenes for Investiture of Circuit Judge Michelle T. Friedland": The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today.
View ArticleWhere's the (Pomegranate) Juice?
In September 2008, Pom Wonderful, LLC, the makers of pomegranate and pomegranate blend juices, filed a Lanham Act claim against Coca-Cola Company.
View ArticleSupreme Court to rule on threats, administrative rule interpretations
In Elonis v. United States [docket; cert. petition , PDF] the question presented is: "Whether, consistent with the First Amendment and Virginia v.
View ArticleNLRB Rules That Employee who Launched "F-Bombs" at...
If an employee curses at and blatantly disrespects the owner of the company for whom he works, most people would reasonably conclude that the employee can be discharged.
View ArticleGay Marriage News Watch: Updates from NV, WI, MI, AL, ND, NC, VA, AZ, and IN...
AFER's Matt Baume is taking his 'Marriage News Watch' on the road for the summer and appears this week in Nevada to unload the news from there.
View ArticleThompson appeal for new trial rejected
Defense attorneys argued before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that jurors overheard discussions that the City of Spokane was corrupt during deliberations, that prosecutors withheld exculpatory...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Uncharacteristically Takes the Lead in Limiting...
In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized, for the first time, that some forms of equitable relief could lead to an award of a monetary payment for breach of fiduciary duty under section 502 of ERISA,...
View ArticleGood news for homeowners: 9th Circuit Court whacks MERSCORP
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed part of a five-count decision rendered by the Multi-District Litigation Panel as to the case involving Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,...
View ArticleMary Rose Wilcox Gets Her $1 Million Check From Taxpayers; Won't Say How...
We left a message with Wilcox's husband, Earl, today, and left a message with her congressional campaign yesterday.
View ArticleAnonymity for initiative petition sponsors could come to Oregon following...
Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, left, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts and U.S. District Judge Anna Brown applaud after a moot court presentation at Lewis &...
View ArticleA Mixed Result at Ninth Circuit for Backers of Citizens Initiative
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View ArticleA new passenger-terminal proposal for Paine Field
As opponents try to foil Paine Field passenger air service in court, a private investment firm is trying to make it a reality.
View ArticleMadelynn Taylor: Still Waiting
Much has happened since Boise Weekly first met Madelynn Taylor, but she's still waiting to be treated with equal respect at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery.
View ArticleHow the Federalists tried to renew the Sedition Act in 1801, when...
The Sedition Act of 1798 famously expired on March 3, 1801. It purported to punish false and malicious statements about the Federalist President John Adams and the majority-Federalist Congress, not...
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