Counsel for Diabetic CA Students May Get Fees
Fees may be available to attorneys who monitored California's compliance with a settlement for diabetic public school students, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday.
View ArticleThis Day in Liberal Judicial Activisma "August 12
Schwarzenegger , Judge Vaughn Walker refuses to stay his judgment against California's Proposition 8 while the appeal process unfolds.
View ArticleProsecutor's Remarks Tank Drug Conviction
A prosecutor's mention of evidence not presented at trial tainted the conviction of a Las Vegas woman for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, the 9th Circuit ruled Monday.
View ArticleNinth Circuit Holds State AG Credit Card Add-On Suits Belong In State Court
On August 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that neither the federal question statute nor the Class Action Fairness Act provide a federal district court with subject matter...
View ArticleAppeals court rejects permit for Avenal plant
Based on air-quality concerns, an appeals court in San Francisco Tuesday rejected a federal permit for a natural gas power plant in the Kings County city of Avenal.
View ArticleCourt revives death-row inmate's complaint that prison read his mail
Arizona death-row inmate Scott Nordstrom will get a new hearing on his claim that prison officials violated his constitutional right to counsel by reading a letter he wrote to his attorney.
View ArticleBig Air Quality Win for Enviros in 9th Circuit
Federal regulators lacked "unbounded discretion" to waive new air-quality rules for a proposed natural gas-fired power plant in California's San Joaquin Valley, the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday.
View ArticleSteyer focused on turnout, not persuasion - Obama should have acted ...
STEYER: Tom Steyer's NextGen Climate Action group is focused more on getting the right people to the polls than on persuading voters to care about climate and energy issues in the midterm elections,...
View ArticleNOVA Legal Beat: Damages for Age Discrimination?
Editor's Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC , an Arlington firm that specializes in federal employment and labor law, security clearance proceedings, and...
View ArticleImportance of Judicial Approval of CERCLA Settlements
Before a Superfund settlement becomes enforceable, it must be reviewed by a federal court to confirm that it is fair, reasonable, and consistent with CERCLA's objectives.
View ArticleJudge strikes $9 million award to Spencer
A U.S. District Court judge has vacated a $9 million jury award in the case of former Vancouver police officer ... After the most successful season of basketball in 14 years, the Portland Trail Blazers...
View ArticleStudent Can Be Eligible For Special Education With Both A Specific...
In E. M. v. Pajaro Valley Unified School District No. 12-15743, the Ninth Circuit recently held that a student with an auditory processing disorder could be eligible for special education and related...
View ArticleJimi Hendrix Infringer Experiences 'Crash Landing' at 9th Cir.
A lawsuit over the licensing rights to Jimi Hendrix's likeness threatened to place many undergraduate dorm rooms' decoration decisions in jeopardy.
View ArticleAberdeen's cost of public defense to double in 2015
In the face of a recent federal court decision and a new state mandate, the Aberdeen City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to more than double spending for public defenders who represent...
View ArticleProtester's Military Base Trespass Charges Upheld
On remand from the Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit affirmed the trespass convictions Thursday of an anti-war activist barred from a U.S. Air Force base in California.
View ArticleFederal Preemption Defense Running Out of Gas?
Recent decisions by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court have thrown a road block in the way of employers relying on a federal statute to preempt certain state...
View ArticleCert Alert: Is Trademark Tacking a Fact Issue or Legal Issue?
In trademark law "tacking" is a practice whereby an applicant for registration can establish an earlier priority date by adding the period of use of an older mark to the period of use of a newer mark.
View ArticleManfred given mandate to manage MLB changes
A. Bartlett Giamatti ran Pete Rose out of baseball, Fay Vincent suspended George Steinbrenner, and Bud Selig presided over the cancellation of a World Series, supersized Steroids Era sluggers,...
View ArticleExecute the lethal...
State prisoner executions have gotten a lot of bad press lately. Prison officials who have access to money and technology seem to be unable to do to death-row inmates what destitute, addled addicts do...
View ArticleNetroots Radio Presents The After Show with Wink & Justice: "Angle of Repose...
It's "Angle of Repose Friday" on The After Show. You know, the angle in which a granular substance stays in place on a slope.
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