Unincorporated Associations Can Own and Enforce Trademark Rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment and a permanent injunction in favor of a common law trademark owner whose marks were misappropriated by a former...
View ArticleClass Action Claims: Gluing Together Systemwide Judicial Relief
BB&K Partner Jared Goldman writes in the National Commission on Correctional Health Care's CorrectCare magazine about the role of class action litigation in sparking systemwide change. The award of...
View Article9th Cir.: It's Still Illegal to Wear Medals You Didn't Earn
In 2009, Elven Joe Swisher was convicted of wearing military medals he didn't earn. Swisher had, in fact, been a member of the military: He served in the Marines and was honorably discharged in 1957...
View ArticleThe Government Should Stop Waging War on Those Against Same-Sex Marriage
It's hard to imagine a more bedrock American right than being free to live according to your religious convictions. The very idea of being forced to violate your beliefs seems unthinkable.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court: Hawaii has authority to reduce health care coverage to...
The U.S. Supreme Court has validated the state's authority to determine the level of health care coverage provided to noncitizens who are ineligible for federal Medicaid, Attorney General David M....
View ArticleSupreme Court will not hear case against Newport's sober-homes ordinance
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not consider arguments on a Newport Beach city ordinance seeking to regulate sober-living homes in the city. The city adopted an ordinance in 2008...
View ArticleArt World Abstracts: Birmingham's New Nuclear Family, and More
Turner Prize-winning artist Gillian Wearing unveiled a new public sculpture outside the new Library of Birmingham titled A Real Birmingham Family . The sculpture depicts two mixed-race single mother...
View Article2014 Race to Watch: Governor
Still need to cast that ballot? Haven't done your election homework? We're here to help. The State Press breaks down candidates running for statewide office, as well as legislative and congressional...
View ArticleCalifornia Environmental Law and Policy Update - October 2014 #5
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling rejecting a challenge by the Natural Resources Defense Council of the proposed State Route 47 Expressway connecting Los Angeles and...
View ArticleU.S. Ninth Circuit Denies Appeal, Coal Operation Must Obtain Permit
On October 31, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied an appeal by Alaska Railroad Corporation and Aurora Energy Services, LLC, to have an entire 11-judge panel rehear their case rather than...
View ArticleKenyan Track Star Gets New Shot at U.S. Asylum
The bid for asylum of a Kenyan accusing police of torture need not hinge on the arrest documents of those very police stations, the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday. Sylvester Otieno Owino, a former...
View ArticleJudge rules Kansas must allow gay marriage while lawsuit pending
A federal judge has ruled that Kansas must allow same-sex couples to marry while the courts consider a lawsuit against the state's constitutional definition of marriage. The American Civil Liberties...
View ArticleWoman gets 16 years for running fake university
A San Francisco Bay Area woman was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for running what prosecutors said was a sham university that served as a front for an immigration scam. Susan Xiao-Ping Su,...
View ArticleBill would repeal Kauai's voided GMO law
The Kauai County Council will consider repealing a law, voided by a court, that regulates pesticide use and the growing of genetically modified crops by large agricultural companies. Opponents and...
View ArticleTed Lieu to Replace Howard Waxman in Congress
Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, was preparing for a new job in Congress today following his defeat of Republican gang prosecutor Elan Carr in the battle to replace retiring Rep. Henry Waxman and represent a...
View ArticleJustices turn back appeal of Hawaii compact case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to accept an appeal related to Hawaii's policy to provide reduced medical benefits to regional immigrants from the compact states.
View ArticleGovernor Butch Otter Wins Re-Election In Idaho, Vows Not To Back Down From...
Republican incumbent Butch Otter has been re-elected to Idaho's top office. Otter has been an outspoken opponent of marriage equality despite a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that struck...
View ArticleAda County gets first new county prosecutor in 40 years, Bennetts is first...
Ada County has a new county prosecutor after nearly 40 years, and it's the first woman ever to hold the position. County commissioners voted unanimously yesterday to appoint Jan Bennetts, a 20-year...
View ArticleOhio Appeals Court Rules Documents Flawed, Reverses Previous Foreclosure...
On October 22, the Ninth District Court of Appeals reversed a summary judgment decision allowing a trust unit of a bank to foreclose on a home. In this case, the loan servicers were unable to prove who...
View ArticleCA Smog Plan Approved By State & EPA Isn't Tough Enough: Lawsuit
Despite undeniable progress after decades of smog-abatement measures, the air quality in the Los Angeles Basin continues to be among the worst in the U.S. A new plan to clean the region's air still...
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