One notable case showing impact and import of Lafler and Frye
The Wall Street Journal has this new piece reporting on how the Supreme Court's landmark opinions earlier this year concerning ineffective assistance of counsel and plea bargaining has impacted one...
View ArticleU.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Against Chuck Yeager In Memorabilia Dispute
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, CA, has upheld a district court summary judgment that claims made by Chuck Yeager concerning signed memorabilia...
View ArticleBenefits fight brings lesbian couple to high court
Supporters of gay marriage react outside the James R. Browning United States Courthouse after a federal appeals court declared California's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Francisco.
View ArticleSupport slim for pot provider's challenge of raids
A Montana medical marijuana provider staring down an 80-year prison sentence has become something of a martyr among pot advocates, but he's not finding much support for his constitutional challenge of...
View ArticleFamily allowed to sue Cuyahoga Falls pool
The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with the family of a boy who injured his leg at a Cuyahoga Falls swimming pool, allowing a civil suit against the city in the matter.
View ArticleSupreme Court to Decide on Claimed 'Rube Goldberg...
Raisin producers who claimed they weren't covered by a government-mandated set-aside program have persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether they can raise a takings defense in California...
View ArticleReeves: Child Status Protection Act: Should I file now?
RECENTLY, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an en banc decision in the class action Child Status Protection Act case brought by the law firm of Reeves & Associates.
View ArticleA Sixth Sense: 6th Circuit Has Surpassed the 9th as the Most Reversed Appeals...
The Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinatti is the home of the often-reversed 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
View ArticleFederal Court Rulings Reflect a 'Commercial Speech' Doctrine in Need of...
In the past month, two different federal circuits held that Seattle 's Yellow Pages are noncommercial speech and a Texas trial lawyer's website address is commercial speech .
View ArticleClerk's Quest for Spousal Benefits Gets Latest Pro-Gay Ruling from Ninth Circuit
The judges of the Northern District of California have been front and center in recent challenges of bans on same-sex marriage - consistently ruling in favor of same-sex couples.
View ArticleHAMPTON: Millions of jobs at stake in logging case
On Dec. 3, the Supreme Court will hear a case determining the future of more than 2 million jobs and tens of thousands of landowners.
View ArticleSupreme Court to decide this week whether to rule on gay marriage
Belated good news for those of you who were disappointed in gay marriage's victories at the polls on election day: Those victories may have inadvertently saved the prohibitions on gay marriage in other...
View ArticleGay Marriage Looms for High Court
An opponent of Prop 8 holds U.S. and gay-pride flags during a demonstration outside the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in this Dec.
View ArticleArizona appeals ruling on Planned Parenthood
At issue is the state's ban on public funding provided for Planned Parenthood Arizona for general health services that don't include abortion.
View ArticleAirborne 11.27.12: AA Pilot Recall, Yeager Suit, Honor Flights Dishonored
If you're a furloughed pilot at American Airlines, you had more than turkey and all the trimmings to be thankful for this past Thanksgiving.
View ArticleObama Appointees Issue Measured Protest to Vote Clearing Way for Execution
Three new Obama appointees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit weighed in Tuesday on their first hotly contested death penalty case.
View ArticleWhat's Next for Marriage Equality?
In case you missed it, Team Marriage Equality just won five different statewide votes .
View ArticleIn 9th Circuit's latest pro-gay ruling, clerk wins spousal benefits
The judges of the Northern District of California have been front and center in recent challenges of bans on same-sex marriage - consistently ruling in favor of same-sex couples.
View ArticleForest Grove files appeal in David Hill lawsuit
The City of Forest Grove has filed an appeal of a federal jury's $6.5 million verdict against the city in the David Hill Development lawsuit.
View ArticleOur View: Supreme Court should settle Prop. 8 now
In this Nov. 12, 2012, Karen Golinski, left, and Amy Cunninghis, look over a photo album of their wedding photos in San Francisco.
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