Court denies delay in BISD election
The Ninth District Court of Appeals has rejected an emergency relief request by the Beaumont Independent School District that would have delayed the May 11 election.
View ArticleMPAA Celebrates Court Victory Over Torrent Site
Online piracy eats into the residual payments producers make to actors and has been a major focus of the entertainment industry's trade group, the Motion Picture Association of America.
View ArticleNo Permits Required for Channeled Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads
On March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the consolidated cases of Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center and Georgia-Pacific West, Inc.
View ArticleFederal court ruling scolds NUWH, upholds $1.57 million judgment to SEIU on...
A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a $1.57 million judgment against the National Union of Healthcare Workers , President Sal Rosselli and other top officers, just a few days before ballots are...
View ArticleCorporations, free-market nonprofits foot bill for judicial seminars
Conservative foundations, multinational oil companies and a prescription drug maker were the most frequent sponsors of more than 100 expense-paid educational seminars attended by federal judges over a...
View ArticleStore Manager's Disability And Harassment Claims Were Properly Dismissed
Cynthia Lawler alleged disability discrimination, harassment, retaliation and intentional infliction of emotional distress associated with the termination of her employment.
View ArticleFeds: Judge wrong to deny Indian satellite voting
Civil rights attorneys from the U.S. Justice Department contend a federal judge wrongly denied a request to establish satellite election offices for American Indians on three Montana reservations.
View ArticleCourt inaction could return gay marriage to Calif.
The U.S. Supreme Court seems reluctant to use the legal battle over California's same-sex marriage ban to rule that all gay Americans have a constitutional right to wed, but that doesn't mean gay...
View ArticleCourt inaction could return gay marriage to Calif.
The U.S. Supreme Court seems reluctant to use the legal battle over California's same-sex marriage ban to rule that all gay Americans have a constitutional right to wed, but that doesn't mean gay...
View ArticleU.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Prayers at Lancaster Council Meetings
Lancaster, California.,-If you plan to attend a Lancaster City Council meeting, be prepared to have the government meeting begin with invocations from different religious beliefs.
View ArticleAkron mayor wins round in campaign finance fight; attorney plans to appeal to...
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View ArticleSupreme Court examination of Proposition 8 sparks debate
The United States Supreme Court started examining what could arguably be considered as one of the biggest court cases since Brown v. The Board of Education on Tuesday.
View ArticleReporters' Class Action For Unpaid Overtime Should Not Have Been Certified
Plaintiffs alleged they were non-exempt employees entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act and California state law.
View ArticlePRUDEN: The sanctioned abuse of the faith
Atheists think they're on the march, "like a mighty army," as a favorite hymn of the church describes the followers of the Christ, and this angers and dispirits many Christians - before, during and...
View ArticleCourt: Prosecutor to pay $50k for filing lawsuit
A Northern California prosecutor must pay the attorney fees of a bank she sued after she was arrested in a case of mistaken identity.
View ArticleJudge orders Wash. to fix culverts blocking salmon
A federal judge is ordering the state of Washington to fix culverts that block salmon from reaching their habitat, setting a timeline and pressuring officials to find the money needed to do the job.
View ArticleNinth Circuit Rules on Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim in Investment Options Case
In Tibble v. Edison Int'l , 10-cv-56406, 2013 WL 1174167 , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that 401 plan fiduciaries breached their duty of prudence in selecting investment options for the...
View ArticleJudge orders Washington to fix culverts blocking salmon
A federal judge on Friday ordered the state of Washington to fix culverts that block salmon from reaching their habitat, setting a timeline and pressuring officials to find the money needed to do the job.
View ArticleJacob Combs: Oh, the Places We (Might) Go: A Roadmap of Possible...
After the whirlwind that has been the last two days at the Supreme Court, it's hard to point to any outcome in either the Prop 8 case or in Edie Windsor's challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act as...
View ArticleRoloffs have no constitutional claim, Washington County says
Washington County argues Amy and Matt Roloff have no case in its response to a suit alleging Fourth and 14th Amendment issues now pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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