Raisin hell and suing the government
Marvin Horne, raisin farmer, eats a few unprocessed raisins at Raisin Valley Farms Raisin coop in Kerman, Calif.
View ArticleU.S. Ninth Circuit Court denies canal claim
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow July 1 to the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority in its efforts to have the Bureau of Reclamation respect area of origin protections for local water...
View ArticleMidday open thread
On Monday, a 9th Circuit District Court judge gave a major victory to the Electronic Freedom Foundation in its signature litigation, Jewel v.
View Article'None of these' lives on
In the critically neglected 1996 action film "Executive Decision," hero Kurt Russell finally confronts the terrorist leader who has taken over a 747 bound for Washington, D.C., and loaded with nerve gas.
View ArticleAppeals Court Questions Merchants, Yelp In 'Payola' Case
Merchants seeking to revive their "extortion" lawsuit against the Yelp faced some hard questions at a recent appellate hearing.
View ArticleWill Janet Napolitano Be a Good University President?
Janet Napolitano has announced she will resign as Secretary of Homeland Security to become president of the University of California system.
View ArticleNebuAd Partner Wins Key Battle In Privacy Case
A federal appellate panel has sided with the Internet service provider Bresnan Communications in a lawsuit stemming from its partnership with defunct behavioral advertising company NebuAd.
View ArticleCalifornia court declines to stop gay marriages
The court issued an order Monday denying the request by backers of the state's same-sex marriage ban for an emergency order that would have required the state to keep enforcing a voter-approved...
View ArticleCourt: Bad Miranda translation requires new trial
Criminal defendants must have their Miranda rights precisely translated into Spanish if that is their first language, a federal appeals court affirmed Monday in overturning the marijuana and weapons...
View ArticleCourt asked to overturn immigrant license policy
Immigrant rights advocates urged a federal appeals court on Monday to halt Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's order denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided...
View ArticleProposition 8 backers can't halt gay marriage licenses
A lawsuit that claims that California's Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, is still in effect will go forward - but county clerks can continue to issue marriage...
View ArticleU.S. Ninth Circuit Court denies canal claim
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow July 1 to the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority in its efforts to have the Bureau of Reclamation respect area of origin protections for local water...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Won't Hear En Banc Aereo Appeal
A federal appeals court denied a request by broadcasters for all 13 judges to consider their request for an injunction against Aereo.
View ArticleAttorneys push to make MVD issue 'dreamers' licenses
Claiming the trial judge was wrong, attorneys for Arizona "dreamers' want a federal appeals court to immediately order the state Motor Vehicle Division to start issuing licenses to deferred action...
View ArticleLegendary activists gather to view Pauley Perrette's new Mark Lane documentary
Same-sex couples in California, and indeed across the nation, achieved a huge civil rights victory recently when the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the state's ban on gay marriages,...
View ArticleProsecutors prepare for retrial of Ariz. woman
A decision by a court to throw out the conviction of a woman who spent 22 years on death row in the execution-style murder of her 4-year-old son has created a dilemma for prosecutors as they decide how...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Overturns Precedent, Finds Miller Act's One-Year...
First In United States ex rel. Air Control Technologies, Inc. v. Pre Con Industries, Inc. , --- F.3d ---, 2013 WL 3242673 , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the one-year statute of...
View ArticleEcheverria on 'Ripeness' Doctrine in Takings Litigation
John Echeverria has posted Horne v. Department of Agriculture: An Invitation to Reexamine 'Ripeness' Doctrine in Takings Litigation on SSRN.
View ArticleSpiderman prevails in lawsuit over Silly String
A Tucson attorney who designed and patented a Spider-Man toy got ensnared in his own legal web because of how he negotiated a deal with Marvel Comics.
View ArticleJudge: Lake Elsinore's Proposed Memorial Unconstitutional Because It Sends...
The city of Lake Elsinore's proposed granite monument saluting veterans of foreign wars who have made the ultimate sacrifice is an unconstitutional display by the municipality because it sends an...
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