State, Tribe Forge '75/25 Agreement'
The Washington State Department of Licensing and the Yakama Nation recently settled a longstanding dispute about how to collect fuel taxes on fuel sold at gas stations owned by members of the Yakama...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Declines to Reconsider Applicability of Anti-SLAPP Statute in...
Thanksgiving arrived early for those who use California's anti-SLAPP statute to fight meritless claims targeting free speech and petition rights.
View ArticleNursing home $10,000 suicide fine upheld
A federal appeals court has upheld a $10,000 fine against a skilled nursing facility for leaving a suicidal patient unattended, who then walked out of the facility and killed himself.
View ArticleAppeals court upholds Lerch murder conviction in 2012 death of 17-month-old...
Akron's 9th District Court of Appeals has upheld the murder and child endangering convictions of Heather Lerch in the 2012 drug-related death of her 17-month-old son Patrick.
View ArticleAppeals court denies dismissal of case against employer who paid works in...
A panel of a federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of three Las Vegas residents in a $16 million tax evasion case in which employees were paid in gold and silver coins.
View ArticleGovernor Brown Appoints Vanessa W. Vallarta to Monterey County Superior Court
Vallarta, 52, of Salinas, has been City Attorney for the City of Salinas since 2005.
View ArticleTribe Denied Power Over Nonmember's Land
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho cannot regulate home construction by a nonmember on land he owns within the Fort Hall Reservation, the 9th Circuit ruled Thursday.
View ArticleNew Ninth Circuit CAFA opinion: Mondragon v. Capital One Auto Finance
In Mondragon v. Capital One Auto Finance , ___ F.3d ___ , the Ninth Circuit considered the "local controversy" exception to federal jurisdiction under CAFA, and reversed the district court's remand order.
View ArticleUS is wrong to ban pay for bone-marrow donors
At their Lewiston home in April 2012, Doreen is surrounded by Julia, then 7, Jordan, then 13, and Jorja, then 7. Two years ago, Doreen Flynn of Lewiston won her case against the U.S. government,...
View Article9th Circuit considers law that bans homeless people from living in their cars
A federal appeals court on Thursday appeared to side with homeless advocates in a challenge to a Los Angeles law that bars people from living in their vehicles on public streets and parking lots.
View ArticleCourt's ruling prohibiting political ads on public television and radio...
Television viewers who find political ads more infuriating than enlightening will welcome a federal appeals court's ruling that Congress has the power to ban such advertising from public TV and radio...
View ArticleBEAUMONT: Serial killer Duncan found competent by federal judge
A convicted serial killer, who kidnapped and murdered a 10-year-old Beaumont boy in 1997, was found competent Friday, Dec. 6, by an Idaho federal judge which could clear him for execution.
View ArticleCalifornia's DNA collection law in key legal test
Armed with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a federal appeals court on Monday will revisit a controversial legal challenge to California's law allowing collection of DNA samples from anyone arrested...
View ArticleLos Padres Forest Proposes Changes in Recreation Fees
SUNSET FOR REC FEES? If you're just driving through the Los Padres National Forest to take a hike or have a roadside picnic, you may no longer need an Adventure Pass, as a court decision from Arizona...
View ArticleBART police earn high marks in second audit
Outside law enforcement experts are giving BART police high marks for changes the transit agency has made since one of its officers fatally shot a man at an Oakland station on New Year's Day 2009.
View ArticleInside The First Amendment: Federal appeals court rules on student online speech
A recent federal appeals court decision upholding the expulsion of a student who allegedly made threatening online statements increases the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will finally tackle...
View ArticleLawsuit Over Austrian Train Accident Revived
Austria's national railroad must face a lawsuit in the United States from a California woman who lost both of her legs in a train mishap, the full 9th Circuit ruled Friday.
View ArticleWith Live Streaming, 9th Continues to Lead in Tech, Transparency
How great would it be if all landmark cases were streamed online? Everyone, from lawyers, to high schools students in a civics class, could see how the court system works.
View ArticleNurse relinquishes guardianship of Amish girl
A court-appointed guardian filed Friday to give up her power to make medical decisions for an Amish girl with cancer whose parents may have fled the area to avoid chemotherapy.
View ArticleMan Who Killed Boy in Lolo National Forest Ruled Competent to Waive Appeal
A man convicted of murder and kidnapping in a 2005 attack on a northern Idaho family was mentally competent when he waived the right to appeal his death sentence, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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