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Immigration Appeals: Good Moral Character Assessment Spans Years
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Former President Bill Clinton's grand jury testimony will always be remembered for existential musings on a two-letter word. Years later, cases can still turn...
Morgan Hill Student Free Speech Rights Case Fits Tinker to a T
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Four high school students from Morgan Hill, Calif. lost a federal lawsuit this week over American flag T-shirts. The students claimed that school...
Log Cabin Republicans Won't Push Don't Ask Don't Tell Case
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) case is officially over. Sure, you may have thought that the case ended when the Obama Administration certified the DADT...
Obama Nominates Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
For the third consecutive month, President Obama has announced a nominee to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. This time, the honor goes to Arizona Supreme...
Medical Marijuana Prescription Not an 'Order' to Smoke Pot
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Doctors' "orders" do not trump federal law and Supreme Court precedent. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a medical marijuana...
ProtectMarriage Alleges Judicial Misconduct in Prop 8 Trial
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Retired Judge Vaughn Walker is a hot topic around the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Last week, we told you about the debate in the Ninth Circuit over the...
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