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Ninth Circuit Ordered to Reinstate Verdict in Shaken Baby Case
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Supreme Court ordered the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a verdict against Shirley Ree Smith today in a shaken baby syndrome case that grabbed...
Tucson Shooter Hearing: Coming Soon to a Courthouse Near You?
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Tucson Shooter Jared Lee Loughner will have another hearing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Nov. 1, this time to determine whether forced...
Papua New Guineans' Alien Tort Act Claims Reinstated
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on the Alien Tort Act this week, ruling that Bougainville islanders can sue mine owner Rio Tinto for war crimes...
California Prop 8: Same-Sex Marriage, Lies, and Videotapes?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
When a court battle over the release of a judge's personal collection of videotapes stirs a national debate, you expect the story to involve an entirely...
Should You Sign a Petition? Ninth Circuit Reconsiders Doe v. Reed
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
If the Supreme Court’s ruling last year in Doe v. Reed didn’t dissuade from signing petitions, will a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision could change your...
Court Says Foreign Arbitration Clause Barred by Carmack Amendment
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Did Southern California movers attempt to privatize Operation Fast and Furious by shipping a client’s guns, which were supposed to be in storage, to his new...
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