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Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing in Mount Soledad Cross Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Will a 43-foot cross soon be removed from a San Diego hilltop? The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 6-5 vote, denied a rehearing request this week in a...
Ninth Circuit: Tasering Pregnant Woman is Excessive Force
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Can police taser a person who doesn’t pose a threat of harm? The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that police used excessive force and violated...
Ninth Circuit Denies Shank-Induced Self-Defense Jury Instruction
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Sticks and stones may break your bones, but shanks will earn you jail time. The Ninth Circuit clearly does not understand life on the inside. When someone in...
Former Ninth Circuit Judge Robert Boochever Dead at 94
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Former Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Robert Boochever died at his home in Pasadena, Calif. on Sunday. He was 94. During his legal career, Boochever...
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal; Jonathan Doody Retrial Imminent?
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Arizona prosecutors are considering a retrial in a 1991 murder case after the Supreme Court refused to hear the state's appeal of a Ninth Circuit Court of...
City Will Appeal Redondo Beach Ordinance to Supreme Court
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A Redondo Beach ordinance is heading back to court as the city challenges the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in the case. In the late ’80s, Redondo...
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