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No Sympathy for Prosecutorial Misconduct Discretion Plea
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Publicity, according to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, is a two-way street. This week, the Ninth Circuit rejected a motion to eliminate a prosecutor's...
Plaintiff Must Allege Unreasonable Safety Hazard in CLRA Claim
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On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision to dismiss a case against Hewlett-Packard, finding that the district court...
Roommate Discrimination is Legal on Roommate.com: 9th Cir.
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Hollywood has made us all-too-aware of the dangers of a bad roommate, thanks to movies like Single White Female, but would stiletto-based homicides even be...
Ninth Circuit Announces Improvements to the Court Experience
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals may catch a lot of flack as the “most liberal court” in the land, but at least the court is trying to make the circuit and...
Ninth Circuit Requests Clarification on Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Appeals
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Curious as to how the Obama administration wants its new prosecutorial discretion directive interpreted in immigration appeals? So is the Ninth Circuit Court...
Perry v. Brown: Ninth Circuit Says Prop 8 is Unconstitutional
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this morning in Perry v. Brown that California Prop 8 is unconstitutional, but that doesn't mean that wedding bells...