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Washington Contribution Limit Violates Free Speech Rights
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Appellate courts have been handing down plenty of new decisions on election laws as the 2012 election season heats up. The catalyst, of course, was the Supreme...
Birther Movement Suffers Standing Setback, Have 'No Redressable Claim'
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Will the Birther Movement accept defeat after losing a challenge in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals? The Birther Movement, most famously represented by...
Kickin' it Old School: DMCA Safe Harbor Ruling Relies on VCR Case
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a YouTube-style video-sharing website was protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)...
Senate Confirms Morgan Christen for Ninth Circuit in 95-3 Vote
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
President Obama won a small victory in the U.S. Senate last week as Alaska Supreme Court Justice Morgan Christen was confirmed for the Ninth Circuit Court of...
Court Hears First Amendment Retaliation Appeal Against Sheriff
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Wednesday's Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals en banc hearing did not go well for America's Toughest Sheriff, Joe Arpaio. Though a three-judge panel dismissed a...
Prison Officials Get Qualified Immunity in Botched Sentencing
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that prison officials did not have a clearly-established duty to seek out original court records in...
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