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No Qualified Immunity for Intentional Omission in Search Warrant Application
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Courts will let reasonable mistakes in search warrant applications slide. Egregious errors or intentional omissions, on the other hand, will not be...
Panel Unlikely to Find Judicial Misconduct in Cal Prop 8 Appeal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
California Prop 8 has been a legal rollercoaster. Those of us along for the ride have watched the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals negotiate twists and turns...
Circuit Orders Review in Jesse Gonzales Cop Killer Death Penalty
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that cop-killer Jesse Gonzales will have another day in court. Gonzales was convicted in a California...
Ninth Circuit Says Bone Marrow Compensation is Legal
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Broke college students and law students have long relied on selling plasma for extra cash. Last week, the Ninth Circuit ruled that people can also sell blood...
People Get Ready: 9th Circuit Notes for Perry v. Brown Hearing
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit published a laundry list of announcements this week to prepare the masses for next week's Perry v. Brown Prop 8 hearing on Dec. 8. The...
Legendary Judge James Browning Dead at 93
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Emeritus James Browning died on May 5 at a hospital in Marin County, Calif. He was 93. Judge Browning, who served...
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