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Feds Can't Deport Defendant's Only Exculpatory Witness
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
What do you do if the only exculpatory witness in your client's case is a recently-deported illegal alien? Start appealing. Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court...
Ninth Circuit Rules Against Parents in Infant Spinal Tap Appeal
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a pair of parents who sued doctors and Boise police officers after law enforcement officials removed their...
Ninth Circuit: McCormack Likely to Win Unlawful Abortion Challenge
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that a woman who induced her own abortion with Internet-prescribed medications is likely to succeed on her...
Cities Can't Seize and Destroy Homeless Population's Possessions
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You know that saying, “Don’t kick a man while he’s down”? Apparently, the City of Los Angeles doesn’t. The City, it seems, has been seizing and destroying Skid...
9th Cir: 'None of these Candidates' Can Stay on Nevada Ballot
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order on Tuesday to reinstate Nevada’s “none of these candidates” ballot option, The Associated Press reports....
No Qualified Immunity for Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Newspaper Lawsuit
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“America's toughest sheriff” is going to need America's toughest litigators: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that the owners of the Phoenix...