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Uh, What? 9th Circuit Strikes Cal. Concealed Carry Restrictions
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
"The right to bear arms includes the right to carry an operable firearm outside the home for the lawful purpose of self-defense." We repeat: what? How does the...
Nevada Attorney General Backs Down on Gay Marriage; Battle Over?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
First California. Then Virginia. Now Nevada. State after state after state, attorneys general are backing down in the the battle over gay marriage. Those who...
Can't Find a Job? Maybe Spokeo's Misinformation Is to Blame
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
An unemployed job hunter can proceed with his lawsuit against Spokeo claiming violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Ninth Circuit ruled. For those...
CNN Scores Partial Victory in Online Closed Captions Dispute
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Netflix capitulated, and agreed to put captions on all of its online videos by 2014. CNN? They fought, and tried to have a similar lawsuit, brought by the...
Gay Marriage at the 9th Cir.: Oral Argument Preview for ID, NV, HI
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
And then there were three. While the Ninth Circuit originally had challenges to four states' gay marriage bans lined up for oral argument, Oregon's case came...
9th Cir: Judge Kozinski Skeptical of Officer-Involved Shooting
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In case of what Chief Judge Alex Kozinski called "we said, he's dead," the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court's finding that...
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