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9th Carves Hole in California's Damages Cap for Sec. 1983 Cases
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
In 2008, a conflict between a police officer and an autistic 21-year-old man came to a tragic end when the officer shot and killed Mohammad Usman Chaudhry....
'Raging Bull' Heir's Copyright Infringement Claim Against MGM Survives
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit can add another notch to its "Supreme Court reversal belt." On Monday, the Court reversed a Ninth Circuit judgment dismissing a copyright...
In Weirdest Battle Yet, Oregon Adds To Gay Marriage's Win Streak
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
In a textbook example of the absurdity that can occur when state officials, for better or worse, decide not to defend state laws, a federal court just made gay...
AZ's 6 New Judges Include 1st Female Native American Fed. Judge
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It's been a long time coming for Arizona's short-handed federal bench. The local federal courts have been in a declared "state of emergency" since 2011,...
Big Mountain Jesus Before Ninth Circuit, Big Cross Before SCOTUS?
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
For a country founded on the principle of the separation of church and state, we sure like to put giant religious imagery on hilltops whenever we get the...
9th Cir. Skeptical of Standing in Idaho NSA Surveillance Suit
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
On December 8, the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in the case Smith v. Obama, in which a nurse from Idaho, Anna Smith, challenged the NSA's warrantless...
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