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On SCOTUS Remand, Teen Gets Habeas Relief From En Banc 9th Cir.
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
In 1999, a then-19-year-old burglary and murder suspect named Tio Dinero Sessoms was interrogated by police officers. They did not advise him of his Miranda...
3 Questions After Model Mayhem's CDA Sec. 230 Immunity Denial
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
From 2006 to 2011, Emerson Callum and Lavont Flanders posed as talent scouts on ModelMayhem.com, a social network for aspiring models. The duo would lure women...
3 Judges Dissent From 9th Cir. En Banc Denial in School Speech Case
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
In an amended opinion and order, the Ninth Circuit has declined a request for a rehearing en banc in Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District. Judge...
9th Cir. Tosses Out Evidence in Case of NCIS Overreach
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The only thing I know about NCIS is that my mom loves it (the TV show, that is). And I love to see Mark Harmon working a steady job.But today, the Ninth...
States' Arguments Against Gay Marriage Unsurprisingly Unconvincing
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Yesterday, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit heard the long-awaited arguments in same-sex marriage cases out of Idaho, Nevada, and Hawaii. And if you...
9th Cir. Allows Child Slave Labor Suit Against Nestle
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Where the Eleventh Circuit dismissed a claim under the Alien Tort Claims Act last month, the Ninth Circuit -- under different, but similar, circumstances --...
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