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9th Cir. Breaks With Others, Allows Ban in Anti-Israel Ad Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Seattle's prohibition of bus-side advertisements criticizing funding of the Israeli military doesn't violate the advertisers' free speech, the Ninth Circuit...
9th Cir: No Pre-emption in Suit Over Benecol Health Claims
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit has reinstated a proposed class action against Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Nutritionals over allegedly misleading health claims and the...
Calif. Law Unconstitutionally Applied to Protesters, 9th Cir. Rules
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
A California state law prohibiting "disturb[ing] or break[ing] up any assembly or meeting that is not unlawful in its character" isn't facially...
9th Cir. Won't Enjoin Sunnyvale, Calif.'s Gun-Control Ordinance
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
By now, we know that states and local governments can't unduly burden an individual's right to own a gun. That hasn't stopped governments from coming up with...
In Asylum Case, 9th Tells BIA to Consider Imputed Political Opinion
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) erred in not considering imputed political opinion as a ground for asylum in an...
Bob Marley's Heirs Win Trademark Dispute at 9th Cir.
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Another day, another iconic 1960s musician's image going to federal court over trademark disputes. In August, the Ninth Circuit said that Jimi Hendrix's...
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