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Parents of Disabled Student Get Reimbursement for Private Program
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The parents of a disabled student in Hawaii are entitled to reimbursement from the state for his private school expenses, the Ninth Circuit ruled on Friday....
Court Strikes Down 1981 Death Sentence for Infant's Torture and Murder
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Brett Pensinger, a teen-aged killer who was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of a five-month-old more than 30 years ago, won't be executed...
9th Cir. Tosses Idaho Ban on Abortions Performed After 20 Weeks
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Idaho's ban on abortions that occur after 20 weeks of pregnancy has been struck down as unconstitutional by the Ninth Circuit. That law placed an arbitrary...
9th Won't Rehear ERISA Case En Banc, Leading to Angry Dissental
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit has declined to rehear an ERISA case from 2014 which held that a lawsuit by employees of the biotech company Amgen can go forward. Those...
En Banc 9th Reverses Course, Lifts 'Innocence of Muslims' Ban
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, reversed an earlier injunction preventing Google and YouTube from hosting the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" film....
Premeditation Is Not Deliberation: 9th Overturns Death Sentence
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Jury instructions that impermissibly merged first-degree murder's mens rea elements violated due process, the Ninth Circuit ruled last Friday. As a result,...
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