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Foie Gras May Be Banned in California ... Again
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit Court may soon hear a case involving the legality of foie gras in California eateries. If you're not a regular consumer of the French...
9th Cir. Rejects Challenge to Reno Highway Expansion
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Well that didn't take long. Just over two weeks after hearing oral arguments over a controversial Reno highway expansion, the Ninth Circuit has refused to halt...
Immigrants Facing Deportation Win Access to Bond Hearings
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Immigrants housed in civil detention facilities will have greater access to bond hearings and potential release thanks to a Ninth Circuit ruling yesterday....
Did Immigration Services Violate FOIA? 9th Cir. Finds Case Moot
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Attorney James Mayock brought a suit against the Federal Agency claimed that USCIS had engaged in a "pattern and practice" of violating the Freedom of...
Burning Man's La Contessa Is Not Visual Art Under VARA
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The legendary La Contessa which once started off life as a school bus but later transformed into a model replica of a 16th century Spanish galleon did not...
Strike a Pose: Madonna's 'Vogue' Gets Fair Use Victory in 9th Cir.
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Have you ever listened to a song and heard the faint and often vague whisper of a familiar sound from another artist's song? Well, that's not by accident. Such...