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First Amendment Ruling Against Lawyer who Spoke to the Press about Settlement
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court gave new meaning to 'free speech' for an Arizona attorney who won nearly $1 million in a First Amendment case. The court vacated the...
Court Upholds Order to Save Salmon
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Favoring fish over farmers, a federal appeals court upheld a water agency's decision to divert water to the lower Klamath River in California The U.S. Ninth...
Hunter Misses the Mark in Anti-SLAPP Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Shooting down a motion to strike, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lyrically laid out a case between a hunter and an international sport hunting...
The Most Telling Citations From the 9th's Immigration Ban Ruling
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit declined to reinstate President Trump's immigration ban yesterday, finding that the government had shown neither "a likelihood of success on...
9th Cir. Unanimously Upholds Order Blocking Trump's Immigration Ban
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit won't be lifting an order enjoining enforcement of President Trump's executive order barring travel from seven majority-Muslim nations and...
Washington v. Trump Oral Args: Will 9th Cir Revive Trump's Immigration Ban?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Yesterday's oral arguments in Washington v. Trump might have been the most popular arguments ever held in the Ninth Circuit. More than 40,000 people 137,000...