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Ninth Circuit Denies Shank-Induced Self-Defense Jury Instruction
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but shanks will earn you jail time. The Ninth Circuit clearly does not understand life on the inside. When someone in...
Former Ninth Circuit Judge Robert Boochever Dead at 94
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Former Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Robert Boochever died at his home in Pasadena, Calif. on Sunday. He was 94. During his legal career, Boochever...
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal; Jonathan Doody Retrial Imminent?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Arizona prosecutors are considering a retrial in a 1991 murder case after the Supreme Court refused to hear the state's appeal of a Ninth Circuit Court of...
City Will Appeal Redondo Beach Ordinance to Supreme Court
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
A Redondo Beach ordinance is heading back to court as the city challenges the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in the case. In the late ’80s, Redondo...
Tucson Shooter's Forced Medication Halted
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner can stay unmedicated in Arizona for now. Last week, U.S. District Judge Larry Burns ordered Loughner back to a Missouri...
Ninth Cir. to Decide Atty's Fees from California Video Game Law
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association is heading back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and...
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Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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Kit Yona, M.A.
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Mariana Petersen
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