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Judge Blocks Trump From Deporting Immigrants Under TPS
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from taking away the temporary protected status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, saying they would...
Transgender Military Battle Continues as 9th Cir. Hears Arguments
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The legal battle over transgenders in the military is in the hands of a federal appeals court. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered oral...
9th Circuit Hears Question Over Guam's Plebiscite
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Who are the Chamorros? The simple answer is: the indigenous people of Guam. But it leads to a more complicated question in a case pending before the U.S. Ninth...
Facebook Sued Over Video Numbers -- Again
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Facebook grossly overstated the amount of time viewers watched videos on its platform, according to a new lawsuit. It reportedly did not relate directly to...
Will Bumatay Be First Openly Gay Ninth Circuit Justice?
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Though federal courts around the country have been more and more accepting of LGBT litigants over the years, the federal appellate court bench has been rather...
Vatican Sued in Federal Court Over Sex Abuse Scandal
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
In the latest lawsuit related to the recent Catholic priest sexual abuse scandals, the Vatican and Bay Area archdioceses will now have to reply to a lawsuit...