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Federal Courts Ninth Circuit Endorses Calendar Lies in the Interest of Justice

Ninth Circuit Endorses Calendar Lies in the Interest of Justice

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Rent lied to us. All the singing and dancing about five-hundred-twenty-five-thousand-six-hundred-minutes? Nonsense. In a case to file under...

Federal Courts Boehner, BLAG Will Appeal DOMA Ruling

Boehner, BLAG Will Appeal DOMA Ruling

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Republican leaders are appealing last week’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys filed the appeal on behalf...

Federal Courts Ninth Circuit Upholds California DNA Act

Ninth Circuit Upholds California DNA Act

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

A suspect may be innocent until proven guilty, but any suspect arrested for a serious crime in California can be swabbed for a DNA sample. Today, the Ninth...

Federal Courts ProtectMarriage Asks for Prop 8 En Banc Rehearing

ProtectMarriage Asks for Prop 8 En Banc Rehearing

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

We all knew that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Prop 8 ruling wasn't the end of the Perry v. Brown battle; the question, however, was whether...

Federal Courts No Sympathy for Prosecutorial Misconduct Discretion Plea

No Sympathy for Prosecutorial Misconduct Discretion Plea

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

Publicity, according to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, is a two-way street. This week, the Ninth Circuit rejected a motion to eliminate a prosecutor's...

Federal Courts Plaintiff Must Allege Unreasonable Safety Hazard in CLRA Claim

Plaintiff Must Allege Unreasonable Safety Hazard in CLRA Claim

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on

On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision to dismiss a case against Hewlett-Packard, finding that the district court...

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