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Community Caretaking Exception: 9th Cir Overturns Pretextual Ruse
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that the community caretaking exception to the warrant requirement does not apply to a vehicle that was...
ACLU Asks Ninth Circuit for No Fly List Due Process
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"Let's say you want to fly back to Washington, and you find yourself on the no-fly list. You're sitting in an airport, stranded. You think, 'My God, I went to...
Is California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard Unconstitutional?
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If Tuesday's oral arguments before a Ninth Circuit panel are any indication, California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard is in trouble. The standard relies on a...
Ninth Circuit Says Montana Can Limit State Campaign Donations
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Whether or not you agree with the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United, you have to appreciate that the case continues to generate work for lawyers....
Special Ninth Circuit Sitting at Hawaii Law School on October 18
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A trio of Ninth Circuit judges will head to Hawaii next week, but this trip is unlikely to incur the public’s ire. Next week, Judges Stephen Reinhardt, Sidney...
Convict Wins Appeal Based on EP2P Discovery Claim
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A discovery denial could result in an overturned conviction. Last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded a defendant's child pornography conviction...