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EA Asks 9th for SCOTUS Time Out in Football Video Game Cases
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Looks like Electronic Arts is throwing out the red challenge flag. Last month, in a pair of mildly confusing matchups, a panel of the Ninth Circuit tossed NFL...
Shark Fin Ban Argued Before 9th Circuit; Feds Step In
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The facts of the case aren't too complicated. California, with conservation in mind, banned the sale, possession, and distribution of shark fins within the...
Cal. DNA Databank Case Gets 3rd Look, Thanks to SCOTUS
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
More than four years ago, Elizabeth Haskell of Oakland, California, was arrested on suspicion of trying to forcibly free another protester, though she was...
After Post-Descamps Scolding, 9th Still Lost on Sentencing
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Here it is again, for those who don't follow our U.S. Supreme Court blog: "[I]t should be clear that the Ninth Circuit's new way of identifying ACCA...
Update: Protected Blogger Wants Elaboration on Alleged Extortion
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
When we last saw Crystal Cox, she was celebrating a victory in the Ninth Circuit. Instead of owing $2.5 million for defamation, the Ninth Circuit held that...
En Banc Denied in Conversion Therapy Case
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Back in August, the Ninth Circuit handed down a decision in a case that pitted free speech concerns against the state's interest in protecting minors from...