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AZ's 6 New Judges Include 1st Female Native American Fed. Judge
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
It's been a long time coming for Arizona's short-handed federal bench. The local federal courts have been in a declared "state of emergency" since 2011,...
Big Mountain Jesus Before Ninth Circuit, Big Cross Before SCOTUS?
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
For a country founded on the principle of the separation of church and state, we sure like to put giant religious imagery on hilltops whenever we get the...
9th Cir. Skeptical of Standing in Idaho NSA Surveillance Suit
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
On December 8, the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in the case Smith v. Obama, in which a nurse from Idaho, Anna Smith, challenged the NSA's warrantless...
Calif. Concealed Carry Case Gets Sua Sponte En Banc Call
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The parties to the case didn't want en banc review. Other non-parties (California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the Brady Campaign) wanted en banc but...
Arizona AG Agrees to Stay Enforcement of 'Revenge Porn' Law
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in May, Arizona joined a host of other states in criminalizing "revenge porn," defined there as the distribution of a nude depiction of another adult...
SCOTUS Asks: Do Cops Have ADA Duties to Crazed Knife Lady?
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
This is the weirdest application of the Americans with Disabilities Act I've ever seen. And with the Ninth Circuit's reputation, and the Supreme Court's...
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