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9th Cir. Tosses Idaho Ban on Abortions Performed After 20 Weeks
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Idaho's ban on abortions that occur after 20 weeks of pregnancy has been struck down as unconstitutional by the Ninth Circuit. That law placed an arbitrary...
9th Won't Rehear ERISA Case En Banc, Leading to Angry Dissental
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The Ninth Circuit has declined to rehear an ERISA case from 2014 which held that a lawsuit by employees of the biotech company Amgen can go forward. Those...
En Banc 9th Reverses Course, Lifts 'Innocence of Muslims' Ban
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The Ninth Circuit, sitting en banc, reversed an earlier injunction preventing Google and YouTube from hosting the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" film....
Premeditation Is Not Deliberation: 9th Overturns Death Sentence
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Jury instructions that impermissibly merged first-degree murder's mens rea elements violated due process, the Ninth Circuit ruled last Friday. As a result,...
Class Action Filed Over Fitbit's Sleep Tracking Technology
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In a class action lawsuit that's sure to get heart rates up, a Florida man has alleged that Fitbit's technology is a fraud. James Brickman claims that the...
No Restitution for the Queen in Aussie's Biodiesel Fraud Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Her Royal Highness isn't entitled to any restitution from an Australian criminal who bilked the U.S. and Canada out of millions in a fraudulent biodiesel...