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Free Speech on College Campus Addressed in 9th Cir. Ruling
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Controversy has been rumbling at Fresno State since 2010 when conservative student Neil O'Brien started a chapter of Young Americans for Liberty at the school...
Courts Can't Forcibly Medicate to Make a Defendant Stand Trial
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Can the court force criminal defendants to take medication to make them competent to stand trial? Apparently, no. At least, not in the Ninth Circuit in this...
Suspended, Bankrupt Lawyer Can Discharge Debt Owed to Client
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Consider it a silver lining: even if your law license is suspended and you're so broke former clients are now your creditors, you can still discharge that...
Uber Lawsuit: Chen's Class Certification to Be Reviewed by 9th Cir.
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Remember how it seemed that the world was coming to and end in the case of O'Connor v. Uber when District Court Judge Chen certified a class of Uber drivers...
Arizona (Still) Can't Deny Driver's Licenses to Dreamers
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Arizona can't deny driver's licenses to so-called "dreamers," young, undocumented immigrants with work permits and protection from deportation, but not legal...
Lawyer Discipline Challenge Violated Rooker-Feldman Doctrine
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A California attorney Marilyn Sue Scheer doesn't give up easily. When a dispute with a client led to discipline from the California State Bar, Scheer refused...
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