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9th Circuit OKs Medical Weed Against DOJ
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit has unanimously found in favor medical marijuana users by declaring that DOJ prosecutions of users is forbidden under...
Hawaii's Open Primary Laws Are Constitutional, 9th Circuit Rules
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Democratic Party has failed to prove that Hawaii's open primary system "severely burdens" the party's associational rights, according to the Independent...
9th Cir: Miwok Indians Did Not Waive Sovereign Immunity
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit ruled that the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians did not inadvertently waive their sovereign immunity by removing a state court...
Say Aloha to FindLaw's New Hawaii Codes
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
If the sun and surf weren't good enough, things just got a little better in America's youngest state. The world's number one legal website (you're looking at...
9th Cir. Rejects Use of CERCLA to Fight Airborne Toxics
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act can't be used against companies that "dispose" of hazardous substances through air...
'Not a Church' -- Dignity Health Plan Doesn't Qualify for ERISA Exception
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
In what can be fairly called a legal nice try, the Ninth Circuit's Court of Appeals has ruled that Dignity Health's pension plan does not qualify for ERISA's...
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