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Ninth Circuit Splinters Over Trump Travel Ban Rehearing
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit upheld an order blocking President Trump's first travel ban last month. The administration subsequently reissued a new...
Trump's Travel Ban Halted Once Again, for Religious Bias
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
President Trump's most recent travel ban was halted yesterday evening by a federal judge in Hawaii, just hours before it was scheduled to go into effect. The...
FBI May Withhold Records About Spying on Journalists
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Turning down journalists' claims about how the FBI spied on them, a federal judge ruled that the FBI adequately responded to their request for information...
States Rush to Stop Trump's New Travel Ban Before It Begins
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
President Trump's travel ban was halted a month ago by a federal judge in Seattle. Last Monday, the President issued a new, revised ban, a slightly adjusted...
Dodd-Frank Provides Broad Whistleblower Protection, 9th Cir. Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit has weighed in on a growing circuit split over Dodd-Frank's whistleblower protections, reading the statute broadly to encompass internal...
Tribe Has Groundwater Rights in Coachella, 9th Cir. Rules
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
In a case that may affect tribal rights nationally, a federal appeals court ruled that an Indian tribe has rights to groundwater in California's Coachella...
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