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Ninth Circuit Rules Beach Yoga Enjoys First Amendment Protections
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
When it comes to the practice of yoga, there are a bevy of permutations. The combination of exercising and meditation continues to grow in popularity....
Oregon Newspaper Ordered to Stop the Presses Over Confidential Documents
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Courts are sometimes accused of overstepping their authority. In a case involving inadvertently leaked documents, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that...
SCOTUS Throws EPA's Wastewater Discharge Regulations Out to Sea
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Environmental Protection Agency's ability to set “end-result” requirements is "not necessary to protect water quality." So wrote Justice Samuel Alito in...
Ninth Circuit Sides Against Binding Arbitration for Non-Obvious Terms of Service on Website
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Just how clear do a website's terms and conditions need to be? That was the subject of a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The 9th Circuit...
No Remix for R. Kelly's 30-Year Prison Sentence After Failed Appeal
By Jordan Walker, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently upheld R&B Singer R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, as well as...
Bad Trip, Man: 9th Circuit Upholds DEA Denial of Psilocybin Use by Doctor
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
When it comes to mitigating the pain and depression suffered by patients with terminal cancer, some people argue no potential treatment should be off the...