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Tithing Troubles: Ex-Mormon's Lawsuit Raises Questions About Church Finances and First Amendment Rights
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
An important question about First Amendment rights is at stake in a legal battle unfolding in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Ninth Circuit Addresses Where the Government Can Prohibit Guns
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has just handed down an important decision on gun rights. In what’s mostly a win for Second Amendment rights, the court has...
Radioactive Contamination Lawsuit Against U.S. Navy Sinks
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit filed by current and former...
Ninth Circuit Sides With Public Preacher In Free Speech Case
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit just came down on the side of free speech in Meinecke v. City of Seattle. This case presented the issue of a (rowdy and even violent)...
9th Circuit Cites Government Lawyers' Bad Faith in No-Fly Case
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blasted government lawyers for "bad faith" tactics in a case by a former Stanford researcher who was placed on the...
9th Cir. Won't Rehear Suit Over Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit has declined to reconsider, either in panel or en banc, environmentalists' challenge to Shell's arctic drilling plans. When government...
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