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Articles Tagged with Ninth Circuit
Jack Daniel’s Scores Supreme Court Win in Trademark Case
The famous Tennessee whiskey brand succeeded in reviving a lawsuit against humorous dog toys that allegedly infringed on its trademarks.
California Flight Attendants Win Meal and Rest Break Battle With Alaska Airlines
The Supreme Court refused to review a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that California flight attendants are entitled to the protections of state labor laws on intrastate flights.
Facebook Fights Lawsuit Based on Facial Recognition Data Collection
The technology giant could face billions of dollars in damages after a panel of federal judges allowed a class action lawsuit by Illinois users to move forward.
Ninth Circuit Rejects Federal Government’s Challenge to California’s “Sanctuary State” Laws
This week the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision affirming the lower court's decision upholding three California laws against a challenge by the federal government. The federal government challenged the three laws, which all pertain to the state's status as a "sanctuary" state, on the grounds that they are preempted by federal law and that they violate a doctrine known as intergovernmental immunity.
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California State Law, Immigration
Ninth Circuit Recognizes Right of Asylum Seekers to Better Court Access
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held on Thursday that the constitutional guarantee of habeas corpus precludes US immigration authorities from deporting asylum seekers who had failed an initial screening. This ruling sets up a circuit split (with the Third Circuit, which came to the opposite conclusion in 2016), which makes review by the US Supreme Court likely.
En Banc United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Rules That Warnings for Sugar Sweetened Beverages Likely Violates the First Amendment
On Thursday, January 31, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit published its en banc opinion in American Beverage Association v. City and County of San Francisco, No. 16-16072 (9th Cir. 2019), reversing and remanding the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction. The Ninth Circuit found that a San Francisco ordinance mandating warnings regarding the health effects of sugar sweetened beverages likely violated the First Amendment.
Federal Court Allows California to Set Separate Carbon Fuel Standards
California has implemented a Low Carbon Fuel Standard program since 2011, requiring sellers of oil, ethanol, and other fuels to reduce the carbon intensity of their fuel within certain deadlines. (Alternatively, they can buy credits from other companies that meet the requirements of the program.) Entities in the ethanol and oil industries recently challenged the…
Ninth Circuit Panel Holds Unconstitutional a School Board Prayer Policy
In a per curiam (unsigned) opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held on Wednesday that the policy and practice of the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education to include a prayer in a portion of school board meetings that is open to the public and includes student attendees and participants.
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Constitutional Law
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Rules That the Second Amendment Grants the Right to Carry Guns Openly Outside the Home
On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a 2-1 ruling held that the Second Amendment grants the right to carry guns openly outside the home. With three federal appeals courts having found no right to carry guns openly in public, the issue seems ripe for United States Supreme Court interpretation.
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Constitutional Law, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
