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Man booted by cops from Hmong festival at CalExpo grounds for Christian evangelism asks appeals court to reexamine if speech rights violated
A petition for rehearing has been filed in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over whether free speech may be permitted when a public facility is rented for a private event. -
Ruling puts video game developers on blast: Copying dance choreography can get you sued
With a recent federal appeals court ruling that found Fortnite’s developers can be sued by a dancer who claims they ripped off his original choreography for use in the video game, it’s raising questions about the impact on other creators in the gaming industry. -
Odds increase that SCOTUS could take up case over whether clearing encampments violates constitutional rights of homeless
Gov. Gavin Newsom among numerous government officials filing briefs in homeless encampment case, urging review by U.S. Supreme Court of the Grant's Pass decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which declared city rules against camping in parks, on streets, violates homeless people's rights -
A cancer warning label on Roundup would be unconstitutional, Ninth Circuit rules
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California can’t order the manufacturer of Roundup weedkiller to place a cancer warning on the product because it would be misleading to consumers and violate the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled. -
Appeals court says California 'large magazine' firearms ban OK to remain in effect
Dissenting judges said the decision defies last year's landmark Second Amendment decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as tramples court rules -
Appeals panel: California prison officials can be sued for Covid outbreak at San Quentin
A federal appeals panel says California correctional officials can't use immunity doctrines to escape a lawsuit from the widow of an inmate who died at San Quentin Prison after a group of inmates were transferred there from another prison with an active Covid outbreak in May 2020 -
Appeals panel says hotel allowed to collect legal fees after beating an ADA accessibility class action over website
The panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed a 2013 Supreme Court ruling overturned a 2001 federal appeals decision, which found the opposite -
Appeals judges: San Jose schools violated 'bedrock' religious freedom principles in shutting down Christian club
San Jose Unified School District had claimed it revoked recognition for a Fellowship of Christian Athletes club out of concerns for anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Judges said the decision was rooted in anti-Christian bias, because the club required its leaders to agree with traditional Christian beliefs on sexuality -
Appeals court: Judge wrongly denied injunction vs California open carry gun ban, needs to take another look
A federal appeals panel has told a judge to quickly reexamine her refusal to stop California from barring residents from openly carrying guns, saying the judge failed to consider the merits of a constitutional challenge to the ban. -
Appeals panel: San Francisco can't use airport contracts to shield improper local regulations on airlines
A split federal appeals panel said a San Francisco ordinance attempting to force airlines that use SFO to provide certain health benefits is an illegal attempt to regulate airlines, clashing with federal law -
U.S. appeals court says LA cop gets qualified immunity against suit alleging he killed man to save partner
Judges reversed earlier decision, now saying the police officers acted within their authority and out of legitimate fear for their lives -
Appeals court ends lawsuit over workplace Covid infections which threatened dangerous 'deluge' of future lawsuits
A federal appeals panel followed guidance provided by the California Supreme Court, which had ruled they couldn't allow a couple to sue a man's employer over his wife's Covid infection because the lawsuits that would follow would swamp the courts and endanger society -
Appeals panel agrees embedded Instagram posts aren't copyright violations
Photographers said news organizations used their images without consent -
Split court says Chinese citizens may sue Cisco for allegedly helping Communists quash Falun Gong; Dissenting judge warns of 'serious' foreign policy ramifications
A divided federal court has ruled a California-based technology company, which allegedly helped Chinese Communists crack down on a religious group, can be sued for its alleged involvement in that persecution, but a dissenting judge cautioned such a suit could imperil already tense relations between China and the United States. -
'In a straitjacket:' Ninth Circuit ruling will leave cities powerless to confront homelessness, judges warn
The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court refused to reconsider its decision allowing a class action to continue vs Oregon city, seeking to bar enforcement of 'anti-camping' ordinances. Dissenters said the decision amounts to new constitutional right to camp anywhere -
Employers can't be sued if their workers' spouses catch Covid: California Supreme Court
The state high court said allowing such lawsuits to move forward would open floodgates to potentially millions of lawsuits against every employer in the state, swamping courts and potentially crippling society in the process -
Ninth Circuit to shoppers who sue: Read the ingredients
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Companies facing false advertising claims in California federal courts have a recent Ninth Circuit decision to point to. -
Appeals panel revives mother's class action over 'unwanted' texts sent to her teen's phone
Ruling holds woman has legal standing to sue as the owner of her son's phone and number -
Plaintiff told to 'read the back' tells judge to read this appeal
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A woman who alleged she thought La Banderita tortillas were made in Mexico because of the flag on their package is not giving up on her lawsuit, even though a federal judge recently ruled the issue was as simple as reading the back. -
Appeals panel says judge wrong to bar every AZ federal prosecutor from handling misconduct claim against one of their colleagues
An appeals court has ruled a federal judge did not "respect" the separation of powers doctrine, when he barred all 180 Arizona federal prosecutors from addressing a motion that alleges misconduct against one of the prosecutors in a case against an alleged Tucson street gang.