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Ninth Circuit Weighs In on Trump's Immigrant Detention Policy, Says It Goes Against Longstanding Precedent

Ninth Circuit Weighs In on Trump's Immigrant Detention Policy, Says It Goes Against Longstanding Precedent

As other appeals courts have also done over the last year as President Trump's goons go about trying to rid the country of immigrants of all kinds, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a new ruling striking down the administration's policy of detaining immigrants within the country.

Ninth Circuit Judge, Who of Course Is a Trump Appointee, Issues Vulgar Dissent In Case Involving Trans Women

Ninth Circuit Judge, Who of Course Is a Trump Appointee, Issues Vulgar Dissent In Case Involving Trans Women

A Trump-appointed judge to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit wrote in vulgar terms about trans women in a dissent regarding a case about discrimination in a Korean spa in Washington State, spurring a rebuke from dozens of fellow judges.

Ninth Circuit Courthouse Security Officer Shot and Wounded Man With Knife

Ninth Circuit Courthouse Security Officer Shot and Wounded Man With Knife

We're now learning of a shooting incident that happened last month at a federal courthouse in San Francisco in which a security officer shot a man four times.

Ninth Circuit Rules That Trump Must Return Control of National Guard to California

Ninth Circuit Rules That Trump Must Return Control of National Guard to California

"We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again — Only a question of time," wrote President Trump on his chosen social media network, admitting defeat in the battle over federalizing the National Guard.

Trump-Appointed Judges on Ninth Circuit Side With Trump, Allowing National Guard Troops to Be Sent to Portland

Trump-Appointed Judges on Ninth Circuit Side With Trump, Allowing National Guard Troops to Be Sent to Portland

The nightmare of Donald Trump wielding the National Guard as his personal army in cities where he claims, without evidence, that this intervention is needed, is going to continue for now, after a decision filed Monday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ninth Circuit Shuts Down Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship, Setting Up Supreme Court Showdown

Ninth Circuit Shuts Down Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship, Setting Up Supreme Court Showdown

The next legal step after the Supreme Court appeared to roll over multiple times to the will of President Trump this term will be answering the question of whether his executive order barring birthright citizenship to the children of undocumented immigrants is unconstitutional.

Ninth Circuit Sides With Trump Over National Guard, But Battle Continues In District Court Friday

Ninth Circuit Sides With Trump Over National Guard, But Battle Continues In District Court Friday

In celebrating a temporary legal victory Thursday night, Donald Trump immediately threatened to deploy the National Guard in any state where protests occur. But California will continue to do battle with the administration in district court Friday.

National Guard Presence to Remain In LA Into Next Week After Ninth Circuit Blocks Lower Court Order

National Guard Presence to Remain In LA Into Next Week After Ninth Circuit Blocks Lower Court Order

A federal judge issued a restraining order Thursday and declared President Trump's move to federalize the National Guard in Los Angeles "illegal," but two hours later, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit temporarily blocked that order.

Ninth Circuit Sides With Musk In Case About California Social Media Content Moderation Law

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Ninth Circuit Sides With Musk In Case About California Social Media Content Moderation Law

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has taken Elon Musk's and Xitter's side in a case concerning a new California law that mandates broad disclosures for social media platforms about their content moderation practices.

Ninth Circuit Clears Way For San Francisco to Resume Encampment Sweeps

Ninth Circuit Clears Way For San Francisco to Resume Encampment Sweeps

Although the removal of homeless encampments had not completely stopped in San Francisco, a panel of federal appellate judges just ordered an injunction to be lifted that clears a legal hurdle to the city's efforts to clear illegal encampments.

Berkeley's Ban On Gas-Powered Appliances Once Again Blocked By Ninth Circuit

Berkeley's Ban On Gas-Powered Appliances Once Again Blocked By Ninth Circuit

On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling denying an "en banc" rehearing of a case that was decided by a three-judge panel of the court last April, blocking Berkeley's ban on natural gas appliances in new construction.

Federal Judge Strikes Down California Assault Weapons Ban, State AG Already Vows to Appeal

Federal Judge Strikes Down California Assault Weapons Ban, State AG Already Vows to Appeal

The 34-year-old California assault weapons ban was ruled unconstitutional in a Thursday decision by a federal judge, but state Attorney General Rob Bonta insists the ban remains in place while he puts together an appeal.

City of San Francisco Files Brief With Supreme Court on Homeless Encampment Case

City of San Francisco Files Brief With Supreme Court on Homeless Encampment Case

Even though San Francisco's own injunction on homeless encampment-clearing is not on trial at the Supreme Court, the city has now filed a brief in another case that is sure to have implications here.

SF City Attorney Sends Latest Salvo In Battle With Coalition on Homelessness Regarding Encampments

SF City Attorney Sends Latest Salvo In Battle With Coalition on Homelessness Regarding Encampments

What could end up being a very significant legal battle over homeless encampments and cities' ability to address them is playing out at the Ninth Circuit, and in legal filings by the plaintiff in the case, the Coalition on Homelessness, and the City of San Francisco.

Raucous Rallies Outside Courthouse As Court Hears Appeal of SF Encampment Sweep Ban, But Gives No Decision

Raucous Rallies Outside Courthouse As Court Hears Appeal of SF Encampment Sweep Ban, But Gives No Decision

Even Mayor London Breed was out shouting down the opposition at a Wednesday morning protest and counterprotest before an appeals hearing on the SF encampment sweep ban, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ignored the protesters and rendered no decision today.

West Oakland ISIS Wannabe Gets Sentence Reduced After Terrorism Charges Dropped

West Oakland ISIS Wannabe Gets Sentence Reduced After Terrorism Charges Dropped

An East Bay man who’d tried to get recruited by ISIS in 2016, but was dealing with undercover FBI instead, had his sentence reduced from 16 years to seven years, after an appeals court decided that his Twitter threats did not constitute actual terrorism.

9th Circuit Upholds CA Ban On High-Capacity Gun Magazines, Will Take Up Assault Weapon Ban Next

9th Circuit Upholds CA Ban On High-Capacity Gun Magazines, Will Take Up Assault Weapon Ban Next

Gun-law rulings by a controversial federal judge based in San Diego are likely both to be overturned by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, setting up the potential for more Second Amendment fights at the Supreme Court.

Trump and Bush Appointees On Ninth Circuit Rule That CA Ban On High-Capacity Magazines Is Unconstitutional

Trump and Bush Appointees On Ninth Circuit Rule That CA Ban On High-Capacity Magazines Is Unconstitutional

In a victory for the gun lobby, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has invalidated California's law limiting gun magazines to 10 bullets, saying that the law violates the Second Amendment.

Appeal To Decriminalize Sex Work In California Moves To Court

Appeal To Decriminalize Sex Work In California Moves To Court

The Erotic Service Provider Legal, Educational, and Research Project filed a federal lawsuit back in 2015, challenging a 145-year-old California law that makes sex work illegal. On Thursday, attorney Louis Serkin,

California's Foie Gras Ban May Be Back On, Pending An Appeal

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

California's Foie Gras Ban May Be Back On, Pending An Appeal

Following a brief, two-and-a-half-year period in which it was illegal to produce or sell foie gras in California, following the implementation of a law that dated back to 2004

Once Again, Ninth Circuit Rules Against Trump Travel Ban

Once Again, Ninth Circuit Rules Against Trump Travel Ban

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled to leave in place a preliminary injunction halting the revised executive order from President Trump regarding travel from six Muslim-majority nations. Arguments in the

Ninth Circuit Hears Travel Ban Arguments Again Today

Ninth Circuit Hears Travel Ban Arguments Again Today

For the second time in three months, lawyers for the Trump Administration are presenting arguments in support of the president's executive order temporarily banning travel and/or immigration from a half

Three Ninth Circuit Judges Ask Congressional Committee Not To Split Up The Court

Three Ninth Circuit Judges Ask Congressional Committee Not To Split Up The Court

Three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals not the same three involved in the decision to uphold an injunction against President Trump's ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority

Ninth Circuit Declines To Delay Trump Travel Ban Appeal

Ninth Circuit Declines To Delay Trump Travel Ban Appeal

The Trump Administration had until this week to file an opening brief in their official appeal of the case brought by the states of Washington and Minnesota in his temporary ban on immigration

Trump Denied Stay Of Restraining Order On Travel Ban By Ninth Circuit

Trump Denied Stay Of Restraining Order On Travel Ban By Ninth Circuit

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Thursday afternoon to deny the Trump administration's request for an emergency stay of a restraining order issued last