In State Department v. Muñoz, U.S. Supreme Court Rules 6-3 against Allowing U.S. Citizen’s Husband to Obtain Visa
By Lily Rusk WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled 6-3, along conservative/progressive lines,…
Appeal in Biden Gaza Genocide Case Heard: Palestinians Argue Court Has Legal Obligation to Hear Claims
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Palestinians from Gaza and Palestinian-Americans appeared before a three-judge…
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Told City Hasn’t Proven It’s Complying with Homeless Injunction Protecting Unhoused from Police Sweeps
By Audrey Sawyer SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel Tuesday reviewed…
ACLU Petition Challenging Trump/Biden ‘Temporary Protected Status’ Rule to be Reheard in 9th – Biden Administration Continues Trump TPS Attacks
By Kaylee Pearlman LOS ANGELES, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition for…
Qualified Immunity for Police Who Arrested Activists for Anti-Police Chalking Overruled by U.S. Court of Appeals
By Stacie Guevara LAS VEGAS, NV – The U.S. Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit this…
Federal Appeals Court Rules Illegal Immigration Statute Unconstitutional
By Jake Romero NEW YORK, NY — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that…
Ninth Circuit Upholds CA Ban on Large Capacity Magazines for Firearms
By Jake Wylie and Silverio Rizo Llamas OAKLAND, CA — California’s ban on the possession of large-capacity…
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules to Maintain Stay for Assault Weapon Ban in California
By Ankita Joshi and Karisa Cortez CALIFORNIA – The assault weapon ban in California will still be…
Ninth Circuit Invokes ‘Convention against Torture’ to Halt Deportation of Woman Horribly Abused in Mexico
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
Immigrants Unconstitutionally Held at ICE Detention Facilities During Pandemic – Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Lower Court Decision to Free 130 Detainees
Special To the Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO – A nearly year-long battle to free immigrant detainees from inhumane,…
Five Vegas Cops, Charged with Staging Evidence, Face Federal Civil Rights Suit after 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses District Court
By Linh Nguyen LAS VEGAS – After a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Thursday, five Las…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Death Penalty Reinstated in California
Last week, a three-judge panel overturned a district court’s ruling that delays in California’s death penalty make…
Judge Kozinski: “When prosecutors misbehave, don’t keep it a secret”
This part two of Judge Alex Kozinski’s article on legal system reform and prosecutorial misconduct. Back in…
Judge Kozinski Believes It Is Time to Rein in Prosecutors – Part 1
Judge Alex Kozinski is probably not the most likely reformer – he was appointed to the Ninth…
