Three legal advocacy organizations submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, contending that the Fourth Amendment prohibits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from utilizing self-issued administrative warrants for home entry, arguing such documents fail to satisfy constitutional warrant requirements.
A coalition of voting rights groups has filed a brief urging a federal appeals court to block the U.S. Department of Justice’s demand for California voters’ private data, warning that the request exceeds federal authority and threatens voter privacy.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the federal government’s request for an injunction pending appeal, preventing California from enforcing Section 10 of the No Vigilantes Act against federal officers while litigation continues, as it appears to violate the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Nearly 30 judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals have issued written rebukes of a colleague after his coarsely worded dissent in a case involving a spa that refused service to a transgender woman, with 27 judges condemning the remark as “vulgar barroom talk” that could undermine public trust in the courts.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is co-leading a multistate coalition opposing a federal immigration detention policy that requires many undocumented immigrants to be held without the opportunity for a bond hearing, arguing the policy violates due process and federal law.
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts denied the government’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction requiring ICE to maintain humane conditions in its San Francisco detention facility, ruling that the injunction applies to all areas used for short-term confinement and is not limited to a single floor of the building.
The Trump administration has withdrawn its request to maintain federal control over the California National Guard, returning command and control to Gov. Gavin Newsom, following a court ruling that the federalization of the National Guard was illegal.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected President Trump’s emergency request to allow the deployment of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles, leaving the lower court’s order in place and barring the deployment while the appeal proceeds.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a 2-1 order that had sided with the Trump administration’s effort to federalize and deploy the Oregon National Guard in Portland, leaving in place a lower court’s restraining order blocking the deployment while the case continues.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to reconsider its decision to allow the Trump administration to deploy 200 federalized members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, potentially setting the stage for a landmark constitutional battle that could reach the Supreme Court.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s injunction blocking Trump administration executive orders that seek to eliminate federal programs promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA).
A federal judge in California issued a second injunction against President Donald Trump for deploying U.S. Marines and National Guard troops in Los Angeles during protests against immigration enforcement earlier this summer, citing the Posse Comitatus Act to block the move.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it attempted to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, affirming that the lower court has the authority to decide the case.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the Trump administration’s request to stay a lower court order requiring the reinstatement of federal research grants that had been terminated earlier this year due to broad policy directives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson has allowed cities across the country to double down on anti-homeless ordinances, exacerbating homelessness and making it harder for unhoused people to access resources and housing.
A coalition of over 50 local governments and officials has filed an amicus brief in support of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s opposition to President Trump’s federalization and deployment of the California National Guard, arguing that the move violates the state and local powers and would disrupt the existing public safety strategies.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unconstitutional and unlawful threats targeting transgender students in public schools.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Due Process Institute and four other civil rights institutions filed an amicus brief…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) last…
In fairness to the City Council, I’m sure they felt they had to do something about the…