By Andrew R. Varcoe | June 20, 2017
Does the U.S. Constitution guarantee a right to be secure against climate change? And do the President and his officers have a legal duty—enforceable by a federal district judge—to pursue and implement an effective strategy to fight climate change? These, to say the least, are cutting-edge questions. And the Ninth Circuit—which remains one of the most important environmental-law courts in the country—may be deciding them very soon.
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 19, 2017
U.S. Sup. Ct.; 15-1194 North Carolina law makes it a felony for a registered sex offender “to access a commercial social networking Web site where…
By Amanda Bronstad | June 19, 2017
The ACLU's legal efforts in obtaining records of everyone detained or removed under President Donald Trump's executive orders on immigration might have to wait a bit longer after the U.S. Department of Justice moved last month to coordinate the organization's 13 lawsuits into multidistrict litigation.
By Ben Hancock | June 16, 2017
Glassdoor Inc., the operator of the anonymous online job review site, has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to block an attempt by federal prosecutors to unmask reviewers as part of a grand jury investigation.
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 14, 2017
9th Cir.; 13-56069 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that a California state statute prohibiting alcohol manufacturers and wholesalers…
By Marcia Coyle | June 14, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court's conference on Thursday includes a challenge to concealed-carry restrictions in California. The Orlando nightclub shooting in June 2016 occurred days before the court declined to hear a challenge to post-Sandy Hook gun laws.
By Todd Cunningham | June 5, 2017
Robert Barnes, a California attorney best known for celebrity tax defense, is representing Cassandra Fairbanks in a defamation suit that centers on a tweet.
By Ross Todd | June 5, 2017
In , the high court will address whether authorities need a warrant to get records showing which cell towers a suspect's device accessed.
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 2, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-15428 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the imposition of a fee on firearms purchasers to fund enforcement efforts…
By Ben Hancock | May 30, 2017
Anthony Levandowski has invoked his Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer questions about files stolen from Google. Under pressure from a federal judge, Uber said that means it can't employ him any longer.
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