The Latest Breaking News from The Ninth Circuit

SWAT takings, retaliatory liens, and a Spam confiscation.

Moore v. United States: The big tax case before SCOTUS this year.

U.S. Court orders stay on extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India for 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. District Judge Fischer overrides Biden administration’s appeal, grants Rana's application for stay pending appeal to Ninth Circuit Court. Rana has raised serious legal questions and public interest favours him. NIA ready…

So the Ninth Circuit held today (Teter v. Lopez), in an opinion by Judge Carlos Bea, joined by Judges Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee. The butterfly knife, also known as the "balisong," has a disputed origin. Some sources say it originated in France; others, the Philippines. It is anywhere from…

The 2-1 ruling (divided along surprising ideological lines) is a win for the administration. But they may well still end up losing in the end.

Cooperative subjects, an unwanted text message, and hunting in a national forest.

Two Central District of California case reach different results.

The decision is an unsurprising, straightforward application of the text of the relevant statute. It could have a major impact.

From Doe v. Wynn Resorts Ltd., decided Monday by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach (D. Nev.): Plaintiff Judy Does work at the Wynn/Encore Salon, and they claim that their employer allowed Steve Wynn to sexually harass them. In their ninety-two page third amended complaint, the Judy Does bring claims against Wynn…