The Latest Breaking News from The Ninth Circuit

Bridges to nowhere, a blindfolded surprise, and a threatening smirk.

Years after the Ninth Circuit ordered the case dismissed, it is brought back to life with a surprising trial court order.

A local California ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups in new construction conflicts with federal law according to a federal appellate court.

Welcome to the April 17 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

There's long been a dispute about whether religious freedom provisions limit the government's power related to religious sites on government land. These are usually American Indian sites, though in principle they might be other religious sites as well. In Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Ass'n (1988), the Court held…

From Doe v. HireRight LLC, decided yesterday by Judge Stephen McNamee (D. Ariz.): Four years ago, Plaintiff was charged with two felonies. As part of a plea agreement, he pled guilty to both charges in exchange for one of the charges being downgraded to a misdemeanor. Thus, he was convicted…

"Plaintiff's allegations of political retaliation and torture are highly concerning. Nevertheless, this Court is bound by jurisdictional limits and grants Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction."

Florida Republicans recently introduced companion bills in the state legislature that would prohibit certain public-sector employees from having union dues withdrawn from their pay.