9th Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, is the largest, with 29 judgeships presently hearing cases on the Bench. The Circuit was created out of the  Evarts Act of 1891, which initially established nine circuit court of appeals. Situated in the Western United States, the United States Court of Appeals is located in San Francisco, CA, at the James R. Browning US Court of Appeals Building.

There are nine states in the Ninth Circuit, and the District of Guam and District of Northern Mariana Islands also fall into the District’s jurisdiction. The Court of Appeals is in San Francisco. The District of Alaska courthouse is in Anchorage. The District of Arizona courthouse is in Phoenix. The Central District of California is in LA, Eastern District in Sacramento, and Southern District in San Diego, CA. The District of Guam courthouse is in Agana, and District of Hawaii is in Honolulu. The District of Idaho courthouse is in Boise, and District of Montana courthouse is in Billings. The District of Nevada courthouse is in Las Vegas, and District of Northern Mariana Islands courthouse in Saipan. The District of Oregon courthouse is in Portland. In the District of Washington, the Eastern District is in Spokane and Western District in Seattle, WA.

Being that it is the largest of the 13-circuits, the Ninth Circuit has 29 appointed judgeships currently sitting on the bench. This is alongside the 16 judges who are senior appointed judges. The Chief Judge for the circuit is Sidney Runyan Thomas, and the Circuit Justice is Anthony Kennedy, who is currently a US Supreme Court Justice.

Being the largest circuit in the country, several important decisions have come out of the Ninth Circuit. Mendez et. al v Westminister School District of Orange County, et al. (1947) is one of those cases. With the court sitting, en banc, the holding that Mexican-American students being placed in separate schools from those attended by a majority of the population was unconstitutional. In GlaxoSmithKline v Abbot Laboratories (2014) the court held that dismissal of jurors over sexual orientation would be barred in future cases.

The National Law Review covers similar cases as those detailed above and other types of case law. With Marijuana legalization being a hot-ticket item, several decisions have recently come in through the Ninth Circuit. Additionally, NLRB cases, employment rights, government elections and legislation, bankruptcy proceedings, and cases involving Major Corporations, have come through the Circuit. The National Law Review offers a wide range of cases in these categories, as well as news, appointments, and general information about the Ninth Circuit court system.

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Mar
26
2019
Good Loss: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Confirms That Creditors Are Not Per Se Liable for Calls Placed by Collectors– but Rules Against Creditor Anyway Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
25
2019
Telecom Alert - 800 MHz Expansion Band/Guard Band Access Update; TV White Space Rules; FCC Small Cell Order Appeals Consolidated; Upper 37, 39, and 47 GHz Bands Auction - Vol. XIV, Issue 12 Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
21
2019
Chaos in Gaos: Supreme Court Avoids Cy Pres Ruling and Remands Google Settlement for Standing Analysis Carlton Fields
Mar
20
2019
Not So Fast: District Court Rejects TCPA Plaintiff’s Attempt To Opt Out of Arbitration By Filing Suit Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
18
2019
Navigating the FCRA’s Standalone Disclosure Requirement Polsinelli PC
Mar
15
2019
Bomb Squad Officer with Hand Tremors Can Be Temporarily Transferred Pending a Medical Exam Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
14
2019
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Tribal Immunity from Bankruptcy Code Varnum LLP
Mar
13
2019
First Amendment Day At The Ninth Circuit: Court Hears Constitutional Challenge To The TCPA Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
8
2019
Ninth Circuit Rules Alleged FCPA Violation Cannot Support SOX Claim Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
7
2019
Plaintiff Argues GoDaddy Texting Campaign Used an Autodialer Robinson & Cole LLP
Mar
7
2019
Ninth Circuit Affirms Most of Jury Verdict in Former GC’s SOX Whistleblower Lawsuit Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
5
2019
Defendant in Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC Abandons Appeal Faegre Drinker
Mar
5
2019
Ninth Circuit Interprets Summons Notice Rules Strictly Against IRS McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
5
2019
Ninth Circuit Holds That Statutes Do Not Constitute “Rules or Regulations of the SEC” for Purposes of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Claims Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
4
2019
Supreme Court Clarifies Cost Awards in Copyright Suits Brinks Gilson & Lione
Mar
4
2019
Telecom Alert – Small Cell Appeals Update; Form 477 Due March 8; Local Officials Support HR 530; Revised Form 499-A Due April 1; CAF II Support Ready to be Authorized – Vol. XVI, Issue 9 Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
4
2019
If Class Action Litigants Could Turn Back Time (The Text Would Have Said So) Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
4
2019
Ninth Circuit Narrowly Construes Scope of Protected Activity for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Claim Polsinelli PC
Mar
1
2019
Ninth Circuit decision on TCPA autodialer definition settles: what does it mean? Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
28
2019
United States Supreme Court Says that Equitable Tolling Cannot Extend Deadline to Appeal Class Certification Decisions Under Rule 23(f) Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
28
2019
Although Dismissal Sanction was Abuse, Complaint Fails on Nominative Fair Use McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
27
2019
On Technicality, U.S. Supreme Court Vacates Ninth Circuit Ruling Barring Reliance on Prior Salaries As Defense In Pay Discrimination Dispute Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
27
2019
Latest Kids’ Climate Suit Development Increases Supreme Court Speculation ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
27
2019
9th Circuit Holds FCPA Is Not A "Rule Or Regulation" Of The SEC Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
26
2019
Bio-Rad Whistleblower Retains Most of his Record Whistleblower Retaliation Verdict on Appeal Zuckerman Law
Feb
26
2019
Ninth Circuit Grants Petition for En Banc and Panel Rehearing in Chlorpyrifos Case Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Feb
26
2019
Ninth Circuit Strictly Construes the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s Standalone Disclosure Requirement for Employers K&L Gates
Feb
26
2019
Ninth Circuit Affirms Order Vacating Arbitration Award, Faults Arbitrator’s Disregard of Contract’s Plain Language Carlton Fields
Feb
25
2019
Salary History Is Not Quite History in the Ninth Circuit, According to Supreme Court Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
22
2019
More Questions Than Answers in Ninth Circuit's Examination of Critical California Arbitration Issue Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
21
2019
Port of Ridgefield Sues Railroad, Takes Nothing Under MTCA Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
21
2019
The One Thing You Should Not Call Someone Who Is Not Your Partner Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
19
2019
Ninth Circuit and California Court of Appeals Rule on Freedom of Religion Rights Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
18
2019
“Stand-Alone” REALLY Does Mean Stand-Alone - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Interprets the FCRA Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
15
2019
Ninth Circuit Re-affirms Fair Credit Reporting Act’s Strict Disclosure Standards Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
14
2019
Petition for Certiorari Asks Supreme Court to Clarify Whether the Federal Securities Laws Carry a Duty to Update Mintz
Feb
14
2019
Four Circuits Agree: Regular and Reliable Attendance is an Essential Job Function Polsinelli PC
Feb
13
2019
“Stand-Alone” REALLY Does Mean Stand-Alone and the Quest for Clarity Foley & Lardner LLP
Feb
13
2019
Top Issues to Watch After Kids’ Climate Suit Lands in Ninth Circuit ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
13
2019
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ERISA Claims Against Health Insurers Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
13
2019
Borrower Seeks To Void Notes Because Lender Was Not Licensed Under The CFL Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
12
2019
Ninth Circuit Rejects “Honest Belief” Defense in Whistleblower Retaliation Case Zuckerman Law
Feb
11
2019
Separate Federal and State Background Check Disclosure Forms Are Required in California, Says 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Mintz
Feb
7
2019
Employers: No Time Like the Present to Scrutinize Background Check Forms Ballard Spahr LLP
Feb
7
2019
San Francisco City Ordinance Takes a Hard Hit in Ninth Circuit Soft Drink Lawsuit Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
6
2019
Second Verse, Same as the First: Ninth Circuit Weighs in Again on Background Check Disclosures, Raising the Compliance Bar Even Higher Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
6
2019
Complicating Simplicity: Ninth Circuit Requires Separate Stand-Alone Documents for Employment Background Checks Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2019
Due Process and Primary Jurisdiction Defenses to Website Accessibility Claims Fall Like Dominoes in the Ninth Circuit Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Feb
1
2019
Teamsters Challenges Federal Agency Decision on California Break Rules on Interstate Truck Drivers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
1
2019
Petition for certiorari filed in Ninth Circuit TCPA case accepting broad definition of ATDS Ballard Spahr LLP
 

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