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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Jan
31
2019
Does a violation of FCRA’s “Stand-Alone” disclosure requirement confer standing or not? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
31
2019
The Form Must Stand Alone: Ninth Circuit Rules that Disclosure Form Referencing State Laws Violates FCRA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
30
2019
Artists Denied Royalties Under CRRA Because Of Federal Pre-Emption McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
29
2019
When Arbitrators Exceed Their Powers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
28
2019
On Repeat: Courts Again Uphold Low Carbon Fuel Standard Programs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
28
2019
Oral Argument Calendared for March 12 in All American Check Cashing case Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
28
2019
Kimberly-Clark Unable to Flush Wet Wipes Case Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
23
2019
Ninth Circuit Asks California Supreme Court to Decide Question That Could Greatly Expand California’s Prevailing Wage Laws Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
22
2019
Process Improvements Not a Basis to Establish Scienter: District Court Grants Summary Judgment to Defendants McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
19
2019
California AG Aims to Block County’s Purchase of Two San Jose-Area Hospitals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
18
2019
Ninth Circuit: Domino's Website Required to Comply With ADA Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
17
2019
Ninth Circuit Rejects Due Process and Primary Jurisdiction Arguments in ADA Website Accessibility Case Faegre Drinker
Jan
17
2019
CFPB Defends Its Constitutionality to Ninth Circuit Panel: Will Kraninger Have a Change of Heart? Ballard Spahr LLP
Jan
16
2019
Federal Appellate Courts Ring In the New Year by Taking Up Website and Mobile Application Accessibility Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jan
15
2019
Federal Judges Halt Expanded Exemption From ACA Contraceptive Mandate Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
15
2019
Telecom Alert - January 15th, 2019: 9th Circuit to Hear Appeals of Small Cell Order; Video Game Software Must Comply with ACS CVAA Requirements; Government Shutdown; CenturyLink 911 Outage, XVI, Issue 2 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
15
2019
Ninth Circuit Confirms Plaintiffs Are Not Required to Undermine Defendant’s Evidence to Withstand Summary Judgment in False Labeling Class Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2019
Ninth and Eleventh Circuits: Reporting To Work Impaired, Failing Drug Test, And Failing To Request Accommodation Doom Employees’ ADA Discrimination Lawsuits Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
14
2019
No Use Crying Over Spilled (Almond) Milk: Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Almond Milk Labeling Suit Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
14
2019
Ninth Circuit Holds that Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Govern How to Calculate the FAA’s Three-Month Filing Deadline to Seek Vacatur of an Arbitration Award Carlton Fields
Jan
11
2019
Take a Load off, Fannie: Ninth Circuit Finds Fannie Mae is not a CRA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
9
2019
Significant 2018 Trademark Decisions Mintz
Jan
9
2019
Amongst FDA SOI Conversation, Ninth Circuit Agrees Consumers Are Not Misled by Plant-Based Milks Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
8
2019
The Ninth Circuit Reverses California District Court’s Ruling Vacating Arbitration Award Based on Evident Partiality Carlton Fields
Jan
4
2019
What’s Up Doc with Medical Records in FCRA Cases? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
4
2019
Ninth Circuit Says Local Rule 90-Day Deadline to File Class Certification Motion Incompatible With Federal Rule 23 Carlton Fields
Jan
4
2019
Ninth Circuit Clarifies “Actual Knowledge” for ERISA’s Statute of Limitations McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
4
2019
Supreme Court Shows Apparent Interest in Reviewing “Hydrologic Connection” Theory of Clean Water Act Liability Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jan
4
2019
State Marijuana Laws vs. Bankruptcy: The Tension Grows Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
1
2019
Washington Supreme Court Adopts a Favorable Standard for Proving Knowledge of Protected Conduct Zuckerman Law
Dec
27
2018
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try Another CAFA Exception Carlton Fields
Dec
27
2018
ERISA Implications for Firing A Whistleblower Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
27
2018
Ninth Circuit Sends Conflict Between Representations of Authorized Insurer Agent and Certificate of Insurance to Washington Supreme Court Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
27
2018
Ninth Circuit Finds That Party was a Third-Party Beneficiary of Arbitration Agreement, and Affirms Order Compelling Arbitration of Putative Class Action Carlton Fields
Dec
22
2018
Under ERISA, Ignorance Is Bliss in the Ninth Circuit Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
21
2018
Second Circuit Joins Majority in Applying Octane Fitness to Lanham Act McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
20
2018
Federal Court Dismisses Federal Securities Class Action Based on Data Breach Murtha Cullina
Dec
19
2018
Ninth Circuit Issues Order Partially Granting EPA’s Request for Remand of Certain Provisions of Risk Evaluation Final Rule Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Dec
18
2018
Mixed Results for Employers on Marijuana – Two Federal Courts Refuse to Find State Marijuana Laws Preempted by Federal Law Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
18
2018
District Court Issues Tentative Ruling Granting Partial Summary Judgment in Section 36(b) Excessive Fee Suit Vedder Price
Dec
17
2018
This is How It Is in TCPAland: Class Counsel Moves to Strike Defendant’s Consent Defense for Seeking One Week Extension to Redact PII from Data Production Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
10
2018
Intentional Accidents: California Supreme Court Announces that General Commercial Liability Policies Apply to Negligent Hiring, Training, and Supervising Claims for Failing to Prevent Intentional Torts Carlton Fields
Dec
7
2018
Preliminary approval of class action settlement for Experian data breach exceeds $47M Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
7
2018
Standing Issues in Data Breach Litigation: An Overview Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
6
2018
New Case on Consolidation in Reinsurance Arbitrations Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
5
2018
Stay Imminent? District Court Orders Plaintiff to Show Cause Why TCPA Class Action Shouldn’t be Stayed Pending Ninth Circuit’s Determination of Challenges to Constitutionality of the TCPA Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
5
2018
Federal District Court Declines to Rule on Arbitration Award, Finding No Independent Basis for Jurisdiction Carlton Fields
Dec
4
2018
FCRA Disclosures: Too Much Information, Not Enough, or Just Right? Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
2
2018
Reminder: Confusing Background Check Disclosures Can Get an Employer in FCRA Hot Water! Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
29
2018
No Rehearing on No Copyrights for Digital Remasters McDermott Will & Emery
 

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