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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May
31
2018
Smartphone Wars – The Last Jury: Samsung Owes $539M for Infringing Apple’s Patents Mintz
May
31
2018
A Busy Month in the Facebook Photo Tagging Biometric Privacy Dispute Proskauer Rose LLP
May
30
2018
Is Silence Golden? Supreme Court to Rule on Silent Class Arbitration Waivers Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
23
2018
Ninth Circuit Certifies Questions to California Supreme Court Regarding Applicability of California Employment Laws to Mobile Workforce Polsinelli PC
May
18
2018
California District Court Reserves “Multiple-Account” Revocation Issues for the Jury and Suggests that a Spouse Can Revoke Consent Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
17
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - May 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
15
2018
Churchill Downs Seeks En Banc Review of Big Fish Decision Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
11
2018
Conflicting District Court Rulings Set up Climate Change Tort Issues for Resolution by the Ninth Circuit Beveridge & Diamond PC
May
10
2018
Marketplace Lending Update #3: Kabbage Heads to Court Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
May
10
2018
California Changes Rules on Independent Contractors Proskauer Rose LLP
May
10
2018
Ninth Circuit Concludes that Admissibility is Not a Factor in Deciding Class Certification Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
8
2018
Involvement in “Hallmark” Debt Collection Activities Not Required for “Meaningful Participation” under FDCPA, Ninth Circuit Rules Ballard Spahr LLP
May
8
2018
Interests and Good Faith Under Section 363 – A New Decision Explores the Limits of Both Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
8
2018
The ABCs of the Employment Relationship: California’s High Court Adopts New Independent Contractor Test Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
May
4
2018
Ninth Circuit Determines That George Constanza Was Right!—In Limited Circumstances, Whales And Seals Are Fish (Not Mammals) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
3
2018
Big Law Hit With A Gender, Pregnancy, And Maternity Discrimination Class Action Faegre Drinker
May
3
2018
Two Recent Examples of Challenges To Collect “Reasonable” Charges Foley & Lardner LLP
May
2
2018
New Cialis Lawsuit Filed May Just Be the Beginning Stark & Stark
Apr
30
2018
Copyright Is No Monkey Business, Rules the Ninth Circuit Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Apr
30
2018
Ninth Circuit Reverses Course on Whether Salary History Justifies Pay Differences Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
27
2018
Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Sharply Deviated from Existing Authority on CERCLA Cleanup Costs Between Military Contractor and U.S. Government When it Allocated 100 Percent of Liability to Military Contractor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
27
2018
Pornography Dispute Sheds Light on DMCA Safe Harbor Defense: Ventura Content v. Motherless, Inc. and Joshua Lang McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
26
2018
Ninth Circuit Splits From Other Circuits, Holding That a Negligence Standard Applies to a Claim Challenging Tender Offer Disclosures Under Section 14(e) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
24
2018
New Guidance on the Equal Pay Act Mintz
Apr
23
2018
Ninth Circuit Rules in Travelers Case, Involving Social Engineering Fraud and Cyber Insurance Faegre Drinker
Apr
20
2018
Ninth Circuit Holds National Park Service Has the Authority to Regulate Navigable Waters in Alaska’s National Parks and Prohibit the Use of Hovercraft (Again) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
20
2018
How the Ninth Circuit Big Fish Casino Decision Could Impact Online Free Casino Offerings Across the U.S. Dickinson Wright PLLC
Apr
20
2018
Employers Cannot Consider Prior Salary History to Justify Wage Gap under the Federal Equal Pay Act Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
20
2018
Court Holds International Cancer Agency Is Not A Private Corporation Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
19
2018
The Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops on the Equal Pay Act, Butting Heads with the Seventh Circuit Polsinelli PC
Apr
18
2018
Ninth Circuit Changes Federal Pay Equity Rules Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
13
2018
Ninth Circuit’s Decision Holds That Salary History Is Not a Defense to Equal Pay Claims Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
12
2018
What Employers Need to Know Now About the Ninth Circuit’s Salary History Decision Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
11
2018
Consideration of Pay History to Justify Gender Wage Gaps Held Unlawful by Ninth Circuit on Eve of National Equal Pay Day ArentFox Schiff LLP
Apr
11
2018
Reliance on Salary History No Defense to Pay Disparity Under Equal Pay Act Faegre Drinker
Apr
11
2018
Ninth Circuit Deepens Circuit Split Over Whether Delinquent Contributions Are Plan Assets Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
10
2018
Ninth Circuit Holds Prior Salary Cannot Justify Wage Differences Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
10
2018
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Use of Salary History To “Justify” Unequal Pay Rates Violates Federal Pay Discrimination Law (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
10
2018
Salary History is Not a Permitted ‘Factor Other Than Sex’ under Equal Pay Act, Ninth Circuit Holds Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
10
2018
Pay Equity and Equal Pay Day: A Short Primer on Bans on Salary History Inquiries Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
6
2018
Social Gaming Site Excludes Washington Players; Gambling Commission Comments Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
6
2018
Alter Ego And The California LLC Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr
5
2018
Judge Sides with Proposition 65 Plaintiffs in Acrylamide in Coffee Case Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
3
2018
Ninth Circuit Finds Grounds to Dismiss Iced Coffee False Advertising Suit Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
3
2018
Anti-Discrimination Laws Still Not Considered Codes Of "General Civility" Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
3
2018
Ready-to-Drink Coffee Sellers Fail to Meet Burden of Proof In Acrylamide Case Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Mar
30
2018
Federal Circuit Again Reverses California Court in Oracle-Google Copyright Dispute over Java APIs – Releases a Major Ruling on Fair Use in the Software Context Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
29
2018
Social Casino Game Found to Be Illegal Gambling Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
28
2018
Jumpman Logo Ruling Is a Slam Dunk for Nike McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
28
2018
Court Orders New Formaldehyde Compliance Date for Composite Wood Products Industry Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
 

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