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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Feb 24 2021	Ninth Circuit Court Grounds Preemption Argument in Ongoing Wage Statement Case Dispute	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan 19 2017	Ninth Circuit Court Limits False Claims Act Liability for Alleged Unlawful Marketing of Pharmaceuticals	Faegre Drinker
Feb 10 2017	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms TRO – Stay of Travel Ban Executive Order Remains in Place	Squire Patton Boggs (US) 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 26 2023	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Invasion of Privacy and Wiretapping Claims Against E-Commerce Company Not Subject to Binding Arbitration	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun 23 2015	Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Holds No ERISA Preemption Of Section 419(b)	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Mar 20 2018	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Outlines BSA Compliance Obligations and How One Small Bank Failed to Meet Them	Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov 17 2023	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Provides Critical Guidance on Events Triggering Waiting Time Penalties	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar 19 2018	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Constitutional Challenge to AML Compliance Program Regulation	Ballard Spahr LLP
Nov 12 2018	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of DACA	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug 27 2016	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Nevada HOA Foreclosure Notice Provision Unconstitutional	Armstrong Teasdale
Jun 25 2018	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Injunctive Relief Where Named Plaintiff Concedes She Would Not Purchase Allegedly Mislabeled Tea in the Future	Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep 1 2016	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Widens Circuit Split as to Class Action Waivers in Employee Arbitration Agreements	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jun 26 2017	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Public Employers with Less Than 20 Employees Are Covered By The ADEA	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar 8 2017	Ninth Circuit Court Order Suggests It May Put Out To Pasture California’s Law Preventing Internet Publication of Hollywood Actors’ Ages	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug 19 2016	Ninth Circuit Court Overturns District Court on Sufficiency of Pleading under Rule 9(b), Remands for Amendment	McDermott Will & Emery
Dec 5 2016	Ninth Circuit Court Rejects Challenge To Internal Affairs Doctrine	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jun 16 2017	Ninth Circuit Court Rules Against Key Provisions of Executive Order Regarding Travel Suspension	Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep 7 2016	Ninth Circuit Court Rules Board Of Directors Is Incapable Of Being Sued	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct 27 2015	Ninth Circuit Court Rules Directors Are Agents	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Dec 1 2016	Ninth Circuit Court Rules Fixed Income Annuity Is Not Security Under Corporate Securities Law	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr 25 2017	Ninth Circuit Court Rules Indirect Purchaser Claims Against Theranos May Proceed	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr 27 2017	Ninth Circuit Court Rules Plaintiff Failed To Plead Real Estate Investment Was “Security”	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Apr 27 2017	Ninth Circuit Court Rules Student Athletes Are Not Employees: Dawson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec 7 2015	Ninth Circuit Court Shuts Down Goodyear’s Discovery Shell Game	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep 21 2017	Ninth Circuit Creates Circuit Split over 80/20 Rule	Polsinelli PC
Apr 1 2015	Ninth Circuit Creates Circuit Split Regarding FLSA Classification of Sales Advisor Position	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sep 20 2018	Ninth Circuit Creates New Challenge for Divisibility in Complex CERCLA Sites	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Mar 31 2020	Ninth Circuit Creates ‘Concise Explanation’ Standard for Background Check Disclosure Forms	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec 17 2020	Ninth Circuit Credits Arbitration Clause and Class Action Waiver in Experian Advertising Suit	Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug 12 2013	Ninth Circuit Decides Important Tax Case in Tribe's Favor	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Dec 12 2019	Ninth Circuit Decides Not to Rehear Its Decision Requiring Arbitration of ERISA Claims	McDermott Will & Emery
Aug 21 2013	Ninth Circuit Decides Plaintiff May Amend Complaint To Plead That Subsequent Event Caused Loss	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Aug 9 2013	Ninth Circuit Decision Addresses Standards for Claim That Buyer Knowingly Received Unlawfully Discriminatory Prices in Violation of Robinson-Patman Act	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov 16 2015	Ninth Circuit Decision Allows Debtors to Collect Attorney Fees for Enforcing the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy Cases	Holland & Hart LLP

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