Theis v. IMESD — Ninth Circuit affirms school district’s ban on employee’s office book display on gender
Case Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District – Board of Directors Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Seagraves v. Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families — Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of former employees’ vaccine-mandate claims
Case Stephanie Seagraves, et al. v. Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, et al. Court U.S. Court of
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Theis v. IMESD — Ninth Circuit upheld limits on an education specialist’s student-facing book displays
Case Roderick E. Theis II v. InterMountain Education Service District–Board of Directors, et al. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for
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Garcia Demetrio v. Blanche — Ninth Circuit grants review and requires reconsideration of asylum claims
Case Olga Garcia Demetrio; L. A. P.-G.; J. G. P.-G.; M. D. L. A. P.-G. v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney
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Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Higgins — Ninth Circuit reverses, holds HFRA scoping doesn’t require issue exhaustion
Case Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Jeanne Higgins, Idaho Panhandle National Forest Supervisor; United States Forest Service; United States
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Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta — Ninth Circuit upholds California’s switchblade ban on concealed carry, rejects facial challenge
Case Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw (Bill
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Relator, LLC v. Erskine — Ninth Circuit reverses dismissal of PPP fraud qui tam claim; public disclosure bar doesn’t bar claim based on NAICS code alone; company website is not “news media”
Case United States of America ex rel. Relator, LLC v. Joshua K. Erskine and CalCon Mutual Mortgage, LLC Court United
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Comet Technologies USA, Inc. v. XP Power, LLC — Ninth Circuit reverses $40 million trade secret verdict and orders new trial due to erroneous jury instruction on burden of proof
Case Comet Technologies USA, Inc., et al. v. XP Power, LLC Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Comet v. XP Power — Reversed and remanded; district court improperly shifted burden of proof on trade secret element
Case Comet Technologies USA, Inc. v. XP Power, LLC Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge David
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Novedades Y Servicios v. FinCEN — Ninth Circuit blocks border reporting mandate as unlawful rule requiring notice-and-comment rulemaking
Case Novedades Y Servicios, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Price v. Diab — Ninth Circuit holds ADA plaintiff who obtains injunctive relief is a prevailing party entitled to attorney’s fees
Case LaSandra Price v. Wael Diab and Family Dollar #8920 Court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Menjivar-Ayala v. Blanche — Ninth Circuit grants petition for review, holding BIA must consider ineffective assistance claims involving conduct before different tribunals
Case Carlos Menjivar-Ayala, A.M.R., Maria Ramirez-Chicas v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
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Alaska Community Action on Toxics v. EPA — Court rejects incomplete decaBDE regulation, requires EPA to comprehensively address all chemical exposure routes
Case Alaska Community Action on Toxics v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Yurok Tribe v. EPA — Court strikes down decaBDE regulation for failing to address recycling, disposal, and wastewater exposure
Case Yurok Tribe, et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Yurok Tribe v. USEPA — Ninth Circuit remands EPA’s decaBDE regulation rule for failing to adequately regulate flame retardant in recycling, disposal, and wastewater
Case Alaska Community Action on Toxics v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Yurok Tribe; Consumer Federation of America; Center for Environmental
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Rinnai America Corp. v. SCAQMD — Ninth Circuit upholds California’s zero-emission appliance standards as not preempted by EPCA
Case Rinnai America Corporation v. South Coast Air Quality Management District Court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
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United States v. Hu — Ninth Circuit reverses money laundering enhancement but upholds $2.5M loss calculation and role adjustments
Case United States v. Blade Bai, Bowen Hu, and Tairan Shi Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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United States v. Shi — Ninth Circuit vacates sophisticated-laundering enhancement, affirms loss calculations in Target gift-card scheme
Case United States v. Tairan Shi, Blade Bai, Bowen Hu Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge
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Cannon v. United States — Ninth Circuit reversed summary judgment and held defendant may recover seized cash under Rule 41(g) when government has recouped money traceable to funds it lost
Case Cannon v. United States of America Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Jay S. Bybee
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Ibarra-Perez v. United States — Ninth Circuit denies en banc rehearing, leaving in place panel ruling that 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g) does not bar a noncitizen’s FTCA suit over an improper third-country removal
Case Jorge Felix Ibarra-Perez v. United States of America Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Decided
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Brown v. Alaska Airlines — Ninth Circuit revives fired flight attendants’ religious-discrimination claims, reversing summary judgment for airline and union
Case Marli Brown and Lacey Smith v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Association of Flight Attendants-CWA AFL-CIO Court U.S. Court of
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Garcia Corrales v. Blanche — Ninth Circuit holds BIA must treat mail-delay challenge as motion to reopen, not reconsider, and remands
Case Jesus Ruben Garcia Corrales v. Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Ortiz v. Bisignano — Ninth Circuit reverses SSI denial, orders benefits awarded
Case Max Ortiz v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge