The 9th Circuit Upholds a University of Washington Professor's Right to Mock 'Land Acknowledgments'

The appeals court ruled that administrators violated Stuart Reges' First Amendment rights when they investigated and ...
JD Supra

Clearing the Weeds: The Ninth Circuit Confirms that There is Not (And Never Has Been) a Presumption of Admissibility in Its Case Law Addressing Rule 702

The judge overseeing the In re Roundup Products Liability Litigation MDL once remarked that “When you [consider] Ninth Circuit law, you come away with a pretty strong feeling that the Ninth Circuit is ...
Courthouse News Service

'Knife Rights' group takes a stab at the Second Amendment at Ninth Circuit

PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — Should you be able to carry a switchblade in public? An Arizona-based knife rights organization thinks so. Knife Rights, Inc., argued in front of a three-judge panel of the ...
The Bismarck Tribune

David Adler: The mystery of the Ninth Amendment

Likely the most mysterious provision of the Bill of Rights, the question of the meaning of the Ninth Amendment has generated numerous interpretations and theories. Though not invoked by the Supreme ...
Law

9th Circuit Petitioned for En Banc Rehearing After Striking Down Challenge to SEC’s Settlement ‘Gag Rule’

A conservative nonprofit public interest law firm is requesting that an en banc panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rehear its First Amendment challenge to the U.S. Securities and ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Upholds Oregon's Ban on Unannounced Audio Recordings, Rejects First Amendment Challenge

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Project Veritas, a conservative activist group that engages in undercover journalism, challenging the ...
Courthouse News Service

Doctors take First Amendment challenge to implicit bias training to Ninth Circuit

PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday took up the challenge by doctors who claim that a California requirement that they discuss implicit bias in their continued ...
The Daily Progress

READER'S VIEWS: Explaining the Ninth Amendment

The Ninth Amendment is regarded by the court system of the United States as negating any expansion of government authority on account of the rights expressed in the United States Constitution. That ...
Reason

The 9th Circuit Says California's One-Per-Month Limit on Gun Purchases Is Unconstitutional

A California law that limits gun purchases to one per month is unconstitutional on its face, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled last Friday. The three-judge panel's unanimous ...