On Monday, October 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order overturning a lower court’s temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration […]
9th Circuit Questions Trump Administration on Birthright Citizenship Order
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, hearing arguments over President Donald Trump’s bid to redefine birthright citizenship, pressed a U.S. Department of Justice attorney Wednesday […]
‘Words Matter,’ 9th Circuit Judge Says in Condemning Impeachment Threats
Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, we’ll take a look at comments made by Ninth Circuit Judge M. […]
Divided 9th Circuit Denies Trump’s En Banc Bid to Cut Legal Aid to Migrant Children
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s request that the full court review a federal judge’s temporary pause of […]
9th Circuit Rejects Antitrust Claims in Case Alleging Real-Estate Listing Conspiracy
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled a startup real estate broker failed to prove its anticompetitive conspiracy allegations in an antitrust lawsuit naming the […]
‘Is This in Fact Real or Not?’ 9th Circuit Conference Delves Into AI Issues in Federal Courts
As generative artificial intelligence transitions quickly from an intellectual curiosity to a courtroom reality, judges should keep asking questions but not deny the technology’s potential benefits out of […]
9th Circuit Judge Seems Skeptical Alleged White Supremacist Leader Was ‘Selectively Prosecuted’
At least one member of a federal three-judge appellate panel seemed doubtful Tuesday that the U.S. government had selectively prosecuted an alleged white supremacist leader for allegedly attacking […]
9th Circuit Appears Wary of Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s Gaza Policy
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seemed skeptical Monday of its authority to rule on a lawsuit that alleges the Biden […]
9th Circuit Judge Recuses From Gaza Genocide Case After Israel Trip
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson recused himself Thursday from hearing a case in which Palestine human rights groups claim U.S. military aid […]