A divided panel ruled that no clearly established law in 2021 gave a healthcare worker a Free Exercise right to a religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
A 2-1 panel ruled that a district court judgment on a withdrawn adversary proceeding can be immediately appealed even while core bankruptcy matters continue.
The denial clears the way for a copper mine to destroy a Western Apache sacred site, though separate writings call for Supreme Court review.
Panel finds no Fourth Amendment violation where officers kept firearms trained on suspected fugitive during felony arrest.
Holding that the insurer's annual aggregate cap did not plainly apply to property damage, the panel reversed dismissal of the county's declaratory judgment claim and remanded for consideration of extrinsic evidence.
Panel holds that ordinance requiring platforms to disclose deactivation policies regulates nonexpressive conduct or, alternatively, commercial speech subject to lower scrutiny.
In a 2-1 decision, the panel ruled that Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act applies to the EPA's development of nationwide water-quality criteria under CWA Section 304(a), rejecting the agency's argument that such guidance is not 'agency action' and expanding standing for environmental plaintiffs.
The full court affirmed municipal limits of $500 per individual for city council candidates, holding that the city met the low evidentiary bar for its anti-corruption interest and that the limits were closely drawn under Randall v. Sorrell.
Panel reverses $510,960 compensatory education award, adopting Third Circuit's interpretation of § 1415(f)(3)(C) and rejecting per se rule that a new diagnosis tolls the two-year deadline.
In United States v. Bolandian, the court held a trial judge's duty to investigate a juror's expressed doubts about impartiality cannot be waived by defense counsel's silence or agreement, ordering a new trial.
A Ninth Circuit panel enjoined enforcement of the 'No Vigilantes Act' identification requirement against federal agencies, holding the United States is likely to prevail on its claim that the law directly regulates federal law enforcement operations.
The Ninth Circuit declined to revisit a Second Amendment challenge to California's switchblade regulations, leaving intact a panel ruling that rejected a facial attack on the law.
A Ninth Circuit panel dismissed Nevada's appeal from an order vacating Lamar Brown's felony conviction, saying the state could not unwind a later misdemeanor plea deal it had already secured.
A published Ninth Circuit panel held that murder-for-hire resulting in death is not categorically a crime of violence under the federal solicitation statute, requiring two convictions against James Terry Henrikson to be vacated.
A published panel ruling says a public PPP database and a company website did not, on this record, bar a qui tam suit accusing CalCon of misrepresenting its loan eligibility.
A published panel held that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act did not reach claims and a workplace dispute that arose before the statute took effect.
The panel said a Gambian man's methamphetamine conviction remained a particularly serious crime that barred withholding of removal despite his challenge to Chevron-era precedent.
A divided Ninth Circuit said federal energy-efficiency law does not preempt Southern California air regulators’ zero-emissions appliance rule adopted to meet Clean Air Act ozone obligations.