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GOP Senators Slam Judges For 'Island Paradise' Trip

Reuters | Posted 05.22.2012

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By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' upcoming conference on a Hawaiian island soun...

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Political Ads May Be Coming To A PBS Station Near You

Reuters | Posted 04.13.2012

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* 9th Circuit says FCC political ad ban too broad * Dissent fears for future of public broadcasting * FCC ban on ads for...

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House Appealing Ruling On Gay Spousal Benefits

Posted 02.24.2012

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By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO--The U.S. House of Representatives will appeal a judge's ruling that struck down a key provision of the federal Def...

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Prop 8's Backers Say They Will Seek A Full 9th Circuit Review: What This Means For The Case

Adam Bink | Posted 04.22.2012

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The Prop 8 proponents' decision today means that the road to a final decision on Prop 8 just got much longer. Nonetheless, the plaintiffs' attorneys have made it clear that they will seek to have the stay lifted, now that Prop 8 has been struck down by two separate courts.

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Prop 8 Backers Challenge Decision

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 04.22.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — The backers of California's same-sex marriage ban petitioned a federal appeals court Tuesday to review a split decision by three...

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What Today's 9th Circuit Deadline Means For The Prop 8 Case

Adam Bink | Posted 04.22.2012

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Today, Feb. 21, marks a big deadline in the Prop 8 case that those of us who have been counting the days since the Ninth Circuit's decision have been eagerly anticipating: the last day that the proponents of Prop 8 can file a petition for rehearing with the 9th Circuit.

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Gay Marriage Ruling's Bid For One Justice's Vote Could Backfire

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Trying to play to Justice Anthony Kennedy's gut is a dicey endeavor. So when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday st...

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Proposition 8 Case Faces Unclear Path Ahead

AP | By LISA LEFF | Posted 02.08.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Conservative critics like to point out that the federal appeals court that just declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unc...

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Romney Intensifies Rhetoric To Win Over Key Group

Posted 02.07.2012

By STEVE PEOPLES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOVELAND, Colo. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney set aside his focus on the economy in recen...

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Prop 8 Rests Wrongly On Dislike Of Gays, 9th Circuit Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 02.07.2012

WASHINGTON -- Same-sex marriage continued its march to the Supreme Court on Tuesday as a federal appeals court in San Francisco struck down California...

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Prop 8 Ruling & A Look Back At Gay Rights Achievements

Posted 02.07.2012

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriages in California, is unconstitutional. Although the...

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Florida Primary May Save Federal Judges From Newt

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 01.30.2012

WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich's lackluster performance in Thursday night's debate darkened the already dim chances of seeing Justice Anthony Kennedy hau...

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Brown Slams GOP Candidate

Mollie Reilly | Posted 01.05.2012

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Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) slammed GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in a Wednesday op-ed, criticizing the former House speaker's campaign pled...

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Supreme Court Debates Again Whether Corporations Are People

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.16.2011

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This article is in collaboration with The Dylan Ratigan Show's "Mad As Hell" series. WASHINGTON -- A multinational oil company will be coming to th...

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Justices Not Moved By HIV-Positive Pilot's Distress

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 11.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A majority of the Supreme Court appeared unlikely Wednesday morning to help a California man who claims he suffered severe mental and em...

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Chief Justice Roberts Defends Scalia's Honor

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 01.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It's 9th Circuit smackdown season at the Supreme Court and, judging from Tuesday morning's oral arguments, Richard Lee Pollard could be ...

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9th Circuit Widens Court Split Over Suing Corporations

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Corporations can be held liable in U.S. courts for human rights violations committed abroad, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circu...

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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Eight New Cases

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 11.27.2011

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear eight cases out of the hundreds of petitions received during its summer recess. The cases, which will lik...

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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' To Remain In Place, Court Rules

AP | SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 09.14.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is back in place for the time being, with one major caveat: the government is not al...

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OC Birther Queen's Lawsuit Hits 9th Circuit Court

AP | By GREG RISLING | Posted 07.02.2011

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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Leaders in the so-called "birther" movement argued their case over President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship before a federal...

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Rick Santorum: I Would Eliminate The 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a potential Republican candidate for president in 2012, would do away with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals if...

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Poverty's Penalty

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Welfare recipients participating in San Diego's "Project 100%" are forced to consent to unannounced visits from the Public Affairs Fraud Division, trading their protection afforded by the Fourth Amendment for welfare benefits.

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Goodwin Liu Confirmation Hearing: Liberal Court Pick Ready For Senate GOP Grilling

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans fiercely criticized President Barack Obama's choice for a seat on a San Francisco-based federal appellate court ...

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Goodwin Liu Confirmation Proceeding: Democrats Push Forward With Appeals Court Nominee

Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Democrats moved ahead on Wednesday with plans to hold confirmation hearings for Goodwin Liu, President Obama's nominee for a spot on the Ninth ...

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Court Rejects Meat Industry Attempt to Thwart Regulation

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a third straight federal appellate court ruling against the meat industry, the Ninth Circuit ruled today that California is well within its authority to ban the sale, transport, or purchase of downer cows and pigs.

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