United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

LEE v. KATZ

Civil Rights
A private corporation, that leased common area adjacent to city-owned stadium from the city, is a state actor when it regulates speech in that common...

GUTIERREZ v. PANGELINAN

Government Law
Under the Organic Act of Guam, 48 USC 1423i, legislature's failure to adopt procedures for receipt of governor's messages before it adjourned will...

STOUT v. POTTER

Labor & Employment Law
In a disparate impact case alleging gender discrimination, a pool of six candidates of one gender in an overall pool of 38 applicants is too small to...

RAMIREZ-ALEJANDRE v. ASHCROFT

Immigration Law
Board of Immigration Appeals need not consider newly submitted evidence on appeal where petitioner did not first seek a motion to reopen his...

SKYSIGN INT'L, INC. v. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU

Transportation
14 CFR 91.313(e), which regulates air flights over densely populated areas, does not preclude municipal laws regulating aerial advertisements.

B.K.B. v. MAUI POLICE DEP'T

Labor & Employment Law
Filling out a pre-complaint questionaire with EEOC alleging both race and sexual harassment is sufficient to exhaust both types of harassment claims,...

KIM v. ZIGLAR

Immigration Law
8 USC 1226(c), which requires certain aliens to be held without bail during the pendency of removal proceedings against them, is not facially...

US v. AMADOR-LEAL

Criminal Law & Procedure
In advising a criminal defendant on the consequences of a plea, a court still need not advise defendant of potential immigration consequences of his...

WALLS v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law
There is no implied private right of action for violations of 11 USC 524, which enjoins debt collection against a debtor after a discharge in...

LINNEEN v. GILA RIVER INDIAN CMTY.

Civil Rights, Indian Law
Indian tribal community has sovereign immunity against claim arising from detention of plaintiffs trespassing on the community's property.