United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Cmty. Home & Health Care Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
A judgment on the merits of an False Claims Act (FCA) claim is a separate, final, and appealable decision even where the district court has retained...

Fones4All Corp. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law
Petition for review of the FCC's denial of a petition for forbearance from the application of an FCC regulation, which removed any requirement that...

Sarei v. Rio Tinto, PLC

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
The circuit court establishes that certain Alien Tort Statute (ATS) claims are appropriately considered for exhaustion under both domestic prudential...

Sam v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act is affirmed where, contrary to...

Am. Broadcasting Cos., Inc. v. Miller

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law, Media Law, Remedies
In a civil rights suit brought by six media organizations against the Nevada Secretary of State pursuant seeking declaratory and injunctive relief...

Sklar v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
A tax court decision affirming the IRS's disallowance of deductions plaintiffs claimed for tuition and fees paid to their children's Orthodox Jewish...

Seattle Affiliate of the October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality etc. v. City of Seattle

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Seattle's parade ordinance, which gives its police chief, when issuing a parade permit, the discretion to require marchers to use the sidewalks...

Renteria-Morales v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In the context of immigration law, a conviction for failure to appear in court in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 3146 qualifies as the generic crime...

Oregon Natural Desert Ass'n v. US Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In an action brought by environmental conservation groups against the Forest Service for allegedly failing to comply with section 401 of the Clean...

Transwestern Pipeline Co., LLC v. 17.19 Acres of Property Located in Maricopa County

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Remedies
In an action brought by an owner and operator of natural gas pipelines seeking to go forward with a planned natural gas pipeline serving Phoenix,...