United States Ninth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Tankersley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sentencing
An environmental activist group member's sentence for conspiracy to commit arson and destruction of an energy facility, aiding and abetting attempted...

US v. Goddard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing
Following a conviction for possession of child pornography, imposition of special conditions of supervised release are affirmed in part, and modified...

In re: Gilead Sci. Sec. Litig.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action claiming defendant-biopharmaceutical company misled the investing public by representing that demand for its most popular...

King v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a death penalty case is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) prosecutorial misconduct by...

Bertelsen v. Harris

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In an action claiming that an attorney and his law firm committed various forms of attorney misconduct and seeking disgorgement of fees paid by...

US v. Park

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by the government against operators of a dog kennel, involving a scenic easement on defendants' property granted to the U.S. that...

US v. Ramirez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Indian Law
In a prosecution for assault with intent to commit murder on an Indian reservation and assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm...

Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Cmty. v. State of California

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Gaming Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
In an Indian tribe's action challenging the California Gambling Control Commission's interpretation of a gaming compact and the Commission's...

Lopez-Rodriguez v. Mukasey

Evidence, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a decision removing petitioners to Mexico is granted where: 1) petitioners' respective Forms I-213 (Record of...

Preminger v. Peake

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Military Law
In a First Amendment challenge to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) denial of entry to one of their facilities for the purpose of registering...