Christian sorority and fraternity groups failed in their constitutional free speech challenge of San Diego State University’s nondiscrimination policy in group membership. But the 9th
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Court Limits Abortion Clinic Escorts
Oakland’s enforcement of a law intended to shield women entering abortion clinics from antiabortion “counselors” must be applied equally to clinic escorts to survive constitutional
Liu Nominated to California High Court
UPDATED: The Republicans in the U.S. Senate may have filibustered Goodwin Liu to block his appointment to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but
Obama Threat Conviction Reversed
Online messages urging the assassination of presidential candidate Barack Obama, coupled with racial slurs, is protected free speech, according to Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the
Movie Makers Must ‘Pay the Piper’
Boy, did the movie industry get the wrong appeals judge to decide a case over disputed pay for movie musicians. Judge Stephen Trott, prior to
30 Years of Unfinished Tucson School Desegregation
For 30 years the Tucson, Arizona school district has operated under a court-supervised desegregation plan following a 1978 settlement of claims that the district engaged