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Federal Court Rejects Meta and TikTok Immunity, Big Techs To Face Over 3,000 Youth Addiction Lawsuits

The 9th Circuit Court has rejected Meta and TikTok's appeal, allowing over 3,000 lawsuits to proceed, challenging the companies' use of platform features that allegedly harm minors

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Hobohemian Rhapsody

Author Brian Barth explores the makeshift tent cities of Silicon Valley.

Reason

Court Backs First-Grader in Suit Over School Reaction to 'Any Life' Matters Drawing

Yes, 6-year-old students have First Amendment rights, the 9th Circuit says.

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Man v. Nature

Federal appellate courts are enacting an anti-environment agenda—especially in the ultraconservative 5th Circuit, new analysis shows.

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The Supreme Court Is Poised To Remind States That the Constitution Doesn't Stop at the Liquor Store

Lower courts keep inventing loopholes to uphold discriminatory booze regulations.

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California's Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Unconstitutional, 9th Circuit Says

The ruling, which emphasizes the lack of historical support for such a law, is unlikely to survive en banc review.

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The 9th Circuit Upholds a University of Washington Professor's Right to Mock 'Land Acknowledgments'

The appeals court ruled that administrators violated Stuart Reges' First Amendment rights when they investigated and threatened to punish him for constitutionally protected speech.

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Can the Government Mandate a Vaccine for Your Own Good? This Federal Court Says Yes.

The 9th Circuit made a ruling this year that could allow far-ranging government interference with private health decisions.

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9th Circuit Court Upholds Trump's Deployment of National Guard in Portland

The decision “erodes core constitutional principles, including sovereign States’ control over their States’ militias and the people’s First Amendment rights,” Judge Susan P. Graber warned in her dissent.

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Trump Won't Invoke the Insurrection Act—As Long As He Can Use the National Guard However He Wants

If the courts try to enforce legal limits on the president's military deployments, he can resort to an alarmingly broad statute that gives him more discretion.

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Supreme Court Declines To Address Section 230 in Two Cases for This Term

Weakening or removing Section 230 would not fix the problems of social media, and in fact it could make things worse.

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The 9th Circuit Overturns a Man's Conviction for Holding a Shotgun on the Sidewalk in Front of His House

The decision, which hinges on an exception to the Gun-Free School Zones Act, does not say whether that law is consistent with the Second Amendment.

Reason

Upholding a Vaccine Mandate, the 9th Circuit Embraces an Alarmingly Broad Definition of 'Public Health'

The appeals court held that the government may require COVID-19 shots based purely on the benefits to recipients.

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Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Is Unconstitutional, Says the First Appeals Court to Consider the Issue

The judgment is not surprising, since the president's reading of the 14th Amendment contradicts its text and history, plus 127 years of Supreme Court precedent.

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The 9th Circuit Rejects Trump's Audacious Claim That He Can Use the National Guard However He Likes

Although the appeals court said the president probably complied with the law he invoked to justify his California deployment, it emphasized that such decisions are subject to judicial review.

Roll Call

Appeals court backs Trump control of National Guard in LA, for now - Roll Call

A federal appeals court for now rejected California’s effort to force President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard.

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Trump Argues That He Can Take Over a State's National Guard Whenever He Feels Like It

The government's lawyer told a 9th Circuit panel the president's deployments are "unreviewable," so he need not even pretend to comply with the statute on which he is relying.

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A Judge Blocked Apple From Collecting These Commissions

"It's hard to see how completely ripping [the system] apart will be helpful to consumers," warns one economist.

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Judge orders Trump administration to admit roughly 12,000 refugees

A judge has ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States

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A Nevada Math Professor Who Was Disciplined for Criticizing Curriculum Changes Will Get His Day in Court

The 9th Circuit revived a First Amendment lawsuit by Lars Jensen, who says his community college punished him for complaining about dumbed-down courses.

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Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration's End To Birthright Citizenship

9th Circuit Court rejects Trump administration's bid to end birthright citizenship, raising constitutional concerns and escalating the issue to the Supreme...

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The First Amendment Right To 'Greenmail' Developers

Plus: The Montana Supreme Court rescues zoning reform, and a new challenge to inclusionary zoning.

Reason

9th Circuit Partly Upholds Injunctions Against Location-Specific Gun Bans in California and Hawaii

The ruling says some restrictions on guns in "sensitive places" are constitutionally dubious but upholds several others.

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9th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Honolulu Cops Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Girl

Officers should have known that handcuffing a compliant 10-year-old is unnecessary, the court ruled.

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Supreme Court appears to side with an Oregon city's crackdown on homelessness

Lower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public spaces safe and open to all.

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