The Latest Breaking News from the 9th Circuit

Supreme Court allows abortion in Idaho emergency rooms, for now - Roll Call

The Supreme Court will allow abortions in Idaho in emergency situations, for now, despite the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.

Roll Call · Jun 27, 2024

In Hawaii, Permission To Use Medical Marijuana Precludes Permission To Own a Gun

The state's gun permit policy underlines the absurdity of assuming that cannabis consumers are too dangerous to be trusted with firearms.

Reason · May 27, 2024

Appeals Court Rules That Cops Can Physically Make You Unlock Your Phone

The 9th Circuit determined that forcibly mashing a suspect's thumb into his phone to unlock it was akin to fingerprinting him at the police station.

Reason · Apr 19, 2024

School board members could soon be blocked from blocking people − and deleting their comments − on social media

If a school board member has a social media account, would it be wrong for them to block someone and delete their comments? That’s a question the Supreme Court has decided to take up after public officials, including two school board members, blocked constituents from seeing their accounts or removed…

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2024

California's 'Repugnant' Restrictions on Public Gun Possession Just Took Effect

After a federal judge deemed the state's location-specific gun bans unconstitutional, the 9th Circuit stayed his injunction.

Reason · Jan 1, 2024

Appeals court tosses convictions of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry - Roll Call

An appeals court said former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., should not have been tried in California on charges of lying to investigators.

Roll Call · Dec 26, 2023

Idaho asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of state abortion ban - Roll Call

Idaho asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow enforcement of the state's abortion ban when it comes to emergency room treatment.

Roll Call · Nov 27, 2023

These Public Officials Blocked Critics on Social Media. Was That Constitutional?

The Supreme Court considers whether and when banishing irksome constituents violates the First Amendment.

Reason · Nov 3, 2023

It's Hard To See How the 9th Circuit Can Manage To Uphold California's 'Assault Weapon' Ban

The appeals court is reviewing an injunction by a judge who concluded that the law is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's Second Amendment precedents.

Reason · Oct 30, 2023

California's ban on assault weapons will remain in effect after judges grant a stay

By a 2-1 margin, an appeals court ruled that the law will remain in place until after it hears arguments on a lower court's ruling that struck down the law.

WEKU · Oct 29, 2023