U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Appeals panel: 2020 oil price deal brokered by Trump with Saudis, Russia off limits to court review
A federal appeals panel agreed with oil companies that it needed to shut down a lawsuit accusing energy companies of allegedly colluding to persuade former President Trump to strike an oil production deal with Russia and OPEC to boost the price of oil and gasoline in 2020 -
California violated 1st Amend by trying to force X to turn over info on content moderation: Appeals court
California lawmakers said AB587 only about "transparency," but also hinted the law's reporting requirements could be used to force X Corp. to comply with state desires to censor "hate speech" and other kinds of controversial posts the state may find objectionable -
Appeals court: Christian schools don't need to violate beliefs on sex, gender under Title IX
A federal appeals panel has rejected a lawsuit brought by LGBTQ students who sought to use the First Amendment to end an exemption for religious schools under the federal Title IX sex discrimination law and force them to abide by federal edicts concerning sex and gender in order to receive federal education money -
Disney wants appeals court to rule it has First Amendment right to fire actors over political beliefs
The Walt Disney Company has asked a federal judge for permission to appeal to a federal appeals court over a judge's ruling that actor Gina Carano can continue her lawsuit against Disney for firing her from "The Mandalorian" TV series over political statements Disney said didn't align with its "values" -
Google can't use 'browser agnosticism' to sidestep Chrome users' sync privacy class action
A federal appeals panel says an Oakland federal judge asked the wrong legal questions in deciding that Google could pull the plug on class action lawsuits accusing the tech giant of violating state and federal privacy laws by collecting browsing history and other info about Chrome users, allegedly without consent -
Appeals panel: RFK can't sue Meta for censoring Covid vax posts, because Meta agreed with Biden-Harris admin
A divided federal appeals panel said Meta can't be sued for censoring Facebook posts from vaccine skeptic group, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., because Meta partnered with the Biden-Harris administration willingly. A dissenting judge said that reasoning allows a backdoor around the First Amendment -
Appeals panel resurrects class action accusing Bank of America of overcharging ATM fees
Customers say out-of-network machines trigger $5 fee for every balance inquiry instead of $2.50 -
Falconers can continue suing California over permit requiring them to submit to warrantless inspections
A federal appeals panel says a lower court judge was wrong to toss a lawsuit from a group of falconers accusing the state of violating the Fourth Amendment protections against illegal property searches by requiring falconers to agree to "unannounced warrantless inspections" as a condition of their state license -
Oregon Christian broadcaster says new FCC diversity reporting rules illegally designed to 'shame'
The Dove Media, which operates three dozen radio and TV stations, has asked the Ninth Circuit appeals court to toss out a resurrected Federal Communications Commission rule, saying the FCC overreached and merely seeks to shame broadcasters into complying with federal race- and sex-based hiring goals -
Appeals panel says SLAPP can't stop class action suit under California intellectual property and privacy law
Complaint challenges use of personal information adjacent to marketing of business info database -
Mom seeks reversal of judge's ruling protecting school that punished first grader for 'innocent' racial drawing
An Orange County mother has asked a federal appeals court to revive her lawsuit vs an elementary school and its principal for allegedly trampling her daughter's constitutional rights by punishing her for drawing a picture of a black classmate that included the phrase "Any Life" with "Black Lives Matter" -
Appeals panel: Courts can't use judicial power to seize control of U.S. Gaza policy
The decision comes as the latest blow to a lawsuit brought by pro-Palestinian activists seeking to win a court order requiring the Biden administration to withhold U.S. military aid from Israel amid the fighting in Gaza. The activists said international law requires the courts to act to stop "genocide" -
San Jose officers can't give slip to lawsuit accusing them of allowing K-9 to bite suspect too long
A federal appeals panel said officers can't use qualified immunity to end the lawsuit, which accused them of allowing a police dog to continue biting a suspect on a domestic violence call after judges said officers appeared to confirm the suspect had surrendered and was under control -
Spanish museum can keep painting stolen by Nazis, court rules; Case may land at SCOTUS
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to reconsider an earlier decision that declared Spanish law should hold sway in a dispute over the ownership of a Pissarro painting, which was stolen from a German Jewish family by the Nazis amid the Holocaust and World War II -
Appeals court withdraws decision that would have barred SF from clearing homeless encampments
The decision lines up with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared homeless don't have constitutional right to camp on public property. SF city officials said the decision gives them "flexibility" to respond to problematic homeless encampments. The ACLU vowed to continue fighting clearing efforts -
Appeals court: Federal law that doesn't allow food labeling suits doesn't stop class actions under identical CA state law
The ruling will allow a class action lawsuit to proceed vs baby food maker Sprout Foods under California's Sherman Law, even though the state law merely copies a federal food labeling law that doesn't allow such class actions. The company and a dissenting judge said it amounts to a sidestep of Congress -
Appeals panel: Federal discrimination law protects U.S. citizens, just as non-citizen immigrants
The decision would allow a class action lawsuit to continue against Facebook- and Instagram-parent company Meta, accusing the company of illegally choosing to hire only cheaper immigrant workers for certain tech positions -
Appeals panel: Non-Facebook users can't sue Meta for biometric face scans that couldn't ID them
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that a San Francisco federal judge wasn't wrong to unplug a lawsuit accusing Facebook-parent Meta of allegedly violating an Illinois biometrics privacy law by using its photo upload system to scan photos for faces, even of non-users -
Appeals court: CA Democrats didn't violate Constitution by tailoring AB5 to target Uber, others
An earlier court had ruled the law unconstitutional because lawmakers had demonstrated 'impermissible animus and political favoritism' in forcing Uber and similar companies to potentially face massive financial risk under a new stringent test to determine if drivers should be treated as contractors or employees, while exempting hosts of others -
Appeals panel: Covid vax's lack of effectiveness at stopping spread could doom Covid vax mandates
A split federal appeals panel said LA's public schools can't escape lawsuit over Covid vaccine mandate by rescinding the policy after it became apparent they could lose. Further, the judges said a 1905 SCOTUS ruling used to justify vaccine mandates may not apply to Covid shots, which could be a 'medical treatment,' not a 'vaccine'