Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit remanded the Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 rule on decaBDE without vacatur, finding the agency failed to provide substantial evidence for excluding recycling, disposal, wastewater, and sewage sludge from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying a motion to reopen immigration proceedings. The court held that the Board erred by classifying threats against the petitioners' family as personal circumstances rather than changed country conditions.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an appeal for lack of specificity. The court held that the petitioner's notice of appeal failed to provide meaningful guidance to the Board regarding the grounds for the appeal.
The Ninth Circuit remanded the Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 rule regarding the flame retardant decaBromodiphenyl Ether without vacatur, finding the agency failed to provide substantial evidence for its decision not to regulate specific exposure pathways under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an appeal for lack of specificity. The court held that the petitioner's notice of appeal failed to provide meaningful guidance to the agency.
The Ninth Circuit remanded the Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 rule regarding the flame retardant decaBromodiphenyl Ether without vacatur, finding the agency failed to provide substantial evidence for excluding recycling, disposal, wastewater, and sewage sludge from regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found the petitioner failed to establish the required nexus for asylum claims and lacked evidence of government acquiescence for Convention Against Torture relief.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an Immigration Judge's decision to dismiss an asylum application. The court held that the petitioner failed to submit required biometrics and did not demonstrate good cause for the delay.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part the sentences imposed on defendants involved in a Target gift card money laundering scheme, remanding for adjustment of the sophisticated laundering enhancement.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the loss amount calculation and role enhancements but vacated the sophisticated laundering enhancement due to a misapplication of the Sentencing Guidelines. The court remanded the case for a limited resentencing to correct the guideline computation.