Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Immigration Judge's adverse credibility finding regarding the petitioner's asylum claim.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting an asylum claim. The court found substantial evidence that the petitioner failed to prove her persecution was motivated by her indigenous identity rather than a demand for her daughter's prostitution.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an employment dispute brought by an individual against a resort company. The court held that the plaintiff's claims were barred by claim preclusion because they could have been raised in a prior lawsuit.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court held that the petitioners failed to prove the gangs targeted them based on a protected characteristic rather than financial gain.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and related relief. The panel rejected arguments regarding jurisdiction, exhaustion, and due process, while a partial dissent argued that deficient translation services warranted a presumption of prejudice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review filed by Mexican nationals seeking asylum and related protections. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that the proposed social group of orchard farm workers was not socially distinct.
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 petitioners failed to demonstrate a material change in country conditions in Guatemala to justify reopening their removal proceedings.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a civil rights claim alleging a conspiracy to interfere with vaccination rights. The panel held that the plaintiff failed to establish a right protected against private encroachment under the relevant statute.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a motion to remand a state-law assault claim to state court. The panel held that the claim was completely preempted by federal labor law because it alleged a breach of the union's duty of fair representation.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision dismissing an appeal from an immigration judge's denial of a waiver of inadmissibility.