Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of Fourth Amendment claims, holding that prior state court orders did not constitute final judgments under Arizona law. The court further determined that the police officers lacked qualified immunity because the arrests were based on an objectively unreasonable dispersal order.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a challenge to an Arizona Supreme Court rule governing reciprocal bar admission. The panel held that the plaintiff's arguments were foreclosed by prior circuit precedent and that the pre-filing order against the attorney was appropriate.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court preliminary injunction regarding federal research grant terminations. The court held that plaintiffs had standing but lacked jurisdiction for claims based on form-letter terminations, while finding a likely First Amendment violation for terminations based on diversity viewpoints.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court upheld an Immigration Judge's adverse credibility determination regarding the petitioners' asylum claim.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income to Brian Cody. The court held that the administrative law judge's decision was supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order that pretermitted an application for relief from removal. The court found no error in the determination that the petitioner abandoned her application by failing to comply with biometric requirements.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the denial of a temporary restraining order. The panel held that the denial did not meet the jurisdictional requirements for interlocutory review.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Duane Lee Johnsen for receiving and possessing child pornography. The court held that hash value matches alone can establish probable cause for a search warrant and that forensic analysis of seized devices is not a critical stage requiring counsel.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a consumer protection lawsuit alleging fraud in the honey industry. The appellate panel held that the plaintiffs failed to meet the heightened pleading requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure nine point B.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition challenging an Immigration Judge's refusal to accept a late motion and dismissed the petition regarding a request to reopen proceedings. The court found the petitioner waived his challenge to the timeliness ruling and lacked jurisdiction to review the discretionary denial of a sua sponte reopening.