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 of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found the petitioner failed to exhaust challenges to the asylum claim and that the evidence did not compel a finding of torture risk.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding the denial of disability insurance benefits. The panel found that the Administrative Law Judge's decision was supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error.
The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of qualified immunity for police officers in a First Amendment retaliation case involving a domestic violence scene.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings based on a failure to appear.
The Ninth Circuit denied in part and granted in part a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the denial of a continuance to respond to government evidence but remanded the case regarding the abandonment of asylum applications.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment revoking supervised release and imposing a twenty-four-month sentence. The panel granted counsel's motion to withdraw after an independent review found no non-frivolous arguments for appeal.
The Ninth Circuit denied an asylum claim but granted relief regarding protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court remanded the case to order deferral of removal for a Nigerian national who faced torture due to his sexual orientation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court upheld the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection for a Mexican national and her children.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing a motion to reopen an asylum claim. The court held that the agency did not abuse its discretion because the petitioner failed to establish a prima facie case for relief.