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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 2:23-cv-02767-KJM-SCR Unpublished

UNITE HERE INTERNATIONAL UNION v. WILTON RANCHERIA

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the Wilton Rancheria's motion to vacate an arbitration award requiring the Tribe to cooperate with a specific union election procedure. The court held that the arbitrator did not manifest a disregard of the law or issue a completely irrational decision by determining that the Tribal Labor Relations Ordinance procedure was not the exclusive method available under the parties' Memorandum of Agreement.

Civil Civil Rights - Voting
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 24-3113 Unpublished

MARICELA ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ DOMINGUEZ; KIMBERLY MICHELLE MORAN RODRIGUEZ; CHRISS ENRIQUE MORAN RODRIGUEZ v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting asylum and related relief for an El Salvadorian family targeted by gang extortion. The court held that the harm was motivated by economic interest rather than a protected ground, failing the statutory nexus requirement for asylum.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 1:23-cv-00277-JLT-CDB Unpublished

PALLA FARMS, LLC v. GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY

The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for an insurance company, ruling that saltwater qualifies as a pollutant under commercial general liability policies. The court held that because the plaintiff conceded saltwater was an irritant or contaminant, it met the policy definition regardless of whether it constituted waste.

Civil Insurance Summary Judgment
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 2:23-cv-06435-WLH-E Unpublished

Brothers Market LLC No. 1 v. United States

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against a grocery store and its owner, holding that they failed to rebut the government's evidence of SNAP trafficking. The court ruled that statistical patterns of unusually large and rapid transactions supported an inference of trafficking without requiring expert testimony.

Civil Fraud Other Civil Summary Judgment
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Apr 8 2026
4th Cir. 24-2132 Panel Decision

Perry v. Marteney

The Fourth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that had granted a preliminary injunction allowing a child to attend a virtual public school without vaccination. The appellate court held that West Virginia's compulsory vaccination law is a neutral and generally applicable regulation that does not violate the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 21-70145 Unpublished

AUDEL HERNANDEZ AVELLANEDA; RUBI VALDEZ GARCIA; Y. H. V v. PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General

The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief for three Mexican nationals. The court found that the petitioners waived key arguments regarding government protection and failed to meet the high legal threshold required to prove a likelihood of future torture.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Apr 8 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-1460 Panel Decision

Fuente Marketing Ltd. v. Vaporous Technologies, LLC

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision dismissing a likelihood of confusion claim. The court held that the dissimilarity between Fuente's letter X marks and Vaporous's stick figure design mark was dispositive, outweighing other factors favoring confusion.

Civil Intellectual Property
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Apr 8 2026
5th Cir. 25-40457 Per Curiam

Pete v. Equifax, Inc.

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's lawsuit after he failed to pay the required filing fee. The court held that the plaintiff waived his right to challenge the dismissal on appeal by failing to raise the issue in his brief.

Civil Other Civil
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