Federal appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland
A divided U.S. appeals court ruled that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon.
Appeals court rules against Trump plans to end legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelan migrants
A federal appeals court ruled against President Donald Trump's plans to end temporary protections for 600,000 Venezuelans.
Appeals court keeps order blocking indiscriminate immigration sweeps
A federal court upheld a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops.
Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
A federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
Appeals court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to LA
An appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids.
Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees
A judge rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States.
Judge orders Trump administration to admit roughly 12,000 refugees
The court order partially blocks President Trump’s efforts to suspend the nation’s refugee admissions program.
Kozinski’s reemergence leaves accusers vexed
Judge Alex Kozinski was suddenly back in the spotlight, and the legal and political worlds were left to wrestle with the aftershocks of his fall from grace.
U.S. court upholds California’s ‘Low Carbon Fuel Standard’ law
SAN FRANCISCO — A panel of federal judges on Wednesday upheld California‘s first-in-the-nation mandate requiring fuel producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit […]
Court decides if gay juror can be taken off case
SAN FRANCISCO — A multibillion dollar case between two giant pharmaceutical companies grappling over arcane antitrust issues has unexpectedly turned into a gay rights legal imbroglio that raises questions over […]
Google loses appeal in Street View snooping case
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Attorneys suing Google for enabling its camera-carrying vehicles to collect emails and Internet passwords while photographing neighborhoods for the search giant’s popular “Street View” maps look […]
Federal court rejects death row appeal based on IQ
BOISE, Idaho — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected Idaho death row inmate Gerald Pizzuto Jr.’s claim that he is too mentally disabled to be executed. A […]












