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Am Law blogger asks: Does 9th Circuit’s Boeing decision imperil transparency?

Am Law blogger Zach Lowe does a yeoman's job dissecting today's U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sharply-divided opinion regarding Boeing Co., role in flying suspected terrorists to countries where they could be interrogated by the CIA. Citing...

9th Circuit retires Mack’s claim to pension

DOUG McMURDO, Las Vegas Legal News -- Convicted of murdering his estranged wife in their Reno home and later shooting the judge handling their divorce, Darren Mack lost an appeal, and his retirement, after a...

9th Circuit says former Nevada prison policy discriminatory; case stems from male staffers having sex with female inmates

By SANDRA CHEREB, Carson City (AP) -- A federal appeals court Thursday struck down a Nevada prison policy imposed to crack down on sex between inmates and correctional officers at a women's prison that was described...

Federal Circuit: Nevada District judge erred in dismissing lawsuit against slot machine companies

LAS VEGAS LEGAL NEWS -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit this week vacated and remanded for retrial the case of Patent Rights Protection Group v. Video Gaming Technologies and SPEC International. U.S....

9th Circuit: Wal-Mart will face discrimination class action; retailer allegedly pays men more than women

ption] By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writer A sharply divided federal appeals court on Monday exposed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to billions of dollars in legal damages when it ruled a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination over...

9th Circuit says video game sale, rent ban violates rights of children

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press Writer The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether California can ban the sale or rental of violent video games to children. The court will review a federal court's decision to throw...