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Jailed Pussy Riot Member Goes on Hunger Strike
One of the still-jailed members of Pussy Riot has declared a hunger strike, RIA Novosti reports, after a Russian court denied Maria Alyokhina access to her own parole appeal. She had been participating via video, but when denied transportation to the courthouse, she refused to keep participating and prohibited her...
Judge strikes down Arizona’s 20 week abortion ban
On Tuesday, an Arizona judge struck down Arizona’s unconstitutional ban on abortions after 20 weeks. Via Mother Jones: On Tuesday, judges on the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Arizona law that would have banned abortions at 20 weeks. The judges called the law “unconstitutional under an unbroken stream of Supreme Court [...]
Appeals Court Overturns Arizona Law Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks
The 9 th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Arizona’s law that bans abortions after 20 weeks violates other abortion rulings, including Roe v. Wade. A federal judge upheld the law in July 2012, but the ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights immediately filed a lawsuit. Show More Summary
Former College Football Star Wins Court Victory Against Video Game Giant
(Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc by a former Rutgers University star football quarterback, who accused it of using his image in a video game without permission. By a 2-1 vote, the 3rd U.S. Show More Summary
Bin Laden Death Photos Can Stay Secret
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them. The unanimous ruling by three judges on the U.S. Show More Summary
Federal Appeals Court Rules Customers Can Sue Stores For False Discount Claims
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that customers are entitled to sue retailers who inflate prices in order to claim massive sale discounts. The ruling came in the case of a California man who sued Kohl's over luggage and shirt prices. Show More Summary
Court Rules Bin Laden Death Photos Can Stay Secret
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden’s death photos can stay a secret. The US government currently has more than 50 images marked classified that were taken of the al Qaeda leader after his death. The ruling was unanimous by three judges on the US Court of Appeals for the District [...]Show More Summary
Judges Strike Down Arizona's 20-Week Abortion Ban
On Tuesday, judges on the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Arizona law that would have banned abortions at 20 weeks. The judges called the law "unconstitutional under an unbroken stream of Supreme Court authority." This...Show More Summary
Appeals Court Revives Ex-QB's Lawsuit Over 'NCAA Football' Game
In an important appeal that divided Hollywood, the Third Circuit sides with the likeness rights of celebrities over protections afforded by the First Amendment. (SAG 1, MPAA 0) read more
Court revives lawsuit vs Electronic Arts over video game image
(Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc by a former Rutgers University star football quarterback, who accused it of using his image in a video game without permission.
“What Will Happen to Us After We Pass Through the Dark Curtain of Death Is the Ultimate Non-Justiciable Question”
(Eugene Volokh) From today’s Ferguson v. Secretary (11th Cir. May 21, 2013) (thanks to How Appealing for the pointer). Here’s a longer excerpt: The Supreme Court has decided that a convicted murderer cannot be executed unless he has a rational understanding of the fact that he is going to be put to death and of the reason [...]
Appeals court strikes down Arizona abortion restrictions
About a year ago, we discussed a measure signed into law by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), banning most abortions in the state after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Soon after, the 20-week standard became the new expectation for opponent of abortion rights in Republican-led states everywhe …
Court Rejects Mass Killer John Ferguson's Stay of Execution
Death Row inmate, John Errol Ferguson, one of Miami's most notorious mass murderers lost his appeal this Tuesday. Ferguson is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection as early as Tuesday evening. Ferguson's attorney, Chris Handman, represented him in his appeal from the Florida Supreme Court decision. Handman......
BIN LADEN PHOTOS WON’T BE RELEASED
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them. Read more here.
Arizona Law Criminalizing Abortion After 20 Weeks Blocked
A federal appeals court has struck it down. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco said in a unanimous ruling that the measure violates controlling U.S. Supreme Court precedent under the court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. “While the state may regulate the mode and manner of abortion prior [...]
5th Circuit to Decide Arbitration Agreement Controversy
An important decision will soon be made by the Court of Appeals for the Firth Circuit. This decision will affect employment arbitration agreements. It can potentially prevent employers from pursuing class action waivers from their employees within the arbitration context.......
You Can't See Pictures Of Dead Bin Laden, Judge Rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
The unanimous ruling by three judges on the U.S. Show More Summary
Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona’s 20-Week Abortion Ban
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit permanently struck down Arizona’s “fetal pain” law that would have criminalized abortion services after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The panel of judges determined that the 20-week ban is unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade, which guarantees the right to legal abortion until the point of [...]
Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Law Banning Abortions at 20 Weeks
After a federal judge upheld an Arizona law that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most liberal appeals courts in the nation has struck is down. In July 2012, a federal judge in Arizona issued a ruling upholding that state’s new law that goes into effect on Thursday and bans abortions [...]
Court: You Don't Get to See bin Laden Death Photos
It doesn't look like the CIA's photos of a dead Osama bin Laden will ever see the light of day. A federal appeals court today ruled that the Obama administration's argument that releasing them would incite riots and anti-US violence makes sense, reports Reuters. A conservative watchdog group, Judicial Watch,...