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Institute for JusticeA recent decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allows Humboldt residents to fight against county cannabis fines they claim are unconstitutional. -
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz/CalMatters; iStockPresident “Trump had a particularly significant impact on the 9th Circuit” in his first term, moving the reliably liberal appeals court to the right. That could influence abortion policy in the West.
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A federal appeals court heard oral arguments on Monday to reinstate a lawsuit by two educators against Grants Pass School District 7. -
The appeals court’s decision follows an earlier Oregon Supreme Court decision barring senators from running for reelection. -
A federal judge ruled earlier this month that Oregon jails must release people from jail if they haven't been assigned a lawyer after seven days. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put a temporary hold on that order. -
Timber companies faced another blow in court this week, after a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon. -
California's first-in-the-nation mandate requiring fuel producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been upheld by a federal court.A three-judge…
