Keeping Tabs on the Ninth Circuit

Topic Archives: This Week at the Ninth

  • This Week at the Ninth: Class Questions
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    This Week at the Ninth: Class Questions

    By: Lena H. Hughes

    This week, the Ninth Circuit digs into class certification standards for Title IX cases. A.B. AND A.M.B. V. HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The Court holds that a putative class action by female student athletes of Hawaii’s largest public high school alleging discrimination and
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  • This Week at the Ninth: Tribal Sovereign Immunity
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    This Week at the Ninth: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

    By: Lena H. Hughes

    This week, the Ninth Circuit takes a deep look at tribal sovereign immunity. OERTWICH V. TRADITIONAL VILLAGE OF TOGIAK The Court holds that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s claims arising out of his banishment asserted exclusively against an Alaskan
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  • This Week at the Ninth: Twitter and Zoning
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    This Week at the Ninth: Twitter and Zoning

    By: Adam L. Sorensen

    This week, the Ninth Circuit considers whether Twitter’s statements about a software bug causing privacy problems were actionable for securities fraud, and whether a zoning ordinance in Salinas, California, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. WESTON FAMILY PARTNERSHIP LLP V. TWITTER,
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  • This Week at The Ninth: Short Sales and Ripeness
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    This Week at The Ninth: Short Sales and Ripeness

    By: Lena H. Hughes and Adam L. Sorensen

    This week, the Ninth Circuit explores whether Twitter’s conflict with the Texas AG’s office over content moderation was ripe for review and when taxpayers may deduct mortgage interest payments after a short sale. TWITTER, INC. V. KEN PAXTON The Court holds that Twitter’s First
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  • This Week at The Ninth: Fire Investigators and Nursing Homes
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    This Week at The Ninth: Fire Investigators and Nursing Homes

    By: James R. Sigel and Lena H. Hughes

    This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the district court’s gatekeeping role for expert testimony and examines whether federal courts have jurisdiction over COVID-related suits against nursing homes. ELOSU v. MIDDLEFORK RANCH INCORPORATED The Court holds that the district court abused its discretion in excluding
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