The Ninth Circuit panel that originally decided this appeal—majority opinion by Judge William Fletcher, joined by Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw—ruled that the church was not entitled to summary ...

A Trump administration attorney told a Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday that the ... on Byrne JAG grantees,” the city argued in court papers. U.S. Circuit Judges Jay Bybee and Kim McLane Wardlaw – ...

California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero is likely immune from a lawsuit parents want to bring over training for family ...

A panel of 11 judges in the 9th Circuit issued a unanimous ruling Friday dismissing James Huntsman's lawsuit seeking the return of $5 million he donated to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

“No one should assume the 9th Circuit is a liberal court.” The circuit is now one of the most politically balanced in the federal appellate system, with 16 judges appointed by Democrats and 13 ...

A new circuit court judge will soon take the bench in South Carolina’s Ninth Judicial Circuit following elections at the ...

In his first term, Trump added 10 judges to the Ninth Circuit, and the court now has 16 Democratic appointees and 13 GOP appointees. Under its unique “limited en banc” process, 10 randomly ...

It’s never a foregone conclusion how judges will rule, but the balance on the 9th Circuit is particularly important as states file lawsuits to block policies signed by Trump on the first day of ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A former judge is achieving her goals and crossing them off her bucket list. Former Circuit Judge Barbra Halsey was sworn in Tuesday, Feb. 4 as a Supreme Court Justice Sys ...

Circuit Judge Frank Allman will serve a second term as chief judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit, starting July 1, according to a Monday news release. “I am honored to continue serving as Chief ...