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An 11-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument Tuesday on whether the state of Washington can ban felons and ex-felons from voting. This was the second time the …
1,303 viewsAn 11-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument Tuesday on whether the state of Washington can ban felons and ex-felons from voting. This was the second time the …
1,303 viewsJustice Stevens talked about the recent Supreme Court term and his career on the Court. Justice Stevens, appointed by President Ford in 1975, is the oldest and longest-serving member on the …
470 viewsThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the case of Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. The Seattle School Board adopted a plan to assign stud…
634 viewsThe full panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Padilla v. Lever over allegations that Orange County, California, election officials violated the Voting Rights Ac…
424 viewsJudges testified about the possible split of the 9th judicial circuit into two parts. Among the topics they addressed were the case load in the circuit, the pace of appeals hearings and case…
442 viewsMembers of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts heard testimony from witnesses on legislation to split up the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit was the largest o…
112 viewsWitnesses testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee about proposed legislation to reorganize the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. At issue were the size of the court in geographic are…
170 viewsThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in two music copyright cases: Jerry Lieber Music v. Napster and A and M Records v. Napster. At issue was how copyrighted material could be …
2,567 viewsHarvard Law School held its annual moot court competition. Students argued the case of League of Women Voters v. Murphy, which focused on the constitutionality of voter initiatives in severa…
2,820 viewsA three-judge panel heard testimony concerning a U.S. military policy which requires personnel to provide tissue and blood samples for DNA samples. Two U.S. Marines brought this case citin…
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