9th Circuit Court of Appeals

California’s ban on large-capacity firearms magazines …

In this Dec. 27, 2012, file photo, a variety of military-style semi-automatic rifles obtained during a buy back program are displayed at Los Angeles police headquarters. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned two lower court judges and upheld California’s ban on high-capacity magazines Nov. 30, 2021, in a split decision that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press)

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San Diego schools’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate temporarily …

Demonstrators stage a protest outside of the San Diego Unified School District office to protest a vaccination mandate for students on Sept. 28, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)

Appeals court overturns order aimed at protecting immigration …

Guatemalan immigrant Marvin is checked by a physician's assistant before receiving a COVID-19 swab test at a clinic on May 5, 2020, in Stamford, Connecticut. (John Moore/Getty Images)

U.S. appeals court blocks judge’s decision to overturn …

In this Dec. 27, 2012, file photo are some of the weapons that include handguns, rifles, shotguns and assault weapons, collected in a Los Angeles Gun Buyback event displayed during a news conference at the LAPD headquarters in Los Angeles. A federal judge has overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled Friday, June 4, 2021, that the state's definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

In 9-0 decision, Supreme Court overturns 9th Circuit’s …

In this Sept. 23, 2020 file photo, the sun rises behind the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

U.S. appeals court pauses order to house everyone on L.A.’s …

U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter tours Los Angeles’ skid row with LAPD Officer Deon Joseph in April 2020. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

U.S. court upholds COVID-19 delays in criminal trials, …

Cormac J. Carney, a U.S. District judge, was rebuffed Friday by a federal appeals court over a ruling questioning trial delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

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States may restrict people from openly carrying guns …

In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, an ATF agent poses with homemade rifles, or "ghost guns," at an ATF field office in Glendale. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)

Federal court partially allows California’s COVID-19 …

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Court upholds Newsom’s ban on in-person church services …

Demonstrators, holding signs demanding their church reopen, protest during a rally to reopen California and go against Stay-At-Home directives on May 1, 2020 in San Diego. Rallies have been held at several state capitols across the country as protesters express their deep frustration with the stay-at-home orders that are meant to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Sandy Huffaker / AFP via Getty Images)

Immigrants facing deportation must be given bond …

A view of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on June 12, 2017 in San Francisco. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Supreme Court allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy …

Migrants part of the Remain in Mexico policy wait at the entrance to the Paso del Norte International Bridge on Feb. 28, 2020, in Ciudad Juárez. (Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Trump Rules Involving …

Donald Trump speaks to the press prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on Feb. 23, 2020. (Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Has Flipped the 9th Circuit, Naming One-Third …

“Trump has effectively flipped the circuit,” said 9th Circuit Judge Milan D. Smith Jr., an appointee of President George W. Bush. (Credit: Christina House / Los Angeles Times)