Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals News

Family and supporters of Sam Malkandi, an Iraqi Kurd living in Kirkland, pleaded Thursday for his release from detention and asked the federal government not to deport him to Iraq.

Convicted murderer Richard Wade Cooey is seeking to join an appeal of a judge's finding that Ohio's execution method is unconstitutional.

A key witness against two men charged in a "blatant execution-style" murder says he won't testify at their trial unless federal immigration authorities drop their effort to deport him.

Critics say plan would leave the areas less protected than comparable public land in every other state DENVER, Colorado - A compromise plan that would allow some development on parts of Colorado's 4 million ...

Man serving life files appeal for rape of child, 7 ELYRIA - A Lorain man serving a life sentence for raping a 7-year-old girl has filed an appeal with the 9th District Court of Appeals.

A federal appeals court has rejected the effort by the Snoqualmie Tribe to take away Puget Sound Energy's license to operate a hydroelectric plant at Snoqualmie Falls.

Kensington Mine developers say they are not interested in taking part in mediated talks set up by a conservation group that sued to block their plans for disposing of mine tailings.

The Supreme Court is weighing whether presidential power in wartime can override environmental concerns in a case that pits the Navy's submarine-hunting training against protection for whales.

The Bush administration, in arguments Wednesday, is asking the court to undo lower court rulings that limited the use of sonar in naval training exercises off the coast of Southern California.

Sonar, which the Navy relies on to locate enemy submarines, can interfere with whales' ability to navigate and communicate. There is also evidence that the technology has caused whales to strand themselves on shore.

Candidates vying for Alaskaa s congressional offices answered questions Tuesday at a forum sponsored by the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.

The Supreme Court Monday rejected a pro-life group's appeal to overturn a multimillion-dollar verdict against them for using "wanted" posters to identify abortion clinic doctors.

The justices, without comment Monday, left in place an appeals court ruling in favor of the Arizona Life Coalition, which has sought the special plates for six years.

A federal appeals court today upheld San Francisco's first-in-the-state comprehensive citywide healthcare program.

A federal judge has ruled that a Maui man serving at least 40 years in prison for a 1997 murder conviction did not receive a fair trial and should be retried or released from custody.

A federal appeals court that approved a plan for snowmaking on an Arizona peak sacred to Indian tribes is giving opponents time to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A federal appeals court has barred a Northern California couple from pursuing their legal claim that a publicly funded Web site teaching evolution endorses a religious view that violates the separation of ...

AKRON: A man who sued Akron police for libel, alleging that officers spread false rumors that he was a murderous hit man, has lost his appeal.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that San Francisco's universal health care program can continue because it does not violate federal regulation of employee benefit ...

NORWALK, Calif. - An Indian man and his English wife who overstayed their tourist visas have lost a decade-long battle to stay in the United States.

Mayor Mufi Hannemann has signed an agreement with the United Public Workers union to allow random drug and alcohol testing of various city employees.

A federal appeals court has granted the Major League Baseball Players Association a new hearing in their challenge of the government's use of the positive drug tests of more than 100 players in its ...