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  • March 19, 2026

    9th Circ. Upholds Gun Ban for Domestic Violence Offenders

    Three men who were found to have used violence against their female partners in separate incidents were correctly convicted under a federal law prohibiting domestic abusers from possessing guns, the Ninth Circuit said, agreeing with other circuits that such restrictions were legal.

  • March 19, 2026

    Apple Watch Redesign Gets Early OK As Patent Loss Upheld

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that found a previous version of the Apple Watch infringes two Masimo blood oxygen monitor patents, but the ruling came one day after an ITC judge said Apple's redesigned version does not infringe those patents.

  • March 19, 2026

    Feds' Bid To Wipe Calif. Clean Car Regs Spells More Upheaval

    The Trump administration's assault on California's more than decade-old clean car regulations deliberately upends the U.S. auto industry's transition toward alternative-powered vehicles, spelling even more regulatory uncertainty as the antagonistic political climate and long legal battles persist, experts say.

  • March 19, 2026

    Calif. Families Sue Rady Health Over Move To End Trans Care

    Four families have asked a state judge to prevent California's largest pediatric health system from cutting off gender-affirming care for minors, alleging the move would violate state anti-discrimination laws and leave them scrambling to find new providers, some more than 100 miles away.

  • March 19, 2026

    Organizers Of 7-Marathon Event Accuse Rival Of Defamation

    The organizers of an event to run seven marathons across all seven continents in seven days accused two California residents who have organized a similar event of defamation in Florida federal court, alleging they tried to divert participants away via "harassment and intimidation."

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