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November 02, 2026
The Ninth Circuit revived a cannabis retailer's lawsuit challenging California's requirement that marijuana businesses have labor peace agreements with unions, ruling on Monday that the trial court abused its discretion and must reconsider the arguments, including the possibility that both sides have "unclean" hands.
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November 02, 2026
The Ninth Circuit denied the Trump administration's request to block a district court order that stymied its cancellation of a temporary protected status extension for Venezuela and is set to snap back into effect after a U.S. Supreme Court stay of the order expires this week.
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November 02, 2026
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is fighting Washington state's bid to join a legal challenge to the Trump administration's attempts to withdraw federal Medicaid funding for certain noncitizens receiving supplemental security income, arguing Friday the state has pointed to "speculative downstream effects" of the targeted policy.
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November 02, 2026
A Ninth Circuit majority kept in place Friday a panel's recent ruling refusing to pause an injunction blocking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from carrying out a "surge initiative" to question individuals in nine states about their voter status, while seven judges criticized the panel's opinion in dissent.
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November 02, 2026
Several employee benefits trade groups urged the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that refused to force arbitration of a retirement plan dispute against an investment management company, arguing the case could resolve a circuit split on the scope of relief under federal benefits law.
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