'Swinging Dicks' Dissent Stirs Uproar Across 9th Circ. Bench

By Jeff Overley · March 13, 2026, 9:56 PM EDT

A raunchy dissent in litigation over transgender spa patrons prompted dozens of Ninth Circuit judges to denounce the "vulgar barroom talk" of a colleague, who returned fire by ridiculing his peers...

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Order & Opinion

Case Information

Case Title

Olympus Spa, et al. v. Armstrong, et al.

Case Number

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

December 08, 2023

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