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unusual facts about Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals



Bill Dodge

After graduation, he served as law clerk for William A. Norris of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and then Harry Blackmun of the Supreme Court.

Burton Awards for Legal Achievement

Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Judge Carol Corrigan of the Supreme Court of California are honorary members on the board of directors.

Clatskanie Middle/High School

On appeal in 2006, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the summary judgment in favor of the school district for the actions related to the refusal to get onto the bus, as this disruptive action was not protected speech.

Copyright Renewal Act of 1992

In 2007, four plaintiffs, the Internet Archive, its founder, Prelinger Archives, and its founder, filed a suit against the US Government for changing the copyright system in the Ninth Circuit (See Kahle v. Gonzales).

Diane Johnsen

After leaving law school, Johnsen was a clerk to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Benjamin Cushing Duniway.

Eugene Volokh

He was a law clerk for Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and later for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Francis George

During his brief tenure, he led the Archdiocese's response to a tape recording by the Lane County jail of an inmate's sacramental confession; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals later ruled that the tape recording was an unconstitutional and illegal act.

Holmes v. California National Guard

Andrew Holmes v. California National Guard, 124 F.3d 1126 (9th Cir. 1998) was a federal court case heard by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, that upheld the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that restricted service by gays and lesbians in the California National Guard of the United States.

Mari Matsuda

She was an associate at the labor law firm of King & Nakamura in Honolulu and was law clerk to Judge Herbert Young Cho Choy of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Scott Warmuth

He is a member of the California Bar as well as the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corporation

Sony Computer Entertainment v. Connectix Corporation, 203 F.3d 596 (2000), is a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled that the copying of a copyrighted BIOS software during the development of an emulator software does not constitute copyright infringement, but is covered by fair use.


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