Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court was established in 1891 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The court holds appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
- District of Alaska
- District of Arizona
- Central District of California
- Eastern District of California
- Northern District of California
- Southern District of California
- District of Hawaii
- District of Idaho
- District of Montana
- District of Nevada
- District of Oregon
- Eastern District of Washington
- Western District of Washington
The court also has jurisdiction over the territorial courts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Ninth Circuit is the largest of the circuit courts. To learn more about the history of the Ninth Circuit, visit the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society.
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Recent Decisions From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date: September 4, 2026
Docket Number: 24-4847
Justia Opinion Summary: A noncitizen from Guatemala was ordered removed in absentia after arriving five minutes late to his immigration merits hearing, claiming a flat tire caused his tardiness. He filed a timely, pro se motion to reopen and…
Date: September 4, 2026
Docket Number: 24-7676
Date: September 4, 2026
Docket Number: 25-1773
Date: September 4, 2026
Docket Number: 25-2701
Date: September 4, 2026
Docket Number: 25-3436
Date: September 4, 2026
Docket Number: 25-4855
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 24-3820
Justia Opinion Summary: During a robbery at La Milpa Market in Yakima, Washington, two masked individuals stole approximately $16,000. In the course of the crime, one robber dropped an envelope and the other lost his left glove. Both items were…
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 24-6090
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 24-6199
Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiffs, projects focused on protecting water quality, brought a suit against a clay recycling facility located near Temescal Creek in California, alleging violations of stormwater-permit requirements under the…
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 24-6697
Justia Opinion Summary: Courthouse News Service, a nationwide news organization reporting on civil litigation, challenged the Idaho courts' policy of withholding newly filed civil complaints from public and press access until after manual…
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 25-2664
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 25-2818
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 25-2941
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 25-3735
Date: September 3, 2026
Docket Number: 25-5057
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