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• 9th Circuit knocks execution access rules used in Idaho, Wash.

  June 7, 2012 in Region A federal appeals court raised sharp questions Thursday about why Idaho’s not complying with its 2002 decision that the First Amendment requires witnesses to be able to view lethal injection … 6

• Appeals court hears arguments on evidence ruling

  February 8, 2011 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – A jury should be told Otto Zehm hadn’t committed any crime before he was beaten by a Spokane police officer who claims Zehm was aggressive and defiant when … 1

• Appeal filed over gay marriage ruling in Calif.

  August 5, 2010 in Nation/World Supporters of California’s gay marriage ban filed an appeal today of a federal judge’s ruling striking down the voter-approved law. 12

• Judge tosses gay marriage ban

  August 5, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge overturned California’s gay marriage ban Wednesday in a landmark case that could eventually force the U.S. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether …

• Court: Wash. inmate denied Torah can sue

  May 5, 2010 in City A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit brought by a Washington inmate who was denied Jewish reading materials. 4

• 9th Circuit lifts ban on release of R-71 petitions

  October 15, 2009 in City Washington’s secretary of state can release the names and addresses of people who signed petitions calling for a public vote on the state’s expanded benefits for domestic partners, a federal … 2

• Court ruling shields roadless U.S. forests

  August 6, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 A federal appeals court Wednesday blocked road construction on more than 40 million acres of pristine national forests. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of …

• Hells Angels leader will be resentenced

  April 1, 2009 in City on Page A5 Spokane – A federal appeals court has upheld the 2007 racketeering and conspiracy conviction of Richard “Smilin’ Rick” Fabel, who at the time was the president of the Spokane-based chapter …

• Students court experience

  March 17, 2009 in City on Page A5 Two University of Idaho law school students made their litigation debut Monday by going straight to the top. In their first time before a judge, the pair argued a case …

• 9th Circuit sides with state on Hanford waste

  March 11, 2009 in Region The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the state of Washington does have authority over certain radioactive waste mixed with hazardous chemicals at Hanford.

• Hells Angels leader will be resentenced

  March 6, 2009 in City on Page A9 A federal appeals court has upheld the 2007 racketeering and conspiracy conviction of Richard “Smilin’ Rick” Fabel, who at the time was the president of the Spokane-based chapter of the …