Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Coverage of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Nexus archive.
- Ninth Circuit says ex-Netflix employee must face arbitration in sexual harassment case
A former Netflix employee must undergo arbitration for a sexual harassment case, as the Ninth Circuit ruled the dispute arose before the 2022 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. The court found the arbitration clause in her contract valid because her claims predated the law, despite her argument that the dispute began in 2023 when she filed a formal complaint.
- Kalshi, Polymarket lose bids to halt Nevada and Washington gambling cases
Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket have failed in their bids to halt legal cases brought by Nevada and Washington state gambling regulators. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that federal derivatives oversight does not provide immunity from state gaming enforcement actions.
- Unearthed emails expose how Obama-era EPA plotted 'massive' energy regulations from day one: watchdog
A government watchdog alleges the Obama-era EPA pre-determined legal grounds for climate regulations through internal emails, which are now central to a legal battle over the Trump administration's attempt to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding. The case involves multiple organizations challenging the validity of the EPA's regulatory framework.