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Friday's ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rolls back California's ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets.

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Federal Appeals Court Throws Out California Ban On Large-Capacity Gun Magazines

8:31pm August 14, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The court on Friday rules that the state's "near-categorical ban of [the magazines] infringes on the fundamental right to self-defense." The decision is a blow to gun control activists.

Honduran migrants wait in line to plead their asylum cases earlier this month at a border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Court Blocks Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Policy Along Part Of The Border

1:43pm March 05, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The 9th Circuit said the policy, which forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico, may violate the law. But judges were prepared to block the policy in two states only, starting next week.

San Francisco police officers wait while homeless people collect their belongings. Nearly a quarter of the country's homeless population lives in California.

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Supreme Court Won't Hear Case On Ban Against Homeless Sleeping In Public Spaces

2:39pm December 16, 2019

The denial upholds a lower court ruling that put severe limits on cities' ability to enforce anti-camping ordinances on streets and in public rights of way. Advocates for the homeless lauded the move.

Detained immigrant children line up at a temporary home for immigrant women and children in Karnes City, Texas.

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Appeals Court Rules Detained Migrant Children Should Get Soap, Sleep, Clean Water

11:02pm August 15, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The Trump administration had challenged a court order setting the rules for how detained migrant children should be treated.

Brad Steinle, Liz Sullivan and Jim Steinle, the brother, mother and father of Kate Steinle appearing at a 2015 news conference on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco.

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Appeals Court Says Parents Can't Sue San Francisco Over Immigrant Who Killed Daughter

10:19pm March 25, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The case drew national attention when a local sheriff released from a city jail an unauthorized immigrant without notifying federal officials. The immigrant later killed Kate Steinle.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients and other young immigrants rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in March. A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration's effort to end the program.

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Federal Appeals Court Deals Trump Another Setback On DACA

10:59pm November 08, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is the first appellate court to rule on ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Judges rejected government arguments that the court has no jurisdiction.