9th Circuit Court

Trump brings Back 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Nominee

Sentinel News WireSeptember 24, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former adviser to then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions was nominated for a second time Friday to a position on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, an effort that has been criticized by California’s two senators. The White House announced that President Donald Trump would nominate Patrick J. Bumatay, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of California, to the busy appeals court headquartered in San Francisco. Bumatay was nominated last year but the Senate never took up his confirmation and it expired. The Ninth Circuit Court handles cases of high interest to the Trump

Local News

Supreme Court Strikes Down Spot Check Ordinance for Hotels

City News ServiceJune 24, 2015

Police say the ruling makes it hard to fight sex trafficking, drug dealing. The U.S. Supreme court recently struck down a Los Angeles ordinance that allowed the police to examine guest registries at hotels and motels anytime during the day or night. The 5-4 decision upheld a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had set aside the ordinance on grounds that it permitted unreasonable searches. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office had maintained that some hotels and motels have become havens of prostitution, sex trafficking and drug dealing and that police need the authority to conduct spot checks,