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Aug. 15, 2015

9th Circuit judge threatens sanctions over oral argument in immigration case

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered a Department of Justice attorney to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for "improper oral argument" for citing a news article that identified "federal authorities."


By L.J. Wiliamson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ordered a Department of Justice
attorney to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for "improper oral argument"
for citing a days-old news article that identified "federal authorities" as its source.


Judge Kim M. Wardlaw, at a hearing on July 24, was...

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