U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Dec. 14, 2011
9th Circuit wary of overstepping in veterans' mental health care case
Testing federal courts' power over the executive branch, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard oral argument on the charged question of mental health care for suicidal military veterans.




By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Testing federal courts' power over the executive branch, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard oral argument on the charged question of mental health care for suicidal military veterans.
Many on the 11-judge en banc panel seemed reluctant to affirm a May ruling that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs violates veterans' due process rights by failing to give ...
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