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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jan. 27, 2010

9th Circuit Allows Reporter Firings

A bitter struggle over journalistic standards and union organizing at the Santa Barbara News-Press tilted toward the publisher Tuesday as a 9th Circuit panel rejected an administrative law judge's finding favoring reporters.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A bitter struggle over journalistic standards and union organizing at the Santa Barbara News-Press tilted toward the publisher Tuesday as a divided federal appeals panel rejected an administrative law judge's finding favoring reporters.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted 2-1 to deny the National Labor Relations Board's effort to reinstate journalists fired for uni...

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