Dec. 29, 2025
9th Circuit narrows judge's role but backs VA housing mandate
The 9th Circuit affirmed a landmark order requiring the VA to build thousands of housing units for disabled veterans, while limiting judicial control over leases, fiduciary duties and agency land management.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel largely upheld an order that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to build thousands of permanent and temporary housing units for homeless and disabled veterans on its West Los Angeles campus.
The unanimous opinion published on Dec. 23 - written by Circuit Judge Ana de Alba and joined by Judges Consuelo M. Callahan and Roopali H. Desai - affirmed that the VA violated the Rehabilitation Act by failing to provide veterans' meaning...
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