"Can the senseless crimes of a relative few be so despicable to justify the infringement of the constitutional rights of law-abiding individuals in hopes that such crimes will then abate or, at least, not be as horrific?" Judge McGlynn asked in his ruling.
"Cities and states cannot ignore federal law in an effort to constrain consumer choice, and it is encouraging that the Ninth Circuit upheld this standard," the California Restaurant Association (CRA) president and CEO said.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an earlier decision ordering Stormy Daniels to pay former President Donald Trump nearly $122,000 in legal fees for the defamation lawsuit she filed against him in 2018.
The United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a group of Kansas voters who claimed a newly-drawn congressional map discriminated against minorities.
People prosecuted for low-level felonies and misdemeanors such as trespassing and disorderly conduct for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol say they have been blacklisted by banks and shut out of social media fundraising services.
