Browse 25 first amendment free speech cases decided by Ninth Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Ninth Circuit Upholds South Dakota's Anti-Riot Law Against First Amendment Challenge
National Tps Alliance v. Noem, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sough...
Ninth Circuit Blocks Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" as Likely First Amendment Violation
Garcia Morales v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on February 18, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the denial of a preliminary injunction sought by plaintiffs chal...
Ninth Circuit Denies Trump's Bid to Block Disclosure of Financial Records
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on February 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought ...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Portland's 'Sit-Lie' Ordinance as Constitutional
Gibson v. City of Portland, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought...
Ninth Circuit Upholds South Dakota's Anti-Riot Law Against First Amendment Challenge
National Tps Alliance v. Noem, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 28, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sou...
Ninth Circuit Upholds North Dakota's Ag-Gag Law Against Free Speech Challenge
Friends of Animals v. Burgum, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Frien...
Ninth Circuit: Campaign Ad's Implication of Felony Conviction Not Defamatory
Howard v. Republican National Committee, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation cl...
Ninth Circuit Denies Trump's Bid to Block Jan 6 Committee Subpoena
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by...
Ninth Circuit Denies Trump's Bid to Block Financial Record Disclosure
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought b...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Oregon Ballot Access Laws Against Trump Challenge
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought ...
Ninth Circuit Upholds City Sign Ordinance Against Free Speech Challenge
Oregon Right to Life v. Stolfi, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction so...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Oregon's Ballot Harvesting Law Against Trump's Challenge
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought b...
Ninth Circuit: Trump Not Immune from Defamation Suit for Personal Statements
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 28, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's denial of former President...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Injunction Against Florida's Anti-Riot Law
Rojas-Espinoza v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the denial of a preliminary injunction sought by undocumented imm...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Oregon's Ballot Harvesting Law Against Trump's Challenge
State of Oregon v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on October 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by...
Ninth Circuit Upholds California's SB 107, Denying Injunction
Uc Encarnacion v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holdin...
Ninth Circuit Upholds South Dakota's Anti-Riot Law Against First Amendment Challenge
National Tps Alliance v. Noem, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction s...
Ninth Circuit Blocks California Social Media Laws as Unconstitutional
Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit addressed whether California's laws requiring social media platforms to r...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Based on Fair Report Privilege
Asuncion v. Hegseth, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit brought by a ...
Ninth Circuit Grants Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case
Sterling v. Feek, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Feek, ...
No Soliciting Sign Not State Action, First Amendment Claim Fails
Sodha v. Golubowski, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that ...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Pharma Lawsuit Over Drug Pricing Data
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Stolfi, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismis...
Ninth Circuit Upholds North Dakota's 'Ag Gag' Law Against First Amendment Challenge
Halverson v. Burgum, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a challenge to North Dakota's "Ag Ga...
Ninth Circuit: X (Twitter) Not a State Actor, First Amendment Claims Dismissed
Doe 1 v. Twitter, Inc., decided by Ninth Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a dismissed outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging Twitter (now X) violated the First A...
Ninth Circuit Denies Injunction, Upholds Qualified Immunity for Official
Lapadat v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by the plain...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 25 first amendment free speech cases from Ninth Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 22, Plaintiff Win: 2, Dismissed: 1.
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