Browse 8 sovereign immunity cases decided by Ninth Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Ninth Circuit: Discretionary Function Exception Bars FTCA Claim for Aircraft Operation
Fiedler v. United States, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ...
Ninth Circuit: Forest Service fire suppression decisions protected by FTCA exception
Wilkins v. United States, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act (FT...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Detainee's Claims Against Former President Trump
Thakur v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a ...
Ninth Circuit: Trump's post-presidency records subject to disclosure
Trump v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit Cou...
Ninth Circuit: CERCLA and CWA do not apply extraterritorially without clear intent
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation v. Teck Cominco Metals Ltd, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville ...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Union Challenge to Trump Executive Orders
American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the district court's dismissal ...
Ninth Circuit Denies Mandamus for Multiplicitous Indictment Claim
Tsay Jbr LLC v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, decided by Ninth Circuit on May 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Tsay Jbr LLC, sought...
Ninth Circuit: Art Exception to FSIA Applies Retroactively
David Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, decided by Ninth Circuit on April 30, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ninth Circuit addressed whether the "art exception" to the Foreign...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 8 sovereign immunity cases from Ninth Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 7, Plaintiff Win: 1.
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