Nora Phillips, et al v. U.S. Customs and Border Prot., et al

  1. May 30, 2024

    Full 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Immigration Attys' Privacy Row

    The full Ninth Circuit on Thursday declined a request from a filmmaker and two immigration attorneys to rehear a panel decision finding that a purportedly covert government surveillance program tracking journalists and advocates tied to a migrant caravan didn't harm them.

  2. November 15, 2023

    Feds Say Data Privacy Suit Doesn't Merit En Banc Hearing

    The Biden administration urged the Ninth Circuit to reject an en banc appeal from a filmmaker and two immigration attorneys who accused the government of illegally gathering their personal information, saying a panel decision correctly found they suffered no harm.

  3. October 13, 2023

    Civil Liberties Groups Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Privacy Suit

    Two civil liberties groups urged the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a government victory over accusations that it illegally collected, used and held the personal information of three people, saying potential abuse of the information is adequate grounds for the suit.

  4. July 21, 2023

    9th Circ. Backs Feds In Immigration Attys' Surveillance Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Friday upheld the federal government's win in a suit challenging a purportedly covert surveillance program, agreeing that the immigration attorneys and filmmaker who sued haven't shown that they've suffered any concrete harm as a result of the program.

  5. September 27, 2022

    Feds Seek To Keep Win Over Purported Surveillance Claims

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection urged the Ninth Circuit to deny an appeal from two immigration attorneys and a documentarian alleging the agency's surveillance program violated their privacy, saying the alleged injuries couldn't be tied to the program.