The Ninth Circuit covers the federal courts in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 4,198 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 4,198 published rulings we track in the Ninth Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 4,112 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Of the 492 summary-judgment rulings here, 257 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 235 let the worker’s claims continue.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Ninth Circuit covers.
Krzesni v. Wellpinit School District
Weiss v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District - Board of Directors
Combs v. Netflix, Inc.
Brown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Cocom v. Abm Aviation, Inc.
American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Trump
Reges v. Cauce
Williams v. Legacy Health
Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center
United States v. Gonzalez-Reyes
Unite Here International Union v. Wilton Rancheria
Radnet Management, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Karen Estrada-Payes v. Pamela Bondi
Trump
Nova Scotia Health Employees' Pension Plan v. Comerica Incorporated
Kalbers
Diamond Sands Apartments, LLC v. Clark County Nevada
Desiree McGuire v. Roseville Joint Union High School District
Nevada Resort Association-International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Ma
Brown
Trump
Walker Specialty Constr., Inc. v. Bd. of Tr. of the Constr. Indus. and Laborers Joint Pension Trust
Ortiz
Employees at the Clark County Government Center and or on Its Property v. Monsanto Company
Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa
Employees at the Clark County Government Center and or on Its Property v. Monsanto Company
International Longshore and Warehouse Union v. National Labor Relations Board
Oakland County Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association v. Tesla Inc.
Almanza-Adame
Lanyice Delay v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. et al.
Quezada
Relator, LLC v. Ilink Employers Company
Bitco General Insurance Corporation v. Union Ridge Ranch, LLC
Tracy Auto, Lp Dba Tracy Toyota v. National Labor Relations Board
Bondi
National Labor Relations Board v. Airgas USA, LLC
National Labor Relations Board v. MacY's Inc.
Lawson
LeGrand
Rodriguez
Regional Local Union Nos. 846 And 847, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Afl-Cio, and Regional District Council Welfare Plan and Trust v. Triton Steel, LLC
Tang
Singh
Kniffen
Paynton
Mims
Kohli
Healy
Sloan
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These figures summarize publicly available published court opinions only. Published opinions over-represent summary-judgment rulings (decisions made without a trial) and appeals, because those are the stages where judges most often write formal opinions. Most workplace disputes settle privately and never appear here at all. A ruling’s outcome reflects many case-specific factors and is not a prediction for any other situation. Read more about how we source and classify rulings.
Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of outcomes and case stages is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.