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Today's topic: Ninth Circuit Rules for Phones and Other Electronic Devices.

The Ninth Circuit is often recognized as progressive court, so it stands to reason that - unlike airlines - Ninth Circuit rules on electronic devices would also be progressive. While some courthouses ban phones altogether, the Ninth Circuit understands that we live in a digital age. Here's what you should know about the Ninth Circuit's electronic device policy.

Today's Ninth Circuit opinion features the misnomer of the week.

The appellant, a Louisiana-based non-profit called Conservation Force, sounds like a superhero union in vein of Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Instead, it is "wildlife conservation" group that explains on its website that "hunting uniquely provides self actualization, completeness and expression which are complex, higher order needs deserving of protection." So it should come as no surprise that Conservation Force sued Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar after the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) seized two leopard trophies that American hunters imported into the U.S. from Africa.