Madeleine Gates

Sep 25, 2024 | cohenmilstein.com | Madeleine Gates |Nicholas J. Jacques

Democratic lawmakers urged the en banc Ninth Circuit to rethink a split decision tossing Cambodian workers’ human trafficking suit against a California importer, arguing Congress specifically amended the federal law following another erroneous Ninth Circuit ruling in the case, and the majority’s refusal to apply those amendments retroactively undermines congressional authority. In a 21-page amicus curiae brief filed Monday, four lawmakers — Reps.