9th Circuit rules asylum applicant has right to go before judge, setting up Supreme Court showdown

9th Circuit rules asylum applicant has right to go before judge, setting up Supreme Court showdown



In a major break from another key appellate court, the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that a Sri Lankan man who failed his initial asylum screening has the constitutional right to go before a judge -- threatening to further clog the immigration court system with tens of thousands of similar claims, and setting up a virtually certain Supreme Court showdown.