9th Circuit Rules On 5 Appeals In Veterans’ Class Case Over L.A. Land, Housing

( January 8, 2026, 11:15 AM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A class of disabled veterans who sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development over the leasing out of land in Los Angeles that was deeded for veterans housing will maintain their class status, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, partially affirming and partially reversing a trial court’s ruling on how the land should be used....