On April 20, the 9th circuit agreed to a rehearing en banc in Padilla v Lever, 03-56259. The original 9th circuit panel had ruled that petitions must be in languages other than English (if they circulate in areas in which ballots must be in other languages than English). The result had threatened the ballot status of several circulating initiatives. Now the case will be re-argued before eleven judges picked randomly. Thanks to Rick Hasen for this news.