Times, they changed
Many decades ago, judges were more guarded about who they truly were as human beings. Today most are more willing to reveal th...
Maybe Plato had a point – democracy is pretty good, but once in a while it gets out of hand, and nine old wise guys and gals a...
An urgent public interest exists in the U.S. Supreme Court resolving the uncertainty and controversy about whether Trump is el...
It is true that body language and other forms of nonverbal communication have meaning. I am unaware of anyone who disputes suc...
Firm challenges sanctions, ‘gamesmanship’ accusation
By Devon Belcher
“We will be appearing and arguing against the sanctions because they are excessive and unwarranted,” said defense attorney Jam...
A Ruthless Court
After Ruth died, Christopher Scalia shared the story of an encounter between his father and a fellow judge years earlier in Ju...
A unique attribute of our justice system
Only one nation – the United States of America – allows jury trials in the vast majority of civil cases.
SB 345 is the latest of a series of measures passed by the Legislature recently seeking to protect Californians from the overr...
Firm successfully demurs again to conspiracy claims
By Skyler Romero
“Plaintiffs’ argument that they must re-allege the causes of action in subsequent amended complaints in order to facilitate th...
After delay, Senate confirms US attorney in San Diego
By Craig Anderson
Tara McGrath’s nomination was held up by a senator upset over the federal indictments of former President Donald Trump.
Katherine Feinstein, a former San Francisco Superior Court judge who said she received a limited power of attorney for her mot...
The lawsuit came days after the federal agency revealed that it is investigating Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms, two of the nati...
The complaint, filed by J. Jonathan Hawk of White & Case LLP, claims Atlas “failed to make any of the payments to X Corp. ...
EPA missed deadline to revise air quality standards, lawsuit alleges
By Jonathan Lo
Because the five-year deadline to finalize a new assessment has passed, the nonprofits said they are suing to ensure the EPA f...
Los Angeles joins chorus urging reversal of anti-camping ruling
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The City of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions in the Ninth Circuit are trying to solve the humanitarian tragedy facin...
9th Circuit Judge Patrick J. Bumatay, an appointee of President Donald Trump, called the en banc panel’s decision “unprecedent...
Ex-Twitter IT manager sues X, SpaceX over layoff
By Jonathan Lo
The complaint accused Elon Musk of offering substantial compensation packages to every remaining Twitter employee in March, bu...
Several Republicans offered public assurances Friday that they would not try to block the appointment of another Democrat to t...
Santa Barbara County judge is stern when needed, lawyers say
9th Circuit: Idaho abortion ban not preempted by US law
By Craig Anderson
The U.S. Justice Department sued Idaho, arguing that the state’s law criminalizing abortion, which took effect after the U.S. ...
Destroy the records, destroy the corporate veil
California Court Of Appeal rules that manager’s destruction of company records supports finding of unity of interest sufficien...
SpaceX wields the Constitution against the government
The SpaceX countersuit claims that it has a constitutional right to have the case heard in an “Article III” court and calls fo...
The Don on Trial
Although separated by nearly ninety years, the parallels between the Trump and Lucania prosecutions are many, and if you squin...
New law bolsters tenant displacement safeguards
The expansions in Senate Bill 567 collectively create a more encompassing and equitable framework for tenant rights and afford...
Effective networking isn't about amassing a vast number of business cards or attending countless events--it's about cultivatin...
Southwestern Law School sued over apartment building condition
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles by Grant K. Riley of Riley Ersoff LLP says a toddler living in the building was poisoned by l...
Tesla argues human error in 1st autopilot wrongful death trial
By Devon Belcher
“This case is not about autopilot. What you’re going to hear is that autopilot actually makes the roads safer,” said Tesla’s ...
Apple and Epic file dueling Supreme Court petitions
By Craig Anderson
“The Ninth Circuit’s rule effectively immunizes an array of anti-competitive practices from liability,” wrote Epic Games attor...
US judge OKs LA County’s $1B homeless settlement
By Skyler Romero
“We are extremely pleased that the court has decided today to approve a historic settlement that will add to an already unprec...
Google asks again to decertify YouTube subscriber class
By Wisdom Howell
Google argued that the class cannot pursue damages because the plaintiffs kept using YouTube’s premium subscription and thus, ...