Fireworks Law Ignites Practice
By Erik Cummins
SAN FRANCISCO - Daniel Kelly fondly remembers a trip his family made through Tennessee many years ago. Kelly's dad stopped at...
Participating in Dependency Decisions Empowers Youths
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Miriam Aroni Krinsky, Dara K. Reiner and Jennifer Rodriguez - Every day, decisions are made in California's ...
It's Not Just Fish
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Joseph F. C. DiMento - The publication last month of a major study reporting the collapse of the great preda...
Rejection of Visa Puzzles Cuban Piano Tuner
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Three years ago, Cuban piano tuner Armando Gomez couldn't get a visa to attend the annual international piano t...
Bifurcation of Punitives Is Not Necessarily Best for Defendant
By Columnist
Focus Column - Litigation - By John B. Quinn and William C. Price - On the morning of your final status conference, your clien...
Criminal Backlog May Force Halt to Civil Trials
By Jim Adamekn
RIVERSIDE - In a controversial move, Riverside County's Superior Court may halt civil trials for a month this summer so that j...
DA, Judge Compromise on Overtime Pay Issue
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert A. Dukes and District Attorney Steve Cooley have reached a com...
Bill Would Ease Privilege Rule
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - Several bills affecting the legal profession passed legislative committees this week, including one by Assemblyma...
Be Prepared, San Jose Lawyers Warn
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Gregory Ward has an impressive legal background, with stints prosecuting or...
Quiet Leader, Judge Offered Good Advice
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
SAN BERNARDINO - Retired San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Charles S. Havens died Monday of long-term effects of a ch...
Abuse Ruling Spares Judge, Priest
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Child molestation charges were dismissed Wednesday against former Orange County Superior Court Judge Ronald C. K...
Malicious-Prosecution Suits Get Green Light
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - Attorneys can be sued for malicious prosecution if they learn their lawsuits have no merit after they are filed,...
Rejection of Cuban's Visa Hits the Wrong Chord
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Three years ago, Cuban piano tuner Armando Gomez couldn't get a visa to attend the annual international piano tu...
Judge Grants Immunity for Defense in Murder Trial
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - Superior Court Judge Lenard Louie on Wednesday swept aside prosecution objections to immunizing statements by ...
Six Law Firms Plus One Bear Equal Nothing in Winnie the Pooh Case
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - Wednesday was a typical day in Winnie the Pooh Litigation Land. Nothing much happened. But six law fi...
Veteran Prosecutor Dick Iglehart Dies at 60
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - Alameda County Superior Court Judge Richard Iglehart, a former prosecutor "with a big heart," keen knowledge o...
9th Circuit Is Overloaded With Immigration Appeals
By Pamela Mac Lean
Reporter's Notebook - By Pamela A. MacLean - Increased scrutiny of foreigners following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has beg...
Appeals of INS Cases Triple in 9th U.S. Circuit
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Increased scrutiny of foreigners following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has begun to affect the 9th U.S. Ci...
Material Outside of Record Is 'Forbidden Fruit' for Attorneys
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Focus Column - Appellate Law - By Paul D. Fogel and Raymond A. Cardozo - Materials outside the record on appeal are the appell...
'O' Connor Court' Leaves Mark
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's 2002-03 term will be remembered for the justices' landmark decisions on affirmative act...
Filter Fracas
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Forum Column - By Kevin S. Bankston - Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its 6-3 decision in United States v. Am...
Voting Patterns of Justices Basically Stayed the Same
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Despite headline-grabbing rulings on affirmative action and gay rights that gave a liberal cast to a conservative...
Juror's Note Delays But Won't Derail Riders Trial
By Karen Coleman
OAKLAND - An Alameda County Superior Court judge rejected a motion for a mistrial Tuesday in the prosecution of three former O...
9th Circuit Manges to Hold Its Own, With 78 Percent Reversals
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Well, it's a start. For the second term in a row, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals manag...
DA's Remarks Derail Murder Trial
By Matthew Heller
RIVERSIDE - The murder trial of a woman accused of feeding her baby methamphetamine-laced breast milk hit a detour Tuesday as ...
County Crime Lab Celebrates 75th Birthday
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - Back when detectives wore fedoras and bandits toted machine guns, Los Angeles County Sheriff William I. Traeger ...
Assemblyman to Pay FPPC-Imposed Fine
By Linda Rapattoni
SACRAMENTO - State Assemblyman Robert Pacheco, R-Walnut, a lawyer who sits on the Assembly Judiciary Committee, has agreed to ...
'Big Fat Wedding' Faces Big Fat Lawsuit
By Garry Abrams
LOS ANGELES - The independent movie smash "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has spawned a rather large lawsuit that claims it will ex...
Defense Bar Cedes Ground In 'Atkins' Bill On Executions
By Hudson Sangree
SACRAMENTO - Prosecutors and defense lawyers said Tuesday they are much closer to agreement on a measure that would implement ...
Merger Permutations Have Legal World Doing the Math
By Joel Rosenblatt
SAN FRANCISCO - Partners at Cooley Godward and Venture Law Group are divided into factions over their respective merger prospe...