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Death Penalty Foes Submit Enough Signatures

Mar. 23, 2012
By Riley Guerin

Opponents of the death penalty have turned in 800,000 signatures in an effort to qualify a repeal initiative for the November ...



SF Questions DUI Breathalyzer Tests

Mar. 20, 2012
By Riley Guerin

San Francisco's district attorney and public defender jointly investigate police department's use of preliminary alcohol scr...



Law Review Circulations Plunge

Mar. 16, 2012
By Riley Guerin

No major law review had more than 2,000 paying subscribers in 2011. ...


Last year's Bank of America settlement with investors for $8.5 billion over losses in mortgage-backed bonds has been sent back...



Del Norte DA Courts Trouble

Mar. 9, 2012
By Riley Guerin

Jon Alexander is facing an FBI investigation for possible bribery. ...


An international arbitration panel ordered Ecuador to stop the enforcement of the $18-billion judgment handed down in 2011 by ...



Judge Rakoff Versus the SEC

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

A U.S. district judge rejects the SEC's Citigroup deal. ...


We recognize 55 lawyers throughout the Golden State for 25 extraordinary achievements in 2011. ...



Competing Opinions

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Majority and dissenting opinions in the Ninth Circuit's Proposition 8 ruling. ...



Setting Boundaries

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Justice Stephen G. Breyer talks about the role that the U.S. Supreme Court has played in determining the fate of the nation. ...



Rocking the Pension Debate

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

The California Supreme Court weighs in on public pensions. ...



Taking the Fifth with Documents

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

The interplay between the Fifth Amendment and requirements for document production presents challenging issues. ...



The Black Box

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

More and more vehicles are equipped with devices that record key data in the event of a crash. ...



The Barter

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Bartering legal services in the 21st century. ...



9th Circuit Allows DNA Testing of Arrestees

Mar. 2, 2012
By Riley Guerin

California law enforcers can collect DNA samples from adults arrested for felonies but have not yet been convicted. ...



The View from Under My Desk

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

In Pro Per: A lawyer recalls the challenge of practicing entertainment law before she was finally diagnosed with bipolar disor...



Making the Most of Wireless

Mar. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos

Making the most of wireless through better storage capacity and battery life. ...



Participants

Mar. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Mar. 1, 2012
By STEPHEN LARSON

Summaries of disciplinary action taken by the state Supreme Court or the State Bar Court.



Reel Law

Mar. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

At the Circus



Mergers & Acquisitions

Mar. 1, 2012
By Karisantos

Fenwick & West Morrison & Foerster Perkins Coie Slovak, Baron & Empey WilmerHale



Editor's Note

Mar. 1, 2012
By Karisantos



Letters

Mar. 1, 2012
By Karisantos


The Presbyterian Church's version of the U.S. Supreme Court censured the Rev. Jane Adams Spahr for marrying 16 same-sex couple...



Fraud Claims Against BofA Dismissed

Feb. 22, 2012
By Riley Guerin

A federal judge threw out an investor's lawsuit that claimed Bank of America's 2008 acquisition of Countrywide Financial amoun...



L.A. Law Now Requires Condoms in Porn Films

Feb. 16, 2012
By Riley Guerin

Mayor signs ordinance requiring porn actors to wear condoms while filming in the City of Los Angeles. ...


Municipal governments also won a small victory when the California Public Utilities Commission recently decided to allow indiv...



Stephen G. Breyer

Feb. 7, 2012
By Riley Guerin

What are the nine unelected justices of the U.S. Supreme Court really good for? In a wide ranging interview Associate Supreme ...


The America Invents Act's switch from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file patent claim system favor biotech companies with de...



High-Speed Rail Wreck?

Feb. 2, 2012
By Kari Santos