The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday that inmates serving time in privately managed federal prisons don't have the same abil...

A Superior Court judge on Tuesday denied a convicted killer's request for a new trial, despite the fact a key witness recanted...

Production company Crusader Entertainment LLC is asking a state appellate court to review its dispute with novelist Clive Cuss...

A rare criminal price-fixing trial kicked off in the Northern District Tuesday and promises to be fierce: barely an hour into ...

University of La Verne College of Law's dean abruptly resigned Monday, an action coming as the school struggles to regain prov...

Baker & McKenzie will likely close its doors in San Diego, which has seen significant attrition over the past decade, its ...

After years of shrinking budgets from investment losses, drops in membership or decreased revenue from programs, many of the s...

Navigating the law to best protect consumers in breach of implied warranty claims. By Janine Schwerter and Saleem Erakat of Sn...

When emailing a client, never assume that it is protected by the attorney-client privilege. By Aaron Cohn and Janelle M. Smith...

Know which provisions of the law are effective immediately, and what to expect in the coming months. By Sandra Thompson of Buc...

A recent article discussing legal secretaries working for women partners sends a troubling message. By Roni Pomerantz of Shart...

The 2012 season is off to a quick start, and all signs indicate that this year will be even choppier. By James D. C. Barrall o...

The suit claims the company's former officers, independent auditor and chief banker wrongly took $1.2 billion from customers t...

Corporate transactional firm Lim, Ruger & Kim LLP has acquired the four-lawyer San Francisco intellectual property litigat...

In the latest chapter in the struggle between it and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the high court Monday elected agai...

Former Los Angeles pastor Christopher Iruke was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay $6.7 million in r...

The state Supreme Court on Monday unanimously reversed a death sentence in a murder case, finding that a potential juror was i...

The U.S. attorney's office will suffer a leadership blow to its criminal appeals section this week when its chief departs, les...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a California case concerning how public sector unions charge workers for t...

A document released by staff members of the California Energy Commission claiming that it has the right to usurp local governm...

Longtime Morrison & Foerster LLP litigator Gordon P. Erspamer, a renowned advocate for military veterans' rights, has reti...

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Monday that it would roll back the federal government's authority to protect environmentally s...

A prosecutor dropped in civil court, Judge Jacqueline Jackson caught up like the track star she was.

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Outgunned and out-organized by the entertainment industry and its allies, technology companies face an uphill battle against p...

A reader comments on "9th Circuit divide could deepen with new appointments." ...

Will the Justice Department be forced to scale back its FCPA enforcement tactics? By Bethany Hengsbach and Thaddeus McBride of...

For a laundry list of appellate practice "don'ts," look no further. By James C. Martin and Wendy S. Albers of Reed Smith LLP ...

Why Volt technology is an important bet for America's future prosperity. By Mark A. Neubauer ...

The U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles announced Friday it had charged nine people with illegally selling protected wildlif...