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Constitutional Law


Reclaiming the 14th Amendment

Feb. 4, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

The intent standard used in equal protection jurisprudence has failed to protect African Americans from subtler forms of discr...


Government


Legal options the public can take to challenge unlawful government decrees. By Sanford L. Michelman and Bill Gausewitz of Mich...


Labor/Employment


True Grit: The New Wild West of Employee Benefits

Feb. 4, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

The technological and social changes affecting today’s workforce have opened up a whole new world for employers. By David McFa...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Price Named Kern Bar President

Feb. 4, 2011
By Pat Alston

Public-law attorney Brett L. Price is the new president of the Kern County Bar Association. ...


Criminal


Prosecutor's Hardball Tactics Upheld

Feb. 4, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a prosecutor's discretion to file prior convictions to increase a mandatory mini...


Environmental


Environmental Groups Notch Two Wins

Feb. 4, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

Environmental justice groups appear to have notched two significant wins against government agencies in just over a week's tim...


California Supreme Court


Chief Justice Pushes for Latino Colleague

Feb. 4, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said Wednesday she would like to see the governor choose a Latino from Southern California t...


Large Firms


Prosecutor Adds to Bingham's Growth

Feb. 4, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

Dan Saunders, a federal prosecutor who helped lead the criminal investigation of private detective Anthony J. Pellicano, is th...


Corporate


Cooley Takes More Companies Public

Feb. 4, 2011
By Jill Redhage

Cooley lawyers took two clients public in another sign that the floodgates for initial public offerings have opened for the fi...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Appellate Court Sides With Developer

Feb. 4, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong

In a major win for a developer, an appellate court affirmed a $30 million judgment for a company that spent millions of dollar...


Judges and Judiciary


High Court Considers Clerks

Feb. 4, 2011
By Laura Ernden

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said she's willing to consider hiring annual clerks at the state Supreme Court, potentially ...


Judicial Profile


Deborah J. Chuang

Feb. 4, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

Orange County Superior Court Judge Deborah J. Chuang, who spent most of her early career handling appeals, got her first expos...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Can't Be Censured for Remarks

Feb. 4, 2011
By John Roemer

A controversial nominee to a Northern District judgeship cannot be disciplined for remarks he made as a magistrate judge, the ...


Real Estate/Development


Real Estate Movers & Dealmakers

Feb. 3, 2011
By Jason W. Armstrong And Sean Win

In one of Los Angeles's largest commercial real estate transactions in recent years, JPMorgan Chase paid $300 million for a 50...


Law Practice


Firms Bankrolling Lawsuits Go Big

Feb. 3, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

Money helps companies bring cases against competitors but some lawyers worry it erodes client privilege. ...


Corporate Counsel


David A. Aaron

Feb. 3, 2011
By Craig Andersonn

Chief Legal Officer, Vice President, Business Development for Alien Technology Corp. Morgan Hill ...


Corporate Counsel


William "Trey" Thomas III

Feb. 3, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources for McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants Inc. Portland, OR<...


Perspective


Want to Be a Trial Lawyer?

Feb. 3, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Clarence Darrow once said that the only real lawyer is a trial lawyer. How this changed one litigator's career. By Vance A. Wo...


Law Practice


Firm's L.A. Office Grows

Feb. 3, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP grew its Los Angeles office by two on Tuesday with the hiring of Jan E. Dodd and Jennifer Ilestin...


Corporate


Chevron Files RICO Suit in Ecuador Case

Feb. 3, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher filed a civil racketeering suit Tuesday on behalf of Chevron Corp. against the lawyers behind a ma...


Education


Cal Law Students Get Sotomayor's Ear

Feb. 3, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

U.C. Berkeley School of Law Students will square off today in the school's annual moot court contest, a portion of which will ...


Government


Last Terrorist Surveillance Suit Dismissed

Feb. 3, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge has dismissed the last remaining lawsuit challenging the Terrorist Surveillance Program undertaken by Presiden...


Why companies acquiring or merging with other companies should never ignore the subject of insurance. By Linda Klamm and Walte...


Criminal


LA Immigration Checks Unique

Feb. 3, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

Los Angeles County's participation in the controversial 287(g) immigration enforcement program is unique in that it mostly tar...


Criminal


Obama Immigration Policy in Stats

Feb. 3, 2011
By Brandon Ortiz

New statistics shed more light on the Obama administration's immigration policy while raising unanswered questions. ...


Letter to the Editor


Disappointment Over Coverage of Listserv Dispute

Feb. 3, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Lee R. Feldman responds to the Daily Journal's coverage on the CELA listserve dispute. ...


Perspective


Federal Pre-emption and Generic Drug Labeling

Feb. 3, 2011
By Genevieve Knollen

When it comes to generic drug labeling, should federal labeling requirements trump state tort laws? By Brian Kabateck and Payv...


Government


Court Decision Could Stymie Props

Feb. 3, 2011
By Emily Green

A 3rd District Court of Appeal ruling stops the state Legislature from dictating how ballot initiatives are presented to voter...


Energy Law


Feds Must Redo Power Transmission Plans

Feb. 3, 2011
By John Roemer

A massive federal plan to amplify the nation's electric grid and avoid future power brownouts and blackouts is fatally flawed ...


Environmental


Feds Must Reconsider Smelt Protection

Feb. 3, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

A proposed settlement agreement filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco Tuesday could be a boon to the tiny longfin smel...