Drastic cuts in corrections and criminal justice spending are not safe solutions to bloated government spending, write Rep. La...
A Florida man who allegedly stole an inactive California State Bar member's identity, started a fake law firm, hired attorneys...
Los Angeles County courts will likely begin laying off referees in September, in the second round of projected layoffs but the...
Large Firms
Push or Pull: Partners At Howrey Head For the Exits
By Anna Scott/Sara Randazzo
Is an exodus underway at Howrey? Or is the firm jettisoning a large number of underproducing partners to shore itself up? Whic...
The Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center honored mediator Jeff Kichaven with its Excellence in Mediation Award dur...
Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Lawyer Fights For Gay Spouse's Benefits
By John Roemer
A lesbian federal lawyer seeking health insurance for her wife has hit a wall of obstruction by the Obama administration. ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission settled its long-running securities fraud case this week against Saudi arms dealer Adna...
A high-ranking Los Angeles Unified School District employee was indicted Thursday on nine counts of conflict of interest. ...
Another vacancy on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will open, as Circuit Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld announced Thursday h...
The Chinese immigrants, slapped with what appears to be the highest bail ever imposed, have accused San Bernardino County offi...
Former KB Home chief executive Bruce Karatz began wrapping up his defense against criminal stock option backdating charges by ...
A first-of-its kind ruling by the 4th District Court of Appeal could open the door to new lawsuits against private Medicare pl...
Eric Ivary's 30 years of experience as a plaintiffs' attorney can work to his advantage in his new career as a mediator, but i...
In the tax world, it doesn't get more negative than being labeled "frivolous." ...
Brian Kabateck of Kabateck Brown Kellner says concerns that the Tobacco II decision will turn California into the class action...
Damon Rubin examines the 9th Circuit's ruling that district courts may entertain successive summary judgment motions irrespect...
The Federal Circuit's ruling on the written description requirement for patents wil have an immediate impact on inventors and ...
Loyola Law School will adjust grades upward by one-third, citing a need to stay competitive with other law schools in the regi...
The Obama administration finalized a rule Thursday that sets first-ever nationwide limits on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions ...
In its second ruling this year in favor of sticking to shorter deadlines in environmental cases, the California Supreme Court ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Courts need a unitary case management system now, write presiding judges and court executive officers from the counties of Ven...
The new federal reform law finalized this week increases money for fraud prevention and makes it easier to prosecute some type...
Government
Judge Rules Government's Warantless Wiretapping Program Was Illegal
By Rebecca Beyer
In a major blow to the Obama administration and the Bush administration before it, a San Francisco federal judge cast aside th...
Securities
Powerful Allies on Defense Witness List for Ex-KB Home CEO
By Gabe Friedmann
Former Mayor Richard Riordan, top left, and philanthropist Eli Broad, bottom right, are among the Los Angeles civic leaders se...
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is accusing a company that managed city escrow accounts for more than 15 years of s...
Attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips succeeded Tuesday in vacating the conviction of an Alaba...
With a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that criminal defense lawyers are required to warn immigrant clients o...