The Justice Department has filed a motion seeking to toss out a closely watched lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of t...
Prosecutorial misconduct, prison reform and snitching are among the topics of Loyola Law School's fourth annual Fiddle Institu...
Lawyers for Heller Ehrman's estate re-filed the much anticipated second version of its Chapter 11 dissolution plan and disclos...
Three out of the 17 candidates vying for seats on the State Bar Board of Governors have run for the post before. ...
Job losses in the legal sector spiked slightly in March, bucking a nationwide employment trend, which saw the first dramatic u...
The move by Joan M. Cotkin and Terry Leuin to Nossaman leaves in doubt the future of the Cotkin Law Group, which once had 60 l...
When a non-citizen client has pending criminal charges, and the deportation consequences of that plea are clear, he must be ad...
David Kadue of Seyfarth Shaw authors the newest edition of "Cal-Peculiarities," highlighting ways in which California employme...
Bernard Kamine of Kamine Collings & Phelps says amendment of the or-equal statute eliminates the ability of public agencie...
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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...
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 ...