A federal judge on Tuesday asked an attorney for the United States whether information the government asserts is protected by ...
After the Daily Journal reported on pay increases and promotions received by Administrative Office of the Courts employees, th...
Daniel Garrie of Alternative Resolution Centers explains how electronic discovery can be a money-generator rather than a busin...
Diana and Liz Welch share a family's story of loss and survival in their new memoir "The Kids Are All Right." ...
Letter to the Editor
What's the Goal, to Save Costs or Simplify the Conviction Process?
By Sharon Liangn
Andrew J. Marx, Assistant Public Defender of Siskiyou County, comments on the concept of altering jury trials to improve court...
Securities
Broadcom Executives Walk Free After Judge Throws Out Charges
By Christian Berthelsenn
A judge on Tuesday dismissed the federal fraud prosecution of two former Broadcom executives for backdating stock options, lik...
Andrew Abrams of Fish & Richardson discusses recent developments in laws combating unlawful cybersquatting activities. ...
Darlynn Morgan of Morgan Law Group emphasizes why it is important to complete estate planning and name guardians before traged...
The fight over the Bush administration's practice of sending terror suspects to foreign lands for interrogation prompted an un...
In California's closed-door parolee court system, due process concerns are few and even those limited rights have at times bee...
Her commitment to serve the public fairly means U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn Turchin doesn't go easy on those who appear befo...
A Texas federal judge on Monday ordered a case filed by a Florida-based patent holding company transferred to San Jose instead...
Former Central District U.S. Attorney Andrea Ordin is slated to become Los Angeles County's top lawyer this week. ...
The Administrative Office of the Courts received approval on Monday to pay for five new courthouse projects -in El Dorado, Kin...
Two whistleblowers formerly employed by the University of Phoenix reached a $78.5 million settlement Monday on a lawsuit alleg...
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Activists will argue before a Court of Appeal today that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger overstepped his authority when he slashed ...
Although San Francisco Superior Court has tried to avoid serious cutbacks by freezing open positions and travel, the $14.3 mil...
A judge refused to overturn Broadcom's $118 million settlement with shareholders over stock option backdating, despite defense...
A former entertainment lawyer who helped arrange a tax shelter for media mogul Haim Saban has pleaded guilty to federal tax ev...
The State Bar gave administrators at unaccredited East Bay Law School a second chance late last week, granting them six month...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Foster Care Homes Underfunded
By John Roemer
California is short-changing kids in foster care group homes by paying only 80 percent of what federal law requires, a 9th U.S...
Rick Rayl and Rick Friess of Nossaman analyze Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida, which the U.S. Supreme Court heard on D...
Michael Cypers and Joshua Stokes of Crowell & Moring say new decisions post-In re Tobacco II provide fertile grounds to re...
Letter to the Editor
Article on the AOC's Compensation Practices Was Misleading
By Sharon Liangn
William Vickrey, Administrative Director of the Courts, defends state and court compensation measures taken by the AOC. ...
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Veteran advocate Joseph McCarthy, a healthcare professional for 29 years, explains the Veterans Affairs' pension process in hi...
Sean Murray of Knobbe Martens delves into the Federal Circuit's shift in approach to the forum non conveniens analysis in pate...
Mikhail Reider-Gordon and Michael Spindler of Capstone Advisory Group say bribery scandels in media and entertainment has spar...