Funai Electric Co. persuaded the U.S. International Trade Commission to block the import of digital TVs made by Vizio. But U.S...

Attorneys with a yen to run for office might think they'd make perfect political candidates. But the transition can be harder ...

Meghan B. Clark of Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton writes about the nuts and bolts of Cal-OSHA's mandatory injury illness p...

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday, precluding the state from cutting funding to California group...

The criminal options backdating trial of a former Broadcom executive took a critical turn as the government's main witness rep...

A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed inclined Wednesday to allow civil rights claims when prosecutors procure fals...

Boston-based Ropes & Gray just doubled the size of its San Francisco office at a time when other firms are trying to sloug...

Former JNE Commission chairs write to urge the California State Bar's Board of Governors to defend and preserve the autonomy o...

After months of haggling and debating, state legislators on Wednesday passed the biggest package of bills seen in decades to r...

Arguments made by former mortgage executives trying get civil fraud charges dismissed were "extremely unpersuasive," a federal...

The first attempt to use Proposition 9 in court to express a victim's views on the death penalty fell through this week, but i...

Lawyers who represent Social Security claimants got a lift Wednesday as the federal appeals court told lower courts to more fa...

The state Supreme Court appeared to side Wednesday with a San Diego County judge who presided over a criminal trial after he i...

Mari R. Lane of Nossaman wrings out the issue of establishing water efficiency standards for residential clothes washers.

William E. Hunter of Fish & Richardson says this is not the first time the patent system has suffered from a backlog of ap...

David Ackerly of the Inner City Law Center offers tips for starting a pro bono legal clinic.

Adam Murray of the Inner City Law Center calls for volunteers to help those facing a housing crisis.

Silvia Argueta of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles says you can offer 'equal justice' in hard economic times.

Scott L. Cummings of UCLA School of Law and Deborah L. Rhode of Stanford Law School share the findings from their recent study...

Jack W. Londen of Morrison & Foerster says law firms should find their pro bono cases the same way they develop paying cli...

David A. Lash of O'Melveny & Myers says equal access to justice is crucial to a functioning democracy.

Robert Granfield and Lynn Mather of the State University of New York at Buffalo share findings from their new book.

Dan Stormer of Hadsell Stormer Keeny Richardson & Renick makes the case for public interest law as a career.

Esther F. Lardent of the Pro Bono Institute finds an under-tapped resource in corporate legal staff.

Cristin Zeisler of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips writes that law firms' investment in pro bono has demonstrable payoffs.

Rebecca L. Sandefur of Stanford says the U.S. civil aid model needs coordination and communication.

Gary Blasi of UCLA School of Law and Mark Rosenbaum of the ACLU say protecting Los Angeles County's homeless population is a c...

Marc Kadish of Mayer Brown urges law firms to consider defending clients in state criminal trials.

Staff writer Susan McRae charts the course of financially strapped legal nonprofits.

David Ackerly of the Inner City Law Center urges lawyers to take up the cause of veterans.