The ACLU has filed a federal class action accusing the Orange County district attorney's office of enforcing an injunction aga...
A San Francisco federal judge trying to resolve a sticky state secrets case may have backed himself into a corner in an effort...
Volunteering for the IRS amnesty program on foreign accounts is a smart move. ...
Tax lawyer Duane Pellervo was shocked to learn after serving on a San Francisco jury that he misunderstood the judge's instruc...
Arguing that a lower court's decision "reflects a fundamental misunderstanding" of campaign finance law, the Federal Election ...
Melvin I. Urofsky of Virginia Commonwealth University delves into the intricate life of Justice Louise D. Brandeis. ...
Richard Gallagher of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe says California municipalities may be stripped of immunity. ...
When it comes to economic cycles, the legal profession is its own animal. That's the conclusion Chapman University's presiden...
The troubled federal tax evasion case against Joe Francis ends with him avoiding prison time. ...
Immigration
U.S. Colleges Grapple With Worker Status Verification
By Sandra Hernandezn
Some top U.S. colleges may soon be forced to verify their workers' immigration status using a new federal electronic system. ...
The Halcyon Co., producer of "Terminator Salvation," was among the most notable film-industry companies to file for bankruptcy...
Here are the top 100 attorneys and how they got there. ...
As the U.S. Congress struggles to pass a bill combating climate change, the courts upped the ante on the debate this week, sid...
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission will review and possibly change the guidelines used to regulate mergers be...
Lonny Zilberman of Wilson Turner Kosmo says goodbye to 'mixed-motive' instructions, for now. ...
Kent H. Roberts, the former McAfee Inc. general counsel who was acquitted on charges related to stock options last year, has t...
Rumors fly that the new Daily Journal website will be released to the public Monday, September 28. ...
The California Supreme Court is considering reviewing a question posed by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office: Can Jame...
Using "gumshoe detective work," San Francisco-based K&L Gates partner Michael Bettinger won an International Trade Commiss...
Katherine MacFarlane of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges asks whether the law really protects breastfeeding mothers ...
William Shernoff and Joel Cohen of Shernoff Bidart Darras Echeverria discuss punitive damage calculations. ...
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter was assigned all future proceedings of the long-festering Bratz litigation Tuesday, a litt...
In addition to a "not qualified" rating from the State Bar's judge-vetting group, Court of Appeal nominee Charles "Chuck" Pooc...
Jennifer Taggart of Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis LLP says monitor social media to identify product liability...
Debtors and creditors battered by the collapse of the financial markets seek relief each week from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sher...
William Patton of Whittier Law School says minor's counsel is necessary for explosion of pro se representation.
The Daily journal compiled its first list of the leading lawyers in California in 1997. It quickly became a key indicator of w...
The Daily Journal publishes its 12th annual listing of the most influential legal leaders in the state.
As wildfires become increasingly destructive, leveling homes, causing mass evacuations and decimating hundreds of thousands of...
Litigation
Retailers Can't Get E-mail Address with Swipe of Credit Card
By John Roemer
Retailers can't record your e-mail address when they run your credit card, a San Diego state appellate panel held Monday in le...