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Perspective


State Power Over Corporate Charters

Oct. 9, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Keith Bishop of Allen Matkins warns that California's failure to reserve the power to repeal or amend certain corporate laws m...


Civil Rights


ACLU Sues Over State's DNA Testing

Oct. 9, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

The complaint filed in San Francisco alleges the collection of DNA samples from arrestees is an unlawful search. ...


Government


Congress Pushes Back at Justices

Oct. 9, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

Democratic lawmakers are trying to undo a recent high court that makes it harder for workers to win discrimination claims. ...


Environmental


Fighting Over Pollution Credits

Oct. 9, 2009
By Fiona Smith

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has until Sunday to sign bills aimed at resolving a fight between Southern California air regulator...


The lawsuit filed by CB Legal Search is just the latest spat over a placement deal to reach the courts this year. ...


Immigration


U.S. Vows Overhaul of Detention Facilities

Oct. 8, 2009
By Sandra Hernandezn

Federal officials vowed Tuesday to review every contract and consider new agreements to overhaul the nation's immigration dete...


Military Law


Former Navy SEAL Starts Bar Association

Oct. 8, 2009
By Pat Broderick

Walter Bean Scott of Pillsbury Winthrop in San Diego says he was inspired to act after realizing there isn't a veterans bar. ...


California Courts of Appeal


Rights Case Pits Parents v. Abused Kids

Oct. 8, 2009
By Laura Ernden

The California Supreme Court struggled Tuesday to balance the rights of children who have been abused or neglected with their ...


Perspective


Using Loss-Shifting to Reduce Foreclosures

Oct. 8, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Isaac Gradman of Howard Rice says the 'Servicer Safe Harbor,' intended to encourage loan modification, violates the Takings Cl...


Criminal


Privacy in the Sanctity of Your Home

Oct. 8, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Frank Loo of the San Bernardino Public Defender's Office says People v. Strider upholds privacy rights for gang members in pos...


Government


Six years of litigation involving claims of discrimination and harassment at the South Gate Police Department came to an end T...


California Courts of Appeal


A San Jose attorney who won a dispute with the contractor who built his house can't get compensated for the $664,000 he and hi...


U.S. Supreme Court


A federal statute that bans the depiction of animal cruelty appears to be hanging by a thread after the U.S. Supreme Court hea...


After years of trying to overturn an attempted murder conviction, Rafael Madrigal has been released from state prison in Chino...


Perspective


K.C. Victor of Victor Legal Solutions says when the economy is down, legal recruiters can save time and money by finding the r...


Criminal


Drug Courts After 20 Years: What Next?

Oct. 8, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Criminal defense attorneys Gail Shifman and Vicki Young say it's time to decriminalize drugs and expand abuse therapy outside ...


Perspective


Legal Shakedown Is Back

Oct. 8, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Senator Tom Harman says the California Supreme Court's decision in the In re Tobacco II Cases is disconnected from the state's...


Law Practice


Mortgage Victimization Is Rising - Again

Oct. 8, 2009
By Jason W. Armstrong

A new wave of mortgage victimization is quickly gaining steam, with many of the same abusers from the subprime market now taki...


Corporate


Battle Between Firms, Patent Companies Heats Up

Oct. 8, 2009
By Craig Anderson

A Virginia federal judge wants to know why a patent holding company should not have to pay for its now-dropped lawsuit against...


Law Practice


In-House Counsel Rate Lawyers

Oct. 7, 2009
By Rebecca U. Cho

It's not popular review site Yelp, but it comes pretty close in the lawyer world. In-house counsel will soon rate outside law ...


Insites


ENVIRONMENTAL

Oct. 7, 2009
By Carla Pinedan

FRESNO - Federal officials have settled a legal battle with environmental groups by agreeing to stop commercial development in...


U.S. Supreme Court


Justices Hold Off on S.F. Health Plan

Oct. 7, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Obama administration's views on the legality of San Francisco's plan for universal ...


U.S. Supreme Court


Roberts Defends Attorney Secrecy

Oct. 7, 2009
By Lawrence Hurleyn

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was the most forceful defender of the attorney-client privilege in a case before the U.S. Su...


Construction


New General Storm Water Permit

Oct. 7, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Elizabeth Lake and Shannon Little of Holland & Knight say the new general storm water permit sets strict compliance and mo...


Perspective


Stephen Smerek and Nicolas Jampol of Winston & Strawn say the law governing a retailer's request for personal information ...


Judges and Judiciary


'Garbage In, Garbage Out'

Oct. 7, 2009
By Sharon Liangn

Judge Robert J. Perry of the Los Angeles Superior Court advises on how to ask clear questions during trial. ...


Government


Obama Suit Is on Shaky Ground

Oct. 7, 2009
By Don Debenedictisn

A U.S. judge seems poised to toss out another lawsuit attacking Barak Obama's right to be president on the claim that he was b...


Perspective


Daniel Garrie and Jean-Luc Chatelain say electronic archiving infrastructures, while complex and costly, are needed to protect...


Obituaries


Venture Law Founder Is Seen As a Visionary

Oct. 7, 2009
By Pia Sarkarn

Craig W. Johnson, 1946-2009 ...


Personal Injury & Torts


An independent prosecutor has recommended a punishment for Thomas V. Girardi and Walter J. Lack over forged documents. ...