Some law firms haven't touched their Web site in years—or worse, they don't have one at all, writes Sharon Berman. ...

The Redlands courthouse, which handles probate and traffic cases, will close down on October 12, San Bernardino County Superio...

Giving summer associates pro bono provides them a meaningful experience instead of a treadmill of memoranda, write Brent D. So...

President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn H. Nguyen as a U.S. district cour...

Thousands of people each year sell a portion of the annuities they receive as court awards or in settlements to a specialized ...

Earlier in life, William R. Redmond gave tours of Alcatraz as a park ranger and later prosecuted offenders as a deputy distric...

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen rises at 2:30 a.m., so he can start lifting weights by 3 a.m. Perhaps lawyers sho...

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...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

The search for a new U.S. attorney in the Northern District of California is heating up, and so is speculation that a woman wi...

Capitalizing on a budget crisis not seen since the Great Depression, a coalition of community justice and human rights organiz...

Companies working on programs funded by stimulus money must be vigilant in their compliance with the False Claims Act, writes ...

Darrell Forgey of Judicate West says ADR has made him a better listener at work and at home. ...

A court-budget trailer bill that passed the California Senate last week creates amendments to the California Rules of Court th...

Carole Wagner Vallianos, incoming president of the American Judicature Society, says the group would like to see all 50 states...

By a 2-1 vote, the state Court of Appeal Thursday struck down a Los Angeles law protecting grocery store workers from being fi...

In a summer when many law students sat idle at firms for lack of work, 29 summer associates at 14 Los Angeles firms spent time...

A judge indicated in court Thursday he would most likely not block the fall release of a heavily promoted video game starring ...

The power struggle continues between the governor, the parole board and the courts over who gets the final say in determining ...

With the election of Barack Obama, African-Americans now have an administration that reflects their heritage. But does that me...

A little-known statute prohibits sexual harassment in certain business relationships outside the workplace, writes Michele M. ...

The U.S. customs service may be the ultimate arbiter in a hard-fought case between Japan-based Funai Electric Co. and competin...

It is vital that the bankruptcy courts maintain the distinction between "core" and "non-core," writes Horace Cooper. ...

Readers weigh in on the value of demurrers, and a recent employment decision.

Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, handed down in June, says criminal defendants have the right to cross-examine certain expert w...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to allow former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona stay out of prison while he ...

Three San Francisco Bay Area judges are expected to be sworn in Thursday to the 1st District Court of Appeal. ...

Judicial leaders got some rare feedback at their public meeting Tuesday: an earful from workers and law enforcement decrying t...

The Supreme Court is likely to take up a 7th Circuit case that could address some of the questions left open in D.C. v. Hel...