Judith C. Chirlin, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, well known for her teachings on the American justice system to n...

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is following the money trail to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the firm plans to open an office in the n...

A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss civil claims filed against former Bush administration lawyer John C. Yoo by Jose Pad...

The aggressive pursuit of "Spam King" Sanford Wallace by Facebook Inc., the Federal Trade Commission and MySpace has driven hi...

As the threat of statewide monthly court closures looms, trial courts have been figuring out their own ways to trim badly stre...

The Administrative Office of the Courts has abandoned its opposition to dipping into technology fees to balance the budget, bu...

A federal judge's dismissal of two felonies against prominent trial attorney Pierce O'Donnell last week may have created a leg...

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

More than 18 months have passed since the 9th Circuit heard oral argument over an atheist's demand that the words "under God" ...

The bankruptcy of San Francisco's Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison - now six years running - is nearing a close.

Shell's agreement to settle a case involving human rights violations is a big victory for corporate accountability, writes Pau...

Top California officials lined up last week to argue against allowing new same-sex weddings in the state while a federal lawsu...

Proof discrimination was intended isn't needed, court says. ...

The Legislature is weighing plans to slash the state's safety net programs by about $3 billion dollars, including eliminating ...

Employers hoping to force workplace discrimination claims into arbitration have faced increasing obstacles, write Shelline Ben...

The Pacific Legal Foundation on Thursday sued Caltrans, alleging that the agency's new contract quota program for minority-own...

The new administration is flexing its muscles when it comes to antitrust enforcement, write John M. Landry and Helen C. Eckert.

On Tuesday, Public Counsel, the largest pro bono public interest law firm in the nation, will honor Gates with its William O. ...

With some critics slamming the State Bar for not reappointing its chief trial counsel last week, bar officials commented late ...

Michael Nott mediates and arbitrates disputes in his native Long Beach, just a stone's throw from the medical clinic where he ...

Even as the Obama administration stands by its continued use of the state secrets privilege, Democratic lawmakers pushed forwa...

Alameda County public defenders and district attorneys are set to take big hits in a budget proposed Thursday by the county ad...

In a big win for disability rights advocates, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people with disabilities don't ...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday appointed five judges to the courts of appeal and four to the trial courts.

Businesses fighting wage-and-hour lawsuits got the go-ahead from the California Supreme Court this week to employ a new tactic...

Law students aren't the only financial victims of shorter and smaller summer programs at area law firms - nonprofit legal serv...

Critics say at-will employment is unnecessary or even silly - they're wrong, writes D. Gregory Valenza.

Dozens of members of the Western Shoshone tribe, including tribal elder Mary McCloud, converged on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court ...

Google Inc. brought its road show to San Francisco on Wednesday as part of a public relations campaign to convince business le...