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...
Readers weigh in on the value of the Judicial College, a two-week educational program for new California judges.
The California Senate passed by a slim majority of 21 to 19 on Thursday a plan to reduce the state's prison population by roug...
Former appellate court justice Candace D. Cooper spends her free time with needle and thread, ski poles and virtual mobsters. ...
A new administration, the recession and the impact of technology are all conspiring to bring once-in-a-generation changes to e...
"Buy American" provisions in the stimulus bill can actually put more hardships on U.S. cities and companies, writes Susan Kohn...
Law Practice
Demand for Legal Services in Key California Markets Declines
By Sara Randazzon
Hildebrandt's quarterly report on the health of the legal industry is in, and the results aren't looking good for Los Angeles ...
Though it's understandable legislators want to protect homeowners from predators, two proposed bills would throw the baby out ...
An appellate court has made short work of a construction company's complaints against the mandatory arbitration program for re...
A federal court of appeal has cleared the way for a class action lawsuit against immigration officials over prolonged detentio...
California Courts of Appeal
Ruling Against Landlord Fee Could Reverberate
By Pat Broderick
In a move that could have statewide impact, San Diego landlords will be getting immediate relief, following a decision Tuesday...
Judges and Judiciary
George Suggests Judges Being Selfish, Fur Flies
By Amy Yarbroughn
Relations between judges and the Administrative Office of the Courts have grown even rockier after Chief Justice Ronald M. Geo...
As the search for a new U.S. attorney in the Northern District of California narrows to three people, speculation has turned t...
Readers weigh in on Caltrans' legal foot-dragging and the order to reduce the California prison population.
Entertainment & Sports
'Terminator' Producers Cite Law Firm Debts in Bankruptcy
By Jean Luc Renault
Two producers who own the rights to the "Terminator" franchise filed for bankruptcy protection in Los Angeles on Monday, listi...
As San Diego's Accredited Home Lenders seeks to end two years of shareholder litigation, it has stumbled on obstacles that may...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Upholds Ruling Invalidating State Holocaust Law
By Laura Ernden
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a California law Wednesday that was designed to help heirs of Holocaust vict...
Authors of recent bills that top 1,000 pages should be reminded that the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence woul...
Proposed SEC regulations on proxy rules are bound to create additional burdens for mid-tier public companies, write Cathryn S....
New carbon-trading platforms give companies more incentive than ever to strive toward "carbon-neutral" status, write Anita Cho...
The state Supreme Court recently clarified the concept of self-defense when it comes to insurance coverage claims, writes Phil...
San Francisco's Heller Ehrman sued a former client Wednesday for unpaid legal fees, marking the first such lawsuit the firm ha...
Even as he rejected bids by several organizations to join a case challenging the constitutionality of California's same-sex ma...
Two very distinct pictures of a former pharmaceutical chief executive emerged Tuesday as prosecutors and defense attorneys gav...
Given the rising prevalence of cloud computing, businesses should audit their data processing functions, writes David D. Johns...
Most Los Angeles County courts will be closed Wednesday , the second of 12 planned monthly furloughs to help offset a projecte...
In recent decisions involving the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, federal district and appellate courts have not ...
Despite its economic woes, the Administrative Office of the Courts gave new judges attending a recent two-week training the ch...
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer says he finds the argumentative banter of the lawyers in his San Francisco courtroom 'in...
Immigration
Report Uncovers New Immigrant Deaths in Federal Custody
By Sandra Hernandezn
A new federal report found 104 immigrants have died in custody since 2004, 10 more than was previously known. ...