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The general counsel of Cisco Systems Inc. attempted to rebut allegations that the company has cooperated with Chinese governme...

Judge Steven M. Basha has come to grips with a heavy criminal calendar after spending years in county counsel offices. ...

California firm Rutan & Tucker has elevated six of its attorneys to partner in its Costa Mesa office.

ABA President William H. Neukom, the San Francisco Giants' new managing general partner, took pains to clarify that his baseba...

David B. Gelfound was appointed to the bench after a losing campaign for his judgeship. He had the support of many judges he'd...

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In a victory for the Bush administration, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday reinstated the full conviction against an al-Qaida ope...

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A San Francisco County Superior Court judge trebled a portion of a jury's verdict in favor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian o...

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How one small law school forced the American Bar Association to clarify its accreditation standards. ...

Diane Downs, the firmwide manager for attorney development at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, offers some tips on how t...

Refusing to disrupt long-standing tax policies in California and most other states, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday upheld the s...

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Overview of statistics for the Feb. 2007 bar exam. ...

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