Amid a sharp dispute between city officials and a top city lawyer, the City Council on Wednesday halted the application proces...

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed of two minds Wednesday on the legality of a California law that forbids private employers from u...

Warning that corporate wrongdoers will face a lifetime of regret for their white-collar crimes, a federal judge on Wednesday o...

Forum Column - By John H. Sullivan - California's unbalanced class action rules send the message that the state is a dangerous...

Focus Column - By Jens B. Koepke - The appellate courts have started to crack down on submissions of sloppy documents that vio...

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear a Riverside Superior Court judge's challenge to his removal from th...

Web Exclusive - By Maya Meinert - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings ...

Although law firms have made progress in recruiting, retaining and promoting minority and female lawyers, the fruits of these ...

A judicial panel has found that an Orange County judge committed the highest form of bench misconduct for making “patently mis...

By Rep. Adam B. Schiff's own admission, six years as a prosecutor is a useful training ground for an aspiring politician. ...

Forum Column - By By Paul Buchberg - AB 2248 brings consistency and rationality to the statutory scheme concerning wills. ...

Those who have appeared before laid-back Norwalk Commissioner William A. Allen say he has a calming influence over litigants i...

Forum Column - By Tyree P. Jones - Traversing multicultural settings with a message that is consistent around the world and in...

Jennifer Litz 1967-2008, a former Century City attorney and president of the Barristers of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, ...

Richard W. Hecht, 1930-2008, a former 34-year veteran prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, died ...

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday denied a petition for an en banc hearing on a case that has important ram...

A state appellate court on Tuesday resurrected a class action against an insurance company accused of overcharging its policyh...

After facing off against a well-known prosecutor, commissioner Jesus Valencia has received the Santa Clara County Bar Associat...

Focus Column - By Ken Moscaret - Corporate clients are beginning to change the way they deal with legal bills for outside coun...

Taking up the biggest gun-rights case in 70 years, the U.S. Supreme Court sent clear signals Tuesday that it will rule that th...

The wife of former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona says she must be tried on corruption charges well after her husband so th...

Web Exclusive - By Linda Rapattoni - The state's political watchdog agency proposed Tuesday to slap its biggest fine ever on a...

A former executive assistant and girlfriend to Anthony Pellicano testified Tuesday that breaking the law was standard procedur...

His nearly fatal stabbing as a student focused Los Angeles Judge Sam Ohta on a career helping others. ...

Web Exclusive - By Maya Meinert - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings ...

Cher, Nicole Richie and the "F-bomb" are coming to the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court agreed Monday to decide whether the ...

The pilot of the ship that spilled 58,000 gallons of fuel into the San Francisco Bay was charged Monday with breaking federal ...

Focus Column - By Hayward J. Kaiser and Richard B. Sheldon - The courts should clarify the muddled case law involving privile...

Many firms hold lavish galas to mark anniversaries. And managing to stay together for 125 years seems like a certain cause for...

Nationally recognized legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky on Monday weighed in on behalf of City Controller Laura Chick in her bid...