Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers on Their Screen Counterparts: Movies That Resonate With the Bar
By Jim Adamekn
It's no secret that Hollywood's take on the courtroom has been accused of giving the legal profession a bad rap. Attorneys say...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will now oversee the largest immigration detention center in Califor...
The Daily Journal is accepting nominations for its annual Top 10 Defense Verdicts report, which will be published Feb. 8.
Law Practice
Jurist Led California Judges Association in Turbulent Time
By John Roemer
Robert F. Kane, an influential former state appellate justice in San Francisco and an ambassador to Ireland for President Reag...
Forum Column - By Michael Ratner - After six years of legal fights, the Supreme Court can end the moral stain of the Guantanam...
Focus Column - By Laurie L. Levenson - Larry Fidler, the judge in the recent Phil Spector murder trial, brought the previously...
California Supreme Court
Justices Say Rabbi's Suit for Defamation Is Too Old
By Rebecca Beyer
A San Francisco rabbi who was compared to "the Fuhrer" in a Jewish oral history cannot sue for defamation because the statute ...
Entertainment & Sports
'Damages' Brings Hard-Nosed Female Litigators, White-Collar Crime to TV
By Rebecca U. Cho
LOS ANGELES - When a neighbor remarked that actress Glenn Close's character on the FX breakout show "Damages" must be based on...
WASHINGTON - A recently introduced bipartisan bill aimed at cracking down on intellectual-property piracy and counterfeiting i...
In a close 4-3 decision announced Christmas Eve, the California Supreme Court affirmed and further expanded the state's broad ...
The Daily Journal is accepting nominations for its annual Top 10 Defense Verdicts report, which will be published Feb. 8.
Judge Susan L. Lopez-Giss gives divorcing couples a 'framework for their future' and urges them to move forward with their liv...
Judge Manuel J. Covarrubias remembers the intervention of an inspirational teacher when intervening in the lives of others...
When Glenn M. Gottlieb's law and mediation practice slows down during the holidays, his other life ramps up. As the owner of A...
SACRAMENTO - The state of California and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission agreed on lease terms for the Coliseum a...
Administrative/Regulatory
Delgadillo Insists Developers Deal With Carbon Emissions
By Peter Matuszakn
LOS ANGELES - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo issued a public letter to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday demanding that dev...
Focus Column - By Dennis Landin - California has a law that permits people who have committed certain sex crimes to remain in ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Hail to the Chief: Kozinski's Reign May Restore Sanity to 9th Circuit
By Troy Senikn
Forum Column - By Ilya Shapiro - Putting a libertarian gadfly in charge of the daily affairs of the 9th Circuit may finally ca...
Justice is necessarily swift in prime time, where a lull in action could mean a drop in ratings. While most real-life jurors k...
Litigation
Judge Hears Bonds, Attorneys Deny Any Conflicts of Interest
By Dennis Pfaffn
SAN FRANCISCO - Lawyers for Barry Bonds say their past representation of other figures in a federal steroids probe won't hamst...
A recent strong victory in a Wisconsin patent lawsuit may help to make eBay's holiday season a bit brighter. ...
The Daily Journal is accepting nominations for its annual Top 10 Defense Verdicts report, which will be published Feb. 8.
Industry Watch - Retirements, promotions? Check out our listing of lawyers and judges who have gained recognition for their work.
Industry Watch - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's la...
Forum Column - By Michael C. McMahon - Proposals to move death-penalty appeals to lower courts in California increase the risk...
Michael Shepard successfully defended the former chief executive of JDS Uniphase in a four-week trial brought by shareholders....
Immigration
Decision to Expand Detention Center Follows Man's Death
By Sandra Hernandezn
LOS ANGELES - Days before the county Board of Supervisors approved a $10 million plan to expand the Mira Loma Detention Center...
Forum Column - By Peter K. Stris and Brendan S. Maher - An upcoming decision from the Supreme Court will establish whether mea...
The Daily Journal is accepting nominations for its annual Top 10 Plaintiff Verdicts report, which will be published Jan. 9. ...
A judge ordered the state Thursday to produce all documents needed to evaluate prisoner releases at least 60 days before the i...