More than 750 high school students and law students in Santa Barbara will see the state Supreme Court in action at a public ou...
SANTA MONICA - As firm leaders at Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan prepare to part ways, a battle is shaping up over which...
LOS ANGELES - During opening arguments in the perjury trial of former telephone company worker Joann Wiggan, prosecutor Kevin ...
In a case described as a "bad Russian novel," a state appellate court has refused to undo the felony convictions of a Glendora...
FORUM COLUMN - The House of Representatives recently enacted internal rules to "reform" earmarking, the practice of targeting ...
A memorial service will take place Sunday for James Warren Beebe, a veteran municipal-bond specialist. ...
FOCUS COLUMN - In Bernard v Foley (2006 DJDAR 11044 (Aug. 21, 2006)), the California Supreme Court resolved a conflict between...
FORUM COLUMN - If this were a perfect world, I would change several things. One that often occurs to me when I'm perusing the ...
WASHINGTON - The combative chairman of the House Judiciary Committee marked what could be his last appearance in that role Wed...
Environmental
Result of 'Rapanos' Seen in Struggles to Define Clean Water Act
By Dennis Pfaffn
SAN FRANCISCO - Aftereffects of a muddy U.S. Supreme Court decision this spring continue to ripple through the courts. ...
LOS ANGELES - State and federal agents in California have expressed concerns that today's congressional hearings could jeopard...
LOS ANGELES - On a recent Friday, attorney William Daniels was doing a site inspection for a slip-and-fall at an evangelical c...
SAN JOSE - Even the government, with all its might, must choose its battles carefully. ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Seattle-based Preston, Gates & Ellis would gain an East Coast and European presence by way of Pittsburgh-b...
FORUM COLUMN - Intellectual property lawyers who use frivolous cease-and-desist letters and lawsuits to attack protected speec...
Entertainment & Sports
Firing a One-Eyed Referee Can Cost More Than 15 Yards
By Eric Berkowitzn
FOCUS COLUMN - Justice should be blind, but what about NCAA football referees? Some fans might believe that blindness is a pre...
Judges and Judiciary
Supreme Court Should Rule on 'Bong Hits for Jesus' Banner
By Eric Berkowitzn
FORUM COLUMN - In late August, Pepperdine University Law School Dean Kenneth W. Starr and the high-powered firm for which he i...
Judges and Judiciary
Carrying on the Brown Family Tradition of Public Service
By Dennis Opatrnyn
SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Brown comes from a family of leaders, including uncle Pat Brown, the former governor, and cousin Jerry Br...
Judges and Judiciary
Panel Critical of Plea Deal That Required Man to Leave California
By Jason Armstrongn
In what appears to be an unprecedented case in California, an appellate panel ruled Tuesday that an Orange County man whose ag...
Judges and Judiciary
Top Court Adds 9th Circuit's Pro-Consumer Ruling to Caseload
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court added nine new cases to its docket Tuesday, including a closely watched business case that...
SAN FRANCISCO - Legislation headed to President Bush's desk could make it easier for owners of famous trademarks to stop other...
Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers Help Filmmakers Tap Growing Number of U.S. Production Subsidies
By Rebecca Beyer
LOS ANGELES - Some states are showing filmmakers the money, and some entertainment finance attorneys are helping them find it....
True story. On the day Randy Rhodes got married, he was wearing a white polo shirt and a pair of jeans stained with fish guts....
LOS ANGELES - After 35 years of waging battles in the name of civil rights and social justice, the Center for Law in the Publi...
FORUM COLUMN - In April 2004, administrators at the Poway Public High School permitted the Gay-Straight Alliance student club ...
Judges and Judiciary
Maybe Lawyers Ought to Grade Judges on Quality of Their Judging
By Eric Berkowitzn
Professor Cohen's Sept. 19 article suggesting that judges grade lawyers ("Judges Ought to Grade Lawyers on the Quality of Thei...
LOS ANGELES - A congressional committee examining Hewlett-Packard's controversial investigation of boardroom leaks subpoenaed ...
The state can't just carve wildlife habitat out of farmland without first studying the project, especially if some of the crit...
Judges and Judiciary
New Law Helps Transfer Court Facilities to State
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Monday to speed up the transfer of county court facilities to th...
Technology & Science
Midmarket Banking Steps in Where Dot-coms Declined to Tread
By Rick Kennedyn
COLUMN - Big things seemed to be afoot last week for dot-com companies. ...