A federal appeals court has ruled that an embattled immigration attorney seriously bungled a Mexican family's bid for asylum, ...

FOCUS COLUMN - Recently, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held in Dynegy Midstream Services LP v. Trammochem, 451 F.3d 89...

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego County welfare eligibility program requiring applicants to consent to a home visit by program official...

Reversing an earlier ruling that had muddied election law, a federal appeals court said Tuesday that recall petitions do not h...

LOS ANGELES - City Councilwoman Jan Perry, often the deciding vote on homeless issues in downtown Los Angeles, plans to ask co...

WASHINGTON - A high-powered judicial committee headed by Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer says the 9th U.S. Circuit Cou...

SAN FRANCISCO - A judge on Tuesday put the brakes on an ambitious plan to make San Francisco more bicycle friendly, ruling tha...

LOS ANGELES - Nearly two months after a federal judge granted a Palestinian man's petition for citizenship, the Bush administr...

Judge Robert S. Bardwil is respected for his even temper under fire and his broad experience as an attorney for both creditors...

LOS ANGELES - Rick Siegel has been a personal manager for 15 years. His company, located on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, use...

FORUM COLUMN - On any given day, there are 361,000 homeless people in California. ...

Amid the turmoil of the national debate over immigration, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday sided with a Mexican...

In response to Howard Weingrad and Sara Edelman's Sept. 13, 2006, article ("Even O.J. Simpson Should Keep His Publicity Rights...

FORUM COLUMN - Like clockwork, a few weeks into each new law school semester my second- and third-year students, each of whom ...

LOS ANGELES - Returning fire at a congressional critic, officials of California Rural Legal Assistance said Monday that accusa...

If anybody is used to the roller coaster that is the tech world, it's Larry W. Sonsini. Even by his standards, though, Friday ...

He failed to get the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance two years ago, but Sacramento atheist Michael New...

WASHINGTON - Los Angeles-based federal judge Manuel L. Real has decided to testify at a congressional hearing in Washington th...

COLUMN - Misconduct by the bar and bench happens all the time, but you might miss some whoppers if you don't follow the appell...

Judges of the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench have unanimously elevated J. Stephen Czuleger to the post of presiding j...

NEW YORK - A new CB Richard Ellis report highlighting shifts in Class A office global ownership trends showed that institution...

V ENTURA - In his 12 years on the bench, Superior Court Judge James P. Cloninger has presided over Ventura County's highest-pr...

LOS ANGELES - The migration of labor and employment partners from large national firms to boutiques continues, with Brent M. G...

FORUM- The California workers' compensation system was started around the turn of the 20th century to take care of workers inj...

FORUM- Lately, my workers' compensation practitioner colleagues have been left scratching their heads, consulting their magic ...

SANTA ANA - A well-known criminal defense lawyer has escaped an unusual lawsuit brought against him by the young victim of a r...

FORUM- With the anniversary of 9/11, I contemplated whether and how victims of terrorism should be compensated. ...

LOS ANGELES - Attorney Jonathan Solish announced that he and the six other attorneys that form the core of Jenkens & Gilch...

FOCUS- Despite the immense body of law regarding sexual and other harassment, California employers and employees continue to s...

LOS ANGELES - Rarely do lawyers succeed in getting a federal judge removed for alleged bias, either before trial or during the...