9th Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson has proven to be persuasive to US Supreme Court
“This was always going to be close, but we are right in line with the verification rate we need to qualify according to the Re...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Couple wants return of guns seized after a restraining order
By Craig Anderson
9th Circuit considers another gun case following Bruen decision
The trial between Juul and the San Francisco Unified School District is set to begin on Nov. 4
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Cipollone’s lawyer talks about getting subpoena withdrawn
By Sunidhi Sridhar
“We negotiated to have his subpoena withdrawn because the executive branch has taken the position for decades that close advis...
Former federal magistrate judge John Leo Wagner had developed fun exercises that he uses as tools to mediate disputes.
Data Privacy, Civil Rights
Leak of gun owners’ personal information no reason to relitigate case, AG Bonta says
By Ricardo Pineda
“The incident involved a public-facing platform that has nothing to do with sharing gun-violence data with qualified researche...
The decision comes the same week that DA George Gascón dropped his opposition to the release.
Entertainment & Sports
LA County deputy public defender wins $84k during a 4-day star turn on Jeopardy!
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
But his colleagues in the courthouse might want a sidebar with Yungsheng Wang about why he missed one question.
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Praising her stability, lawyers hope chief stands for retention
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“The court needs a farsighted leader, and the judicial branch needs an experienced administrator’s steady hand,” said David A....
Land Use, Civil Litigation
Lawsuit seeks to block plan to overhaul L.A. River
By Skyler Romero
“What we saw in this master plan is that there was no clear vision,” Benjamin Harris, a lawyer with L.A. Waterkeeper said.
Judges and Judiciary
Biden nominates 2 judges to federal court in San Diego, and another judge exits
By Craig Anderson
The president has yet to nominate anyone to fill seven other California district court vacancies, including three in the North...
Insurance, Civil Rights
Gun insurance ordinance not impacted by Bruen, San Jose says
By Jonathan Lo
The first-of-its-kind ordinance requiring gun owners to purchase liability insurance and donate to a gun injury prevention non...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Walgreens denies it ignored opioid crisis in San Fransisco in search of profits
By Wisdom Howell
‘Your honor, you were presented a picture of Walgreens that just doesn’t reflect the pharmacy that’s been servicing San Franci...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar gets extra $105M to distribute to legal aid organizations
By Christer Schmidt
The money will be in addition to the more than $50.5 million in legal aid the agency expects to dole out in 2023 from interest...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
GOP grills 9th Circuit nominee on election cases
By Craig Anderson
Roopali H. Desai has represented Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in defending that state’s election laws.
Plaintiffs want authorities to declare a state of emergency whenever temperatures reach 90 degrees, and open 20 cooling center...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Francisco lawyer is next president of South Asian bar
By Jonathan Lo
Charanjit Brahma wants to get members into positions of power in law firms and on state and federal courts.
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit reverses ruling on fine over Picasso art reproduction
By Skyler Romero
The fine stemmed from a dispute between Wofsy and Yves Sicre de Fontbrune, former director of French art journal Cahiers d’Art...
Law Practice, International Law
Cooper, White & Cooper in San Francisco merges with Womble
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The London based firm now has more than 50 attorneys across four markets in California and a global platform of over 1,000 law...
California Supreme Court
Gascón asks Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of three strikes law
By Ricardo Pineda
“For more than 25 years, this Court has declined to provide a definitive answer on the question of whether the law violates th...
Los Angeles Judge Alfred Coletta brings a scientist’s mind to the bench
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Panel debates if public members improve judical oversite
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“This committee was poised to be stacked with more lawyers and judges and CJP employees than public members,” said Kathleen Ru...
Government
Inadequate instruction in schools predates pandemic, experts say
By Ricardo Pineda
"The scope and extent of this matter is critical," Kathryn A. Eidmann of Public Counsel said in a phone call Tuesday. "The con...
Civil Litigation
Third time is a charm for claim that Subway tuna isn’t fishy
By Christer Schmidt
The plaintiffs say DNA testing showed many other things in the sandwhich but rarely tuna.
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
DA now says prosecutor’s Polanski deposition can be public
By Skylar Dubelko
“The public and the victim have the right to know and scrutinize the transcript as it related to the conduct of judicial offic...
Land Use, Government
Justice Department sides with group homes in Costa Mesa fight
By Craig Anderson
Senior U.S. District Judge James V. Selna of Santa Ana, who has consistently ruled for the city’s attempts to regulate and lim...
They are part of an ongoing changes in Volta’s leadership following former chief executive officer Scott Mercer and former pre...
Government, Civil Litigation
San Francisco gets $54M opioid settlement from Teva and Allergan
By Wisdom Howell
The city has now negotiated $120 million in cash payments and aid from companies who settled out of the case. The others are P...
Judges and Judiciary
Knobbe Martens partner is president of Federal Circuit bar
By Federico Lo Giudice
Joseph M. Reisman, a partner in San Diego, says “The association has served as a pivotal voice in supporting and strengthening...