LOS ANGELES - The City Council approved its second settlement in less than a month with an LAPD officer who claims he faced di...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday that he was preparing for a possible Supreme...

LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles has paid out $61.7 million to settle claims from the Rampart police scandal, with anothe...

LOS ANGELES - A Humane Society official on Thursday defended government agents who gunned down an escaped tiger, saying the de...

SANTA ANA - A judge ruled Thursday that Alejandro Avila will stand trial in Orange County for the murder of 5-year-old Samanth...

Q & A - By Sara Berman-Barrett - Q: I have three finals to prepare for, and I am trying to study one or two hours a day fo...

Column - By Sara Berman-Barrett - So your daughter or son is in law school? Congratulations! We parents of young children long...

Wind down your bar review studies with a movie. Here are some suggestions for your viewing pleasure. 1. "To Kill a Mockingbird...

LOS ANGELES - Alas. Your nights of carousing have ended. The bounty of debauchery once available to you in college and (for so...

Column - By Lovely A. Dhillon - Many people enter law school with dreams of using their law careers to make a difference in th...

Column - By Fedora J. Nick - Congratulations! You have been accepted to law school and are well on your way to becoming a memb...

Column - By Valerie Fontaine - Starting off on the right foot as a new lawyer is as important to your success as choosing the ...

LOS ANGELES - Jeffrey S. Jacobson was attracted to family law right out of law school because it was an area that dealt with r...

LOS ANGELES - Mama always said to stop playing video games and hit the schoolbooks. Combining the two turns out to be a potent...

Focus Column - Land Use Law - By Laura W. Brill - Among the cases most frequently reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court are those...

LOS ANGELES - Services have taken place for Peggy A. Gerber, a Los Angeles attorney who inspired friends and colleagues to giv...

SANTA ANA - The son of political leader Robert F. Kennedy cannot intervene in a trio of lawsuits filed to prevent demolition o...

LOS ANGELES - A hearing on whether to confirm Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's nominees to the 2nd District Court of Appeal will b...

Column - By Paul Pfau - Over the past 27 years, I have customized programs for bar examinees who are dedicated to putting the ...

The New Lawyer Feature - SAN DIEGO - They see themselves as the chosen lawyers, willing to embody the military's ideal of hono...

SANTA ANA - Assemblyman Todd Spitzer's decision not to run against Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas next year h...

LOS ANGELES - Civil-rights lawyer Stephen Yagman deposed U.S. Attorney Debra Yang of Los Angeles and her chief assistant U.S. ...

SANTA ANA - David Hoffer is a mellow dude. A love of surfing handed down from his father may help explain why the Orange Super...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to revisit its landmark abortion ruling in Roe v. Wade and denied review of...

LOS ANGELES - On the heels of a stinging appellate opinion, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter D. Lichtman on Tuesday qui...

Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - Last week, Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife Janet renewed their vows in a public c...

Forum Column - By Roderick E. Walston - When you close your eyes and envision a landscape, what comes to mind? Many people, li...

Focus Column - Criminal Law - By Laurie L. Levenson - Michael Jackson's defense lawyers caused quite a stir when they revealed...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared to show little enthusiasm for affirming a 9th Circuit decision that struck ...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Bush administration can block Oregon's assisted-suicide law, t...