Judges cannot reconsider motions for a new trial based on reconsideration of the evidence. Page 7 . Changing Minds Exception t...

Assembly member Gloria Romero is scheduled to announce today a bill that would make it a felony for any peace officer to knowi...

California Assembly speaker Antonio Villaraigosa joined about 300 UCLA law students, faculty and administrators Thursday at a ...

SACRAMENTO - The statute of limitations in rape cases would be effectively eliminated in cases where DNA evidence identifies t...

In early November, barely two weeks after he was named to the bench, Judge Richard E. Rico learned he would have to wage a cos...

By Fred Jones In the name of preserving Indian self-reliance and atoning for historic wrongs done to Native Americans, Proposi...

SAN FRANCISCO - Sonoma County's contentious judicial election campaign between incumbent Superior Court Judge Patricia Gray an...

By Anthony R. Pico The future of Indians and Indian gaming is back in the hands of the voters. On March 7, Californians will v...

Disappearing Act Defense Counsel Must Follow Section 1349 for Out-of-State Witnesses By making proper application to the court...

The biggest controversy in Los Angeles this week is not the Rampart police corruption scandal. It's the uproar over who in ang...

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a five-day jail sentence for a reporter who has dec...

A jury has awarded more than $10 million in damages to a former Farmers Insurance adjuster whom, it found, the company fired f...

Of the seven candidates seeking judicial office in San Bernardino County, only incumbent Judge Craig Kamansky earned a "quali...

Garcetti Names Head Deputies Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti has announced four new head deputy promotions. ...

SANTA ANA - An Orange County judge has signed a settlement agreement between the Escrow Institute of California and the state ...

By Pete Knight Prop. 22 is a pre-emptive measure designed only to protect California's legal definition of marriage against th...

Employment Law: Some companies will provide computers to all their workers at home, blurring the line between work and home. P...

Sentence: Death, Eight Times Over A judge Wednesday imposed eight death sentences on a reputed gang member who murdered eight ...

FORUM Prop. 22, the Knight Initiative, is a socially divisive hate initiative. ...

DICTA I was sitting quietly in my high-rise office when all of a sudden - flashing strobes, screaming sirens and every single ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Expanding the charges of civil rights violations against guards at troubled Pelican Bay state prison, two guar...

LOS ANGELES - Justice William A. Masterson of the 2nd District Court of Appeal said Wednesday he will retire this summer, endi...

A memorial service will be held March 6 for Stuart P. Herman, a Los Angeles attorney and JAMS mediator. Herman died of cancer...

DICTA Adjusting to listeners' attention span increases your ability to achieve a favorable determination for your client. ...

LAPD Division May Be Divided The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion Wednesday asking the Board of Police C...

A veteran bankruptcy judge is resigning the post she has held for 15 years to become a mediator with the Judicial Arbitration...

The voice of the former Los Angeles Municipal Court was silenced Tuesday with the death of Public Information Officer Marcia ...

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Alban I. Niles has been reassigned from family court to civil court in the wake of allegation...

An Orange County Superior Court judge has issued $2,250 in discovery sanctions against Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patri...

Deciding how much to disclose to the other party in a mediation can be tricky. Page 7. ...