Criminal
Governor signs bill giving AG authority to investigate and prosecute police shootings
By Tyler Pialet
Prosecutors will also now have to prove bias was not part of their reasoning when using a peremptory challenge to strike a pot...
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit questions detention of minors
By Craig Anderson
The government was following a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order aimed at keeping unaccompanied minors away fro...
Corporate, Civil Rights
Corporate counsel group hosts forum on voting rights history
By Kamila Knaudt
Open to ACC members and the larger legal community, the event began with an educational program on the history of Black voting...
Civil Litigation
MGM’s $800M settlement of Las Vegas mass shooting claims finalized
By Gina Kim
Approval by Chief Judge Linda M. Bell for the 8th Judicial District Court of Clark County, closes out 4,069 claims in the year...
Government, Civil Litigation
Bill that streamlines civil actions signed into law
By Gina Kim
A bill aimed at streamlining civil litigation by allowing an attorney to sign a settlement for a client, will go into effect J...
San Francisco associates Ben Seelig and Alexander Duran alongside Washington, D.C. partner Laurel Loomis Rimon worked on Nguye...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Arbitration pact doesn’t extend to affiliates added later
By Winston Cho
A split 9th Circuit Court of Appeal panel affirmed a U.S. magistrate judge's decision denying DIRECTV's motion to compel arbit...
Government, Corporate
Governor signs bill to ban all-white corporate boards in California
By Blaise Scemama
Opponents say the bill is unconstitutional and racist. Others say it is necessary to ensure diversity.
Criminal
Billionaire, law enforcement unions donate to rival LA DA campaigns
By Tyler Pialet
The donations, filed late last week, illuminate a bitter race between two Democratic candidates who have largely criticized on...
Civil Litigation
Verdict reached in asbestos trial plagued by problems
By Craig Anderson
After more than a week of deliberations, an Alameda County Superior Court jury found an insulation company liable for a retire...
While California has taken many steps in recent years to incarcerate fewer people, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills crea...
Legal Education
Pepperdine announces scholarships for historically Black college graduates
By Henrik Nilsson
Admitted law students will receive 50% tuition scholarships, plus five will get full tuition.
Labor/Employment, Government
Governor signs package of bills to aid farmworkers
By Jessica Mach
The passage of Assembly Bill 2043, authored by Assemblymember Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, was viewed as a significant victory b...
Securities, Civil Litigation
Securities lawsuits challenge tech firms’ commitment to diversity
By Winston Cho
The complaints alleged the tech giants have "one of the oldest and most egregious 'Old Boy's Club[s]" in Silicon Valley and fa...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Postmates must pay $10M in arbitration fees from courier claims
By Jessica Mach
he couriers who filed the arbitration claims were required to sign the company's Fleet Agreement in order to work for the comp...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge says he will sanction lawyer, alleges 'gender incivility'
By Blaise Scemama
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young said this week plaintiff’s counsel Vince W. Finaldi of Manly Stewart & Fina...
Government, Environmental & Energy
River stewards want to sue state official for inaction in preventing human waste accumulation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Stewards of the Mokelumne River want to force the department to address a problem that has plagued many areas of the state: ho...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
San Francisco city attorney files civil injunctions against accused drug dealers
By Tyler Pialet
The injunctions will have civil and criminal consequences. Violations will result in up to a $6,000 fine and can also be crimi...
Judges and Judiciary
New head of Judges Association targets budgets, pensions
By Jessica Mach
This means focusing on three things: the budget for the judiciary, changes in pension regulations, and a task force created in...
Government
Governor signs housing and prison bills likely to face litigation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
One of the most likely targets for litigation may be SB 1079, a law designed to prevent large corporations from buying up larg...
State Bar & Bar Associations
New State Bar board faces a string of first-time challenges
By Henrik Nilsson
New Board of Trustees Chair Sean M. SeLegue, a partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, said hiccups are expected and ...
Criminal
Defense asks Kern County judge asked to close death penalty trial to public
By Tyler Pialet
If Superior Court Judge David R. Zulfa grants the defense motion, it would fly in the face of long-standing federal and state ...
Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Newsom vetoes arbitration extension for state supervisors
By Jessica Mach
Newsom returned Senate Bill 179 on Friday, writing, "Expanding the right to arbitrate to state managers and supervisors will r...
Technology, Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
US court shuts out virtual viewers, suit says
By Winston Cho
The hearing concerned whether U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers should issue a preliminary injunction against Apple, ...
Kern County presiding judge has included attorneys' ideas in her new policy decisions.
Criminal
Contra Costa County DA will no longer prosecute some misdemeanors
By Tyler Pialet
Defendants who would otherwise be prosecuted for these crimes will instead be diverted to community-based behavioral health se...
Judges and Judiciary
Legislative advocate for Judicial Council needs says goodbye
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“I think it’s important that the courts develop a very specific report to the Legislature. I won’t be there to argue for it,” ...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
2 accused of arson in LA are among 300 people federal prosecutors have charged in civil disorder cases
By Tyler Pialet
The charges filed by more than 40 U.S. Attorneys range from arson and attempted murder to assaulting law enforcement officers ...
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