The Trump administration's 11th hour withdrawal of a policy that would have forced international students to leave the country...
Civil Litigation
Judge tosses virus claim by passengers on Princess cruise ship
By Gina Kim
The plaintiffs failed to show they were in a zone of danger. Nor did they show any physical manifestation of their emotional d...
Legal Education, Immigration, Education Law
California law students, West Coast universities sue over student visa rule
By Henrik Nilsson
The rule had been eased at the outset of the coronavirus, but last week U.S. immigration authorities said students would have ...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Death sentence upheld for murderer who said consulate would have helped his defense
By Tyler Pialet
The 1967 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Treaty was invoked, which says foreign nationals arrested abroad must be advi...
Financial services law firm Murphy & McGonigle PC opened its first West Coast office in San Francisco on Tuesday.
Obituaries, Constitutional Law
Men’s rights attorney-advocate found shot to death in home
By Justin Kloczko
Marc Angelucci, 52, was found unresponsive from gunshot wounds at his San Bernardino County home Saturday evening and the sher...
Insurance
US judge denies most of Aerojet’s insurance claims for rocket explosions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
But the judge allowed the rocket engine manufacturer to continue with allegations the insurer violated the Unfair Competition ...
Immigration, Government
DOJ loses effort to tie grants to immigration help
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel handed San Francisco and California a victory Monday in their lawsuit against the U....
California Supreme Court declines to take up Alameda County judge’s face mask order.
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Proposed class says LinkedIn app was programmed to spy
By Winston Cho
A proposed class action alleges LinkedIn programmed its mobile application to spy on users by reading and diverting sensitive ...
Native Americans, Environmental & Energy
Group challenges Native Americans’ wind power project
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 25- to 38-year lease covers construction of 60 turbines, each 586 feet tall, on tribal land about 70 miles east of San Die...
Immigration, Education Law
Rule on foreign students assumes virus is waning, suit says
By Henrik Nilsson
Challenging the U.S. government's decision to revert to a requirement that international students take some in-person classes,...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
San Diego attorney takes unique tack in suit against ‘less lethal’ police ammunition
By Tyler Pialet
The suit by Singleton Law Firm APC seeks a permanent injunction restraining the police department from using public funds to p...
Absent high court guidance, “trial courts and litigants are left with a patchwork of inconsistent procedures,” the appellant a...
Government, Criminal, Bankruptcy
Creditors fear attorney may plead Fifth in bankruptcy, too
By Justin Kloczko
Paul Paradis, once counsel to the city, was awarded millions in no-bid contracts through his company to fix billing issues, bu...
The defendant is accused of breaching the databases of Linkedin, Dropbox and Formspring to steal and sell the login credential...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pot dealers who were legal in state can't be sentenced on federal charges
By Craig Anderson
Federal prosecutors can't sentence men for violating U.S. drug laws when they were in compliance with state law, 9th Circuit r...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Long-awaited decision on bar exam may not ease graduates’ difficulties
By Henrik Nilsson
Following completion last week of the bar’s assessment of any technical difficulties with the “baby bar” for first-year studen...
Government, California Supreme Court
DOJ can’t keep secret national security protocols, judge says
By Gina Kim
A federal judge has unsealed records containing the Justice Department’s policies for use of the Classified Information Proced...
Criminal
Spike in inmate cases sparks pleas for reinstatement of zero bail
By Tyler Pialet
San Francisco court not likely to reinstate zero bail despite pleas from DA, public defender, several attorneys and health exp...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge rejects 90-day delay in Sutter Health settlement hearing
By Craig Anderson
David C. Kiernan, head of litigation for Jones Day’s San Francisco office, argued Sutter Health’s financial status and ability...
Judges and Judiciary
CJP invites comments on proposed changes in rules for its proceedings
By Arin Mikailian
The proposed amendments include the issuance of tentative public admonishment or censure and a rule that would make settlement...
Legal Education
Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian endow $150K UC Irvine School of Law scholarship
By Henrik Nilsson
The endowment is named after Richard Bridgford’s late sister, Linda Ray Bridgford, who exemplified the qualities of unconditio...
Law Practice, Government
LA County Counsel offered 12 virtual internships this summer
By Henrik Nilsson
“We have an intern that’s going to be making an oral argument virtually in front of the appellate court,” said County Counsel ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Administrative/Regulatory
High court to decide on remedy in another administrative agency case
By Craig Anderson
The 5th Circuit ruled only that the single-director structure of the agency, which only allowed the president to fire him for ...
Civil Litigation
Black couple sue Nike after being accused of basketball theft
By Gina Kim
A Black couple has sued Nike Inc. for racial profiling stemming from a July 2019 incident in which a store employee accused th...
Government, Civil Litigation
LA water bill settlement special master’s report is filed under seal
By Justin Kloczko
A report by a court-appointed special master investigating a $67 million Department of Water And Power ratepayer settlement sh...
Corporate
As women on corporate boards requirement is challenged, its impact is questioned
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Judicial Watch sued to block SB 826 last year. It claimed the law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitutio...