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Judges and Judiciary


No Judicial Council vote on evictions and foreclosure moratoriums, chief justice decides.


Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights


The lawsuit said the order on attendee limits and maintaining a list is unconstitutional because it does not apply to restaura...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Bankruptcy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Attorneys are required to pay the costs of State Bar disciplinary proceedings even if they file for bankruptcy but can dischar...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Modesto attorney Frank C. Carson claims the murder charge he was acquitted of last year was cooked up, at least in part, as re...


Government


Suit says secretary of state delayed ballot initiatives

Jun. 11, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The complaint claims Secretary of State Alex Padilla has sent out notices to counties to sample signatures after 5 p.m. for fo...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Some 80.6% of the 2019 graduates from ABA-approved law schools received full-time, long term work compared to 77.7% in the pre...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel grilled the attorney for the officers about why his defenses were not factual clai...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration


Federal judge criticizes ICE detention

Jun. 11, 2020
By Winston Cho

In a scathing critique of the agency's response to the pandemic, Judge Vince Chhabria of San Francisco on Tuesday granted a pr...


The California Public Utilities Commission confirmed its position that Uber and Lyft drivers are employees, not independent co...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


The industry is often characterized by informal deals, and some parties in the cases have more than one name.


Civil Rights


The county declared: “A record of attendance, including the names and contact information for each attendee at a service or ce...


Leaders of the council’s six internal committees are recommending the zero-bail schedule be repealed effective June 20.


Corporate


The former chief of the major frauds section at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles has been named general counsel for t...


Judges and Judiciary


Restroom monitors, elevator limits, Plexiglas and temperature checks will be in place when Central District courts fully reope...


Greenberg Gross partner Sarah E. Kelly-Kilgore wrote that the relationship between firm and client "had broken down completely."


Government, Education Law


A federal judge overseeing a challenge to the U.S. Department of Education's eligibility requirements for students to receive ...


Labor/Employment


Like other types of essential workers, transportation employees have continued to work through stay-at-home orders, and in man...


The letter claims the Department of Justice hasn’t initiated any pattern-or-practice investigations into police misconduct and...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Federal prosecutors alleged Michael Avenatti personally filed the last five court documents in his California case, but his co...


A group of leading women lawyers offer tips for dealing with stress, while juggling demands of career and family.



In-house lawyers speak frankly about issues facing their companies, offering advice on thriving, professionally and personally...



Current and retired judges discuss the impacts of Covid-19 and stay-at-home orders, and lay out their views for returning to b...



Insurance, Civil Litigation


MDL battle nears over business interruption cases

Jun. 9, 2020
By Justin Kloczko

Amici curiae policyholders, represented by Covington & Burling, argue hundreds of coordinated lawsuits by businesses again...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


The U.S. Supreme Court declined to re-enter another California battle over arbitration in a Monday decision legal observers sa...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


Fifteen attorneys, politicians and other legal professionals are scheduled to speak and welcome graduates into the profession.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Environmental & Energy


"These loans were built to target minority communities and get them out of their houses," said plaintiffs' attorney Alison Car...


Union activity has notably increased since the start of the pandemic, as workers in traditionally low-hazard jobs suddenly fou...


James P. Arguelles is the second prospective judge to be nominated in the Eastern District since the U.S. Administrative Offic...


The clash between federal and state laws over marijuana has long frustrated dispensaries’ attempt to do any type of business, ...


Government, Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law


Many of the animals whose sale is barred in California are endangered. Alligators, on the other hand, were removed from the U....