Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council votes to end its ends zero bail emergency policy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
No Judicial Council vote on evictions and foreclosure moratoriums, chief justice decides.
Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Santa Clara County ban on indoor church services, and required list of attendees is subject of lawsuit
By Justin Kloczko
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
Court issues split opinion on whether suspended lawyers can avoid fees by filing for bankruptcy
By Craig Anderson
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
Defense attorney sues county for prosecuting him on murder charge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
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
Law graduates’ job chances were on the rise in March, ABA says, but no longer
By Henrik Nilsson
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
9th Circuit panel skeptical of police arguments in lawsuit over man’s death
By Craig Anderson
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
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...
Labor/Employment
Public Utilities Commission confirms Uber and Lyft drivers are employees, not independent contractors
By Jessica Mach
The California Public Utilities Commission confirmed its position that Uber and Lyft drivers are employees, not independent co...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Latin music distributor has filed string of copyright suits in four years of operation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The industry is often characterized by informal deals, and some parties in the cases have more than one name.
Civil Rights
Contra Costa rescinds rule that churches keep attendance list
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The county declared: “A record of attendance, including the names and contact information for each attendee at a service or ce...
Criminal
Judicial Council to consider ending zero bail, stays of eviction summonses
By Tyler Pialet
Leaders of the council’s six internal committees are recommending the zero-bail schedule be repealed effective June 20.
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
Central District chief judge outlines rules for reopening June 22
By Gina Kim
Restroom monitors, elevator limits, Plexiglas and temperature checks will be in place when Central District courts fully reope...
Civil Litigation
Greenberg Gross and client splitting in the midst of trade secrets trial against Uber
By Craig Anderson
Greenberg Gross partner Sarah E. Kelly-Kilgore wrote that the relationship between firm and client "had broken down completely."
Government, Education Law
Judge says US is delaying education aid for noncitizens
By Winston Cho
A federal judge overseeing a challenge to the U.S. Department of Education's eligibility requirements for students to receive ...
Labor/Employment
Transportation workers seek post-reopening protections
By Jessica Mach
Like other types of essential workers, transportation employees have continued to work through stay-at-home orders, and in man...
Criminal
18 state attorneys general seek authority to independently probe police misconduct accusations
By Tyler Pialet
The letter claims the Department of Justice hasn’t initiated any pattern-or-practice investigations into police misconduct and...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Avenatti gets permission to use computer, off line
By Tyler Pialet
Federal prosecutors alleged Michael Avenatti personally filed the last five court documents in his California case, but his co...
Labor/Employment
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
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
US justices may have cleared way to skirt worker arbitrations
By Craig Anderson
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
Law graduates can tune in to virtual ceremony today
By Henrik Nilsson
Fifteen attorneys, politicians and other legal professionals are scheduled to speak and welcome graduates into the profession.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Environmental & Energy
Latinos were sold predatory loans for solar panels, suit says
By Winston Cho
"These loans were built to target minority communities and get them out of their houses," said plaintiffs' attorney Alison Car...
Labor/Employment
Union activity expected to increase as workers return to uncertain work environments
By Jessica Mach
Union activity has notably increased since the start of the pandemic, as workers in traditionally low-hazard jobs suddenly fou...
Judges and Judiciary
President Trump nominates Sacramento County judge to fill Eastern District vacancy
By Craig Anderson
James P. Arguelles is the second prospective judge to be nominated in the Eastern District since the U.S. Administrative Offic...
Insurance
California deemed pot dispensaries essential but will they be able to collect on insurance policies?
By Gina Kim
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
Does banning alligator sales interfere with interstate commerce?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Many of the animals whose sale is barred in California are endangered. Alligators, on the other hand, were removed from the U....