Criminal
Accused white supremacist sentenced to time served, monitoring
By Devon Belcher
In September, Robert Rundo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the federal Anti-Riot Act. The government accu...
Class Action, Banking
Putative class says Visa aims to monopolize debit card processing
By Wisdom Howell
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, claimed that Visa charges higher "rack rates" to merchants tha...
Government, Criminal
Prop 36 funds likely to compete with AG's budget to fight Trump
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Proposition 36 supporters had little time to celebrate their victory before some began to fret that the Democratic-controlled ...
Trump's antitrust appointees expected to shift to some lighter enforcement
By Craig Anderson
Andrew N. Ferguson, Trump's choice to replace Lina M. Khan as FTC chair, is a former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas and chie...
Law enforcement agencies throughout the state say they are eager to implement the tough-on-crime measure passed by nearly 68% ...
Land Use
Challenge to LA's shelter units in parking lot denied writ of mandamus
By Skyler Romero
"Depending on their nature, an agency may be able to waive its own procedural failures," and it appeared the city did so, conc...
The governor named one new judge in Fresno County; one in Kern County; three in Los Angeles County; two in Orange County; one ...
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said Tony Archuleta-Perkins used his access to payroll and ...
Civil Litigation
Judges shared new magistrate opt-out program details with federal bar
By Devon Belcher
On Dec. 1, the Central District issued an amended local rule that requires attorneys to opt if they don't want a magistrate ju...
The circumstances of the ruling suggest the California Supreme Court wanted to provide guidance to lower courts on so-called w...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Officials praise Sacramento County Attorney of the Year Ognian Gavrilov
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Officials in the state capital praised the Bulgarian immigrant who has become known as a white knight, riding to the rescue in...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate Judiciary Committee approves 2 nominees for California courts
By Craig Anderson
U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin J. Cheeks of San Diego and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Serena R. Murillo were sent ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Bipartisan House vote passes JUDGES Act, threatened with Biden veto
By Craig Anderson
The House passed the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act by a 236-173 vote. Democratic House leaders ...
After a flurry of attorney substitutions in a wage and labor lawsuit, three of the defendants failed to retain counsel.
Judges and Judiciary
Lassen County judge loses final appeal against removal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Supreme Court rejected without comment Tony R. Mallery's appeal of a Commission on Judicial Performance decision to ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Boutique Kesselman Brantly Stockinger marks 10th anniversary
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Founded in 2014, the firm has established itself as a nimble competitor in antitrust and other highly competitive practices.
Neutral Kevin Culhane finds satisfaction in resolving cases like wrongful deaths of children.
Law Practice
Is law requiring pro bono reports to State Bar hardship for small firms?
By John Roemer
The reporting mandate takes effect in 2026, though the State Bar will ask lawyers to provide their 2024 pro bono totals as par...
Civil Litigation
TV producer can pursue defamation case against Warner Bros discovery
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles judge previously denied an anti-SLAPP motion from Warner Bros. on the condition that Dan Schneider submit a decla...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Google employee who put off having child, sues over maternity firing
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiff was one of 12,000 employees Google laid off in 2023. Her complaint argues that she and several other women on ma...
Technology
Injunction issued in dispute that could define open-source future
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The case illustrates the sometimes uncomfortable "push-pull" that can occur between an entity that maintains a technology plat...
Civil Litigation
United Healthcare subsidiary OK'd to arbitrate wrongful death case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
U.S. Behavioral Health Plan, California is accused of denying plaintiff Ryan Matlock's addiction rehabilitation coverage in co...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit en banc panel disinclined to overturn ban on felons with firearms
By Craig Anderson
Assistant Federal Public Defender Sonam A.H. Henderson, who represents defendant Steven Duarte on the appeal of his conviction...
Criminal
Accused white supremacist has served enough time, attorney argues
By Devon Belcher
The Department of Justice says its years-long prosecution of Robert Rundo was constitutionally just and did not warrant any re...
DOJ seizes $215M from shuttered sex trafficking website in historic forfeiture case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Under the settlement, more than 80% of seized assets - including cash, cryptocurrency, and San Francisco real estate used in o...
Judges and Judiciary
Senate confirms Alameda County judge to federal bench
By Craig Anderson
Noel Wise is a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney in its environmental and natural resources division who subsequently...
Judges and Judiciary
Santa Barbara judge admonished for behavior, misleading CJP
By Laurinda Keys
Most of the announcement detailed the judge's misleading of the Commission on Judicial Performance about his retirement plans ...
Technology, Constitutional Law
State's social media limit laws likely face 'compelled speech' challenges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A bill to require warning labels on social media emerges amid a shifting legal and political landscape that is increasingly ho...
California Supreme Court
Less restrictive electronic court recording sought
By Jack Needham
Family Violence Appellate Project, represented by Covington & Burling LLP and Community Legal Aid SoCal, and Bay Area Lega...