Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Companies giving up mandatory arbitration in sex cases a business move, attorneys say
By Andy Serbe
A decision by multiple Silicon Valley companies to give up mandatory arbitration in such cases could cause logistical headaches.
In a duel between aircraft service providers, a federal judge has granted a writ of possession, ordering Encompass Aviation LL...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ seeks to skip 9th Circuit to get high court review of transgender military ban injunction
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Days after President Donald Trump attacked the impartiality of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys at the U.S. De...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law
Politicians and academics debate what to do, if anything, about plummeting bar exam pass rate
By Erin Lee
After a year of record-low bar exam passage, stakeholders continue to be concerned by the downward trend.
Law Practice, Constitutional Law
Matthew Whitaker’s argument was a warning flare illuminating a new battlefield confronting public interest lawyers as they see...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Courts of Appeal
Governor appoints two former prosecutors to state appellate court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown elevated two superior court judges to seats on the 1st District Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Meanwhile, his ...
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
In trial closing, student-athletes argue new compensation model wouldn’t change NCAA
By Winston Cho
In the potentially landscape-altering antitrust trial in which former National Collegiate Athletic Association student-athlete...
Labor/Employment
Postmates and its couriers to argue arbitration in misclassification lawsuit
By Sean Kagan
A federal judge will hear arguments over a motion to compel arbitration next month in a case pitting Postmates Inc. couriers a...
Civil Litigation
Russia-based news website sues Facebook for dropping it
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A Russia-based news website has sued Facebook Inc. over what it says was improper removal from the platform for alleged peddli...
Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal
Monsanto files notice of appeal in $78M judgment in personal injury case
By Meghann Cuniff
Lawyers for the agribusiness giant’s parent company initiated the challenge this week.
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit: Animal rights organization lacks standing to sue synagogue over ritual chicken slaughter
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A Virginia-based animal rights group lacks standing to sue an Orange County synagogue from practicing an ancient Jewish ritual...
Theresa Steen traveled the world to do some soul-searching and made a lot of friends.
Community News
Daily Journal hosts Women Leadership in Law forum in San Francisco
By Kibkabe Araya
Some 140 legal professionals attended the daylong event.
Neutral Ana Sambold sees each dispute differently based on what’s at stake.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
State, DOJ, plaintiffs say contraceptive mandate case is moot, but what about standing?
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The U.S. Department of Justice wants a federal appeals court to rule that California cannot challenge new Trump administration...
Government, Criminal
Money bail supporters turn in signatures to stop change
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A referendum to overturn California's new law phasing out cash bail is one step closer to the 2020 ballot.
Immigration, Government
Judge’s immigration ruling against Trump sets up major legal battle
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A San Francisco federal judge’s decision to halt a Trump administration policy limiting asylum applications could portend a le...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Monster Energy fights in state high court and Riverside Superior Court
By Blaise Scemama
Whether the two cases are substantially similar is the subject of debate between attorneys in the Riverside case.
Litigation over the Woolsey Fire has begun, as plaintiffs seek to hold Southern California Edison responsible for the blaze th...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
New death penalty rules establish guidelines for attorneys
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Supreme Court has released new rules for death penalty cases, requiring a higher level of experience for counsel rep...
Civil Rights
Ex-girlfriend seeks sealed restraining order against Avenatti
By Steven Crighton
Wanting to avoid a media frenzy that’s trailed Michael Avenatti’s legal proceedings for months, a former girlfriend seeking a ...
Securities, Civil Litigation
Judge approves $19M settlement in securities safe harbor litigation
By Meghann Cuniff
The deal ends a five-year battle over the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act that was before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feinstein, Harris call on White House to reconsider 9th Circuit nominations
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
California’s two Democratic senators are not giving up in the battle to fill vacancies on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court gives Porter Ranch residents chance to argue restitution
By Justin Kloczko
Residents affected by the 2015 Aliso Canyon gas leak will have a chance to change a court’s mind about being shut out of resti...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
40 percent pass July bar exam, a decline from last summer’s results
By Erin Lee
The July exam pass rate dropped to 43 percent in 2016, a 32-year low, but rose to 49.6 percent last year, the best result in f...
Communications Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel says suit alleging racism in cable contracts can move forward
By Andy Serbe
A lawsuit alleging racism drove a cable distribution company's refusal to carry channels operated by an African-American owned...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit sends bond hearing immigration case back to district court
By Winston Cho
A case concerning whether an injunction allowing detained immigrants to receive a bond hearing after six months was sent back ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
New law will boost workers’ chances in harassment and discrimination lawsuits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A key provision in a state law set to go into effect Jan. 1 will make it more difficult for attorneys to defend against some e...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State may not be able to stop funding counties’ implementation of Jessica’s Law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California’s Supreme Court decided Monday the Commission on State Mandates erred when it used a 2006 voter initiative that red...
Immigration, Government
Judge questions Trump administration asylum application rule
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A federal judge questioned government lawyers Monday concerning the legality of a new Trump administration policy stopping asy...