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Education Law, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The state requires that to receive the funds, a school must be nonsectarian, prompting a lawsuit by Orthodox Jewish parents.


Labor/Employment


Judge Christopher Lui, declining to approve sanctions against the plaintiff, said issues over definitions were best left for n...



Former federal prosecutor joins Cleary Gottlieb

Oct. 29, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Matthew Yelovich was previously deputy chief of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District ...


Judges and Judiciary


In a phone interview Friday, Judge Morris Jacobson called DA Pamela Price's statement "a desperate effort to avoid a recall el...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


At Friday's hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Randolph M. Hammock dismissed arguments by Google that granting t...


Attorneys have given more than $330,000 directly to Nathan Hochman's campaign challenging LA's incumbent DA George Gascón. Tha...


Judge Christopher C. Hite said that potential budget cuts, in addition to those already imposed in 2024, would call for "creat...


Civil Litigation


Aspects of California's new lemon law remain unclear

Oct. 28, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

One attorney the Daily Journal spoke to says he is adopting a "wait and see" approach to hiring new associates as AB 1755's ef...


Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Open Artificial Intelligence says it applied for a trademark first and is asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to over...


During his tenure at Warner Bros., Mike Marino handled virtually every type of employment issue that could arise in a studio ...


Philip R. Recht previously served as chief counsel and deputy administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra...


Government, Class Action


U.S. Department of Justice attorney Brad P. Rosenberg said one of the main issues the agency plans to address in its appeal is...



Instead of opting in to have a magistrate judge handle their litigation, attorneys will have to opt out if they prefer an Arti...



Prohibition era law cited in online privacy lawsuit

Oct. 25, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The case filed against a British gaming website is one of many recent complaints filed against technology companies citing the...



New law requires closer look at suicides of abuse victims

Oct. 25, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

SB 989 seeks to build on a growing body of research that aims to flag suspicious suicides.


Criminal


The timing of the announcement, two weeks before the November election, has raised some eyebrows. It follows the unearthing of...


Government, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


The San Francisco city attorney's office seeks to dismiss the complaint about clearing of homeless camps on streets on the gro...


The man, who authorities say intended to kill a judge, also faces state charges for attempted murder.


Government


San Francisco County Superior Court clerks, whose contract expired at the end of September, went on strike Thursday to protest...


Labor/Employment


San Francisco court clerks to strike Thursday

Oct. 24, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

A media release issued Wednesday evening by the union representing clerks acknowledged that the strike action was likely to "h...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The panel ruled that a federal judge in San Diego was correct when she enjoined the government from requiring people traveling...


Government


In its complaint, the Geo Group Inc. said SB 1132 violates the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution and should be enjoine...


Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


Former chief justice recalls being screamed at by legislators and being given budget lobbying advice by Gov. Jerry Brown.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In the 33-page opinion, Judge Ana de Alba invoked the famous "What's in a name?" passage from "Romeo and Juliet," noting that ...


Intellectual Property


The Port of Oakland Port wants to change the name of Oakland International Airport to "San Francisco Bay Oakland International...


Judges and Judiciary


Both nominees will face a tight deadline in getting consideration by the U.S. Senate during the lame duck session after the No...


The settlement with the city of Encinitas marks one of the largest ever reached regarding coastal safety.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Former plaintiffs' attorney Michael Avenatti's sentence, and the calculation of losses to his clients, were vacated and remand...


The plaintiff claims that women working for Netflix were regularly objectified by other employees, male and female, particular...