U.S. Supreme Court, Government
Mixed reactions to Newsom's order on encampments
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Thursday's order directs state agencies to draft protocols for removing homeless encampments, relying on the U.S. Supreme Cour...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Discipline
Dunn misled State Bar on Mongolia trip, disciplinary court finds
By Jack Needham
Despite the finding against the bar's former executive director, Judge Yvette D. Roland recommended a lesser punishment than t...
Technology, Intellectual Property
AI companies face potential interlocutory appeal over DMCA's 'identicality' requirement
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The word "identical" is found in a different provision of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and Congress "intentionally and...
Audit shows mixed results of Proposition 47 in 2 Southern California counties
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
While overall recidivism rates decreased slightly, the number of individuals convicted four or more times increased by 12%.
Alameda jury awards $8.29M to stagehand injured at Rolling Loud Festival
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The plaintiff's attorneys argued that a forklift operator failed to ensure Aguirre was in a safe position before moving the eq...
Working as a neutral has enabled retired Judge Dalila C. Lyons to be more informal.
The unanimous decision left room for the Legislature to amend the workers compensation law.
Newsom relied on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson that ease the way for municipa...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Young sons might be US solicitor general's harshest critics
By Craig Anderson
Elizabeth B. Prelogar told a meeting of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that she tries out her Supreme Court arguments o...
Constitutional Law
DOJ attorneys dismissive of youth plaintiffs' last-ditch attempt to bring climate lawsuit against EPA
By Devon Belcher
18 plaintiffs between the ages of 8 to 17 sued the agency on claims it violated the U.S. Constitution and Clean Air Act by adm...
Government, Civil Litigation
San Mateo County agrees to pay SWAT team member $8M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Carryn Barker claimed that she was harassed and assaulted by a supervisor.
Government
"What I've seen in the last 10 years is a bit of erosion of the rights of victims," the new president of the National District...
"They say it's going to take months to get back to full capacity," Judge Randolph M. Hammock told an attorney during a hearing...
Civil Rights
Public Counsel's new CEO girds for next US president -- whoever s/he may be
By Jack Needham
Kathryn Eidmann will take the reins after former president and CEO, Mónica Ramírez Almadani was appointed to serve as a federa...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas' skepticism challenges associational standing doctrine
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The concept, which dates back to 1958, has been used by conservative groups to challenge affirmative action policies at Harvar...
Criminal
Girardi's attorneys attempt to exclude evidence he exaggerated dementia symptoms
By Devon Belcher
Defense counsel for the disbarred attorney say prosecutors' attempts to introduce the expert testimony in Girardi's upcoming w...
Real Estate/Development, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Federal judge revives antitrust lawsuit against real estate group over listing policy
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The lawsuit challenges a policy requiring agents to post their listings on an affiliated platform, which the judge found to be...
Corporate landlord reaches $20M settlement over unpermitted renovations
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit, initially filed on behalf of seven California cities and later expanded to include 35 municipalities, alleged tha...
Civil Litigation
New filing claims 'no guarantee' that Golden Gate students can transfer to other law schools
By Wisdom Howell
The plaintiffs, a group of students and GGU's alumni association, are seeking an injunction to keep the J.D. program open thro...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Bankruptcy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kennedy urges judges and attorneys to promote civility at 9th Circuit Judicial Conference
By Craig Anderson
9th Circuit Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia said the court is working to update its case filing system with a new system, the Appe...
Technology, Law Practice
After ransomware attack, LA Superior Court is nowhere near back to business as usual
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
One attorney has resorted to printing out case files and having them messengered to the court, while several judges continued ...
Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner advised attorneys and other court users not to expect the court to "function fully and com...
Government
Attorneys in California give high marks to Harris' work as DA and AG
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"She had a unique ability to connect with people," former Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said.
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Huawei says Netgear trying to turn contract dispute into racketeering
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys for Huawei Technologies say claims the conglomerate "intends to 'dominate the world' and 'illegally dominate the mar...
Data Privacy
Law firm files state lawsuits targeting Google's Incognito mode
By Wisdom Howell
In its federal filing, Potter Handy accused one of the law firms leading a class action against Google of drafting the settlem...
Labor/Employment, Civil Procedure
Judge skeptical of request to keep identity secret in Blackberry harassment suit
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"I will tell you that the federal courts believe in openness, transparency, and information made public," U.S. Magistrate Judg...
Technology, Law Practice
LA County court closed because of ransomware attack
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
As of Monday afternoon, it was unclear if normal court operations would resume Tuesday. Law firms have struggled to file new c...
Government
San Francisco sues Temple Nightclub owners over missing settlement payments
By Wisdom Howell
The County and City of San Francisco is suing the company seeking roughly $171,000 that was to be paid to current and past emp...
Real Estate/Development, Government
Biden's 'moderate' rent control policy unlikely to see daylight
By Jack Needham
Real estate and tenant rights lawyers weigh in on what a recent proposal to cap rental increases nationally would mean for the...
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit conference opens with a review of Supreme Court's term
By Craig Anderson
"This was a John Roberts term," Stanford Law School professor Jeffrey L. Fisher told attorneys and judges at the conference in...