The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the "gulag of our time," is turning the U.S., once a beacon for liberty and freedom, into a...

The governor announced Friday the appointment of a new assistant general counsel at the California Department of Consumer Affa...

Late Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown cast his lot with teachers unions by filing an appeal opposing a Los Angeles County Superior Cou...

After only four years as dean of UCLA School of Law, Rachel Moran has announced she will not seek a second term. An expert in ...

Monrovia-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Xencor Inc. has hired its first senior vice president, chief complianc...

After a stinging defeat in the 3rd District Court of Appeal last month, opponents of California's high speed rail project are ...

In a victory for San Francisco-based online review service Yelp Inc., a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed a dis...

Longtime Justice H. Walter Croskey of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, known for his enthusiasm for reaching a fair decision,...

State judicial leaders on Tuesday selected an executive branch official who's reportedly respected within Gov. Jerry Brown's a...

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, a national firm with its headquarters in Chicago will merge with Barger & Wolen LLP, a firm ...

A state agency's decisions mean it will not institute formal proceedings against neither Orange County Superior Court Judge Sc...

Several cities and counties around the state are approving bans or moratoriums on fracking and the oil industry is hoping the ...

As we move more of our lives online, the question of what privacy protections can we expect once we are gone arises. State leg...

As formidable of an obstacle as a defendant's bankruptcy is, it does not necessarily doom class claims or recovery. The severi...

U.S. District Judge John F. Walter reversed his decision to grant a temporary restraining order after details emerged in a cas...

As part of significant new protocols approved by a federal judge on Friday, state prisons will provide new solitary units with...

Longtime justice of the 2nd District Court of Appeal had written some 500 published opinions in nearly three decades. ...

A Sacramento judge on Friday upheld the state's recently revised furniture flammability standards that aim to cut use of toxic...

Latham & Watkins LLP is advising the underwriting syndicate in connection with the planned initial public offering for Sto...

In one of the most dramatic turnovers in the country, Obama will likely pick at least 79 percent of active judges in the North...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a bid by Oracle Corp. to restore a record-setting $1.3 billion jury verdict...

William H. Orrick may share the name of his judge father, but his judicial manner is distinct.

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Well regarded commissioner H. Elizabeth Harris has overcome a number of trials and tribulations.

Justice Gene Gomes is progressive in conservative-minded Fresno, but he's loyal nevertheless.

Stanford Law School Professor Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, Gov. Jerry Brown's latest nominee to the state Supreme Court, was un...

2014 CAALA President-Elect Joseph Barrett reviews his panel on catastrophic damages and the changing state of special damages ...

In his recent article, Lawrence Waddington perpetuates a falsity regarding the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' high reversa...

It is disheartening that law schools and legal firms have decided to devote time and effort to assist illegal immigrants while...