Prosecution and Defense Have Different Disclosure Obligations
By Columnist
Focus Column - Criminal Law - By Thomas Havlena - California has had "reciprocal" criminal discovery since June 1990. See Pena...
Internment-Camp Childhood Shapes Jurist
By Pamela Mac Lean
In 1998, Judge Wallace Tashima donned black tie instead of his usual black robe to see his son receive an Oscar for "Visas an...
Scott Moves Toward the Center
By Dennis Pfaff
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - Joseph C. Scott, former criminal defense attorney and local Democratic Party political heavyweight, had ...
Priest, 72, Pleads Guilty to Molesting Teenage Girl in Back Seat of Family Car
By Dan Evans
LOS ANGELES - A 72-year-old priest pleaded guilty Friday to molesting a teenage girl in the back seat of her family's car last...
Judiciary Committee Leader Needs Muscle, Connections
By Linda Rapattoni
Notebook - By Linda Rapattoni - SACRAMENTO - Fabian Nunez is set to call the shots as new assembly speaker Feb. 9, and when th...
Teaching Writing at Juvenile Hall Inspires Writer, Students
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Celebrated author Mark Salzman began teaching creative writing to the most violent teenage offenders at Central ...
Your Name Here
By Liz Valsamis
Daily Journal EXTRA Feature - Southern California lawyers recently got their first peek at an issue that had bedeviled their m...
Deaf Men Win $24,000 in Car Crash Case
By Joy Shaw
LOS ANGELES - A unanimous Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded three deaf men $24,000 after a legal fight with an insur...
Accused Molester Can Undo Guilty Plea
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - An accused child molester has been allowed to withdraw his guilty pleas after a Santa Clara County judge concluded ...
Judge Loses Bid to Reduce His Property-Tax Increase
By Dan Evans
LOS ANGELES - He made a ruling two years ago that could cost the state billions in property tax revenue. Last year, Orange Sup...
Protecting Perks
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - In light of the state's budget crisis, some California judges are concerned they may lose the lucrative supple...
Spanish-Language Newspapers Combine
By Toni Vranjes
Two Spanish-language newspapers are combining to target the nation's growing Latino population, and two teams of Southern Cali...
Judge's Tenure Spans Major Changes
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - In 19 years presiding over juvenile delinquency cases, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Morton O. Rochman has se...
Death Trap
By Columnist
Forum Column - By James C. Turner and Suzanne M. Mishkin - In a proposal of breathtaking scope, State Bar members are pushing ...
Insurance Firm Will Pay $20 Million
By David Houston
New York Life Insurance Co. will pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit filed by descendants of some of the 1.5 million Armenian...
Apology Without Admission of Fault Can Be Sincere, Effective
By Columnist
Focus Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Jeff Kichaven - What does mediation have in common with love? Well, accordi...
Court Lets Full-Monty Officer Sue
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Diego police officer who stripped and masturbated for a home-made video he sold on eBay can sue the aut...
Don't Get Snagged by Bait of Tempting New Counteroffer
By Columnist
Employment Column - By Valerie A. Fontaine - Many associates who have accepted offers at other firms and tender their resignat...
Litigator Joins Sheppard to Try More Cases
By Draeger Martinez
LOS ANGELES - First Amendment litigator Gary Bostwick has left the Los Angeles office of Davis Wright Tremaine for Sheppard, M...
Court OKs Control of Cybercafes
By Dan Evans
SANTA ANA - Cybercafe owners can be forced to impose a daytime curfew on minors, provide security and videotape patrons, a sha...
Justice Stays Ruling on Detainees
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a Bush administration request to prevent a Guantnamo Bay terrorism suspect fro...
Former Attorney Gets 10 Years For Bilking Clients of $2 Million
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - In one of the steepest penalties imposed in Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley's crackdown on corrupt la...
Activists Can't Dictate Clinic's Advice to Patients
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - A group of activists can't force Planned Parenthood to tell women that abortion is unsafe and has been linked to...
9th Circuit Says Stripper Officer's Suit is Back On
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Diego cop who stripped and masturbated for a homemade video he sold on eBay can sue the authorities who ...
Standing Vigil
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Five years ago, Judge A. Wallace Tashima donned black tie instead of his usual black robe and had the thrill o...
Lack of Sidewalks Caused Teen's Death, Lawsuit Says
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
FONTANA - Karen Medina was struck and killed by a car two years ago as she walked home from A.B. Miller High School with some ...
Court Expands Protection for Refugees
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Opponents of China's one-child family policy may be entitled to asylum even if they have not been sterilized a...
What Evil Lurks
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Ira L. Shafiroff - Effective July 1, the rules regarding the duty of a California lawyer to maintain client ...
State Continues Trend of Protecting Employee Rights
By Columnist
Focus Column - Employment Law - By Jeffrey M. Tanenbaum and Michael P. O'Bresly - During the waning months of his administrati...
Multiagency Operation Targets Sexual Predators
By Susan Mc Rae
In October, federal agents arrested an 85-year-old Garden Grove man preparing to board a plane at Los Angeles International A...