800 Sex-Abuse Convictions Face Reversal
By Jeffrey Anderson
LOS ANGELES - As many as 800 people convicted of child molestation under a California law allowing prosecution of long-ago sex...
Court Extends Right to Privacy
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - In a stunning reversal of one of its own rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down state laws that...
Statute Targets Fast-Growing Crime of Identity Theft
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Focus Column - Criminal Law - By Arthur F. Silbergeld and Jessica A. Mayer - If you are like most computer-savvy consumers, th...
Highly Charged
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Forum Column - By William W. Funderburk Jr. and David Niebauer - In the continuing saga of the state's efforts to allocate fin...
Mentally Ill Inmate on Death Row Wins Stay of Habeas Process
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - A mentally ill San Quentin death-row inmate who thinks Howard Hughes told him how to cure AIDS with yellow ch...
Companies Using Unsolicited E-Mail Must Be Careful to Avoid Spam Laws
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Focus Column - Business Law - By Frank J. Johnson Jr. - On June 16, Microsoft filed a series of complaints alleging that profe...
AG Says Sheriff Can Sue Over Term Limits
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County sheriff can challenge newly installed term limits on the sheriff's office as unconstituti...
DA Misconduct Tainted 75 Cases, Study Says
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - California appellate justices ruled in 75 cases since 1970 that prosecutorial misconduct prejudiced the defendant,...
Dead Pledge's Family Sues Sorority
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - Flanked by the family of Kenitha Saafir, attorney Carl Douglas on Wednesday announced a wrongful-death lawsuit ...
'State Farm' Imperils Huge Tobacco Verdict
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - A California appeals court will consider whether to reduce a $26 million landmark tobacco verdict in light of ...
Euphemisms Line Up Like Johns to Accompany Escort-Service Case
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - Let's call this one Pimp v. MasterCard . The litigious owner of a string of Florida escort ser...
Michael Burt Takes a Gamble
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - Criminal defense attorney Michael Burt, known for his unusual courtroom strategies, wants a San Francisco judg...
DOJ Official Fares Poorly At 9th Circuit Gathering
By Pamela Mac Lean
POIPU, Hawaii - Larry Thompson, the Justice Department's second-in-command, drew a hostile reception from some federal judges ...
Insanity Halts Habeas Process, Circuit Rules
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - A demented San Quentin death row inmate who thinks Howard Hughes told him how to cure AIDS with yellow chili ...
Prosecutors Push for Investigation of Judges
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - A group of prosecutors voted Tuesday night to ask the Committee on Judicial Performance to investigate three adm...
Victims of Success
By Xenia Kobylarz
SAN FRANCISCO - Guarding one of the most recognized brands on the Internet is a full-time job. Just ask Rose Hagan, Google In...
Senators Gently Chastise DOJ for Treatment of Aliens After Attacks
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department must learn from its mistakes handling illegal immigrants detained after the Sept. 11 attac...
Contra Costa County OKs Leaner, Meaner Budget
By Karen Coleman
MARTINEZ - So far so good for lawyers who work for Contra Costa County. The new county budget won't require any layoffs, but a...
It's Not Over, Senator Says Of Cuts to Court Budget
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - The chairman of the state Senate budget subcommittee has warned court administrators and bar leaders that a "p...
Dean of UCLA School of Law Gives Up Post
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Citing "blunt reservations" expressed by his critics, Jonathan Varat, dean of the University of California, Los ...
Much Ado
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Forum Column - By Charles Hobson - The response to the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Commercial Speech Has Strong Protection of First Amendment
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Focus Column - Constitutional Law - By Jeanine K. Clasen - Some might interpret statutes and case law permitting various forms...
Only Legislation Can Resolve Fees Problem in 'McAdams'
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Forum Column - By Leslie R. Daff and Christopher L. Carpenter - Troubling dicta in a recent case, Estate of McAdams , 1...
Jurist Axes Injured Student's Suit
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
RIVERSIDE - A Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a high-school football player who claimed he injured his back wh...
Jurist Replies To 9 Charges Of Misconduct
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - Yuba County Superior Court Judge David E. Wasilenko, facing misconduct charges for allegedly fixing tickets fo...
Lawyer Won Custody for Fathers in Cult Case
By Jim Adamekn
SANTA ANA - Sidney L. Radus, who helped two Orange County fathers get their small children out of a religious cult in a high-p...
Jurists Release Felons in Spat with Prosecutors, Some Say
By David Houston
LOS ANGELES - Thirty alleged felons, including an accused carjacker whom police believe went on to commit another crime, were ...
Bounty-Hunting Business Booms in Era of Cutbacks
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - They operate on the fringes of the criminal justice system. But because of overcrowded jails and law-enforcement...
Pitt, Chertoff Address Circuit Gathering
By Pamela Mac Lean
POIPU, Hawaii - Federal judges at the annual 9th Circuit Judicial Conference were told Tuesday that many corporate officers, a...
Bingham McCutchen Acquires Riordan Firm
By John Ryan
LOS ANGELES - Boston-based Bingham McCutchen is deepening its Southern California reach with the acquisition of Los Angeles' R...