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Virtual reality and spatial video are set to transform the courtroom by enabling jurors to experience evidence firsthand rathe...


The California Privacy Protection Agency board has voted to advance proposed regulations to formal rulemaking, which will chan...



Cui bono, pro bono

Nov. 25, 2024

The civil courts aren't all that hospitable to the poor, as limited judicial resources and complex legal procedures put justic...


A complaint filed this month by 11 workers asked the California Supreme Court to direct the board to issue final decisions in ...



San Fernando Valley residents sued the department in 2021, accusing it of allowing the station to leak gas over a period of ye...


District Attorney Michael A. Hestrin filed a supplemental briefing after Attorney General Rob Bonta agreed with the State Publ...



Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's key concession was giving up on trying to confirm President Joe Biden's four federal ap...


Plaintiffs claim the company and executives misled the public over its compliance with antitrust laws. It comes two months af...



LASC boosts incentives for court reporters

Nov. 22, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The measures were announced two months after the court shifted its policy on electronic recordings in an attempt to deal with ...


"Phillips 66 will continue its cooperation with the U.S. Attorney's office and is prepared to present its case in these matter...



The Ninth Circuit struck down Ticketmaster's arbitration agreement, finding it unconscionable under California law due to pr...


Legal organizations must implement safeguards for generative AI tools to prevent risks and ensure responsible artificial intel...



Generative AI raises thorny copyright issues, from the legality of using protected material for training to determining owners...


Ready to Go

Nov. 22, 2024

Mediator Brad Bening has settlement agreements ready before a session begins.



Judge Charles A. Smiley, appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court in 2012, was nominated by Newsom to be a justice of th...


CriticalPoint has sued two companies founded by former employees, claiming they continue to use its confidential data to make ...



The dispute focused on compounded ophthalmic medications.


A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered the VA to construct 100 modular housing units this winter for homeless veterans. The VA...



Orange County judge aims to move calendar but not rush lawyers


Alexis Loeb was deputy chief of the U.S. Justice Department's Capitol Siege Section, overseeing the coordination of the federa...



City Attorney David Chiu had claimed that the decision to appoint a guardian to represent one of the lead plaintiffs made both...


Walmart called the verdict "outrageous," and said it "simply does not reflect the straightforward and uncontested facts of thi...



Senate Democrats are hurrying to confirm judges by the end of the year, before Republicans take control of the chamber in the ...


Riverside County court announces cutbacks

Nov. 21, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Furloughed staff is one of several measures courts throughout the state are taking to close a $97 million budget cut.



The Bruen and Rahimi decisions have reshaped Second Amendment jurisprudence, clarifying the scope of permissib...


AI facial recognition technology seeks to stamp out retail theft but may falsely accuse shoppers.



Attorneys should help clients identify beneficial owners, gather required information, establish compliance systems, and ensur...


From paid sick leave to disability accommodation, temporary workers are entitled to many of the same benefits as full-time emp...



All the publicly posted comments from judges said the opinion's cautions - particularly suggestions that judges have others de...


Some prominent judges -- including the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brenna Jr. --and law professors have tried ...