Brown Has a Rocky Road From Here to Washington
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - It may be politically awkward for liberals to oppose a black woman nominated for one of the nation's highest c...
Judge Unafraid to Overrule Juries
By Xenia Kobylarz
FRESNO - When Franklin P. Jones applied for a vacant seat on the Fresno Superior Court bench 12 years ago, he was fairly confi...
State Courts Hold No Duty to Stop Nonemployee Harassment
By Columnist
Focus Column - Employment Law - By Arthur F. Silbergeld and Dawn M. Irizarry - An unfolding drama could find California law be...
Grape Pickers' Suit Bears Fruit
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle
INDIO - As a worker at one of the Coachella Valley's largest vineyards, Maria Leticia Banda used to suffer headaches, interna...
On Speaking Terms
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Edward C. Wilde Sr. and Michael S. Overing - Amber Frey became famous for allegedly befriending Scott Peters...
Judicial Council OKs New Jury Instructions
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - California juries deciding civil cases soon will be guided by a new, clearer set of jury instructions, the fi...
Animal Rights Activist Starts 30-Day Sentence
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - After losing several appeals of her conviction, child-star-turned-animal-rights-activist Pamelyn Vlasak began s...
Organization Honors Two Daily Journal Reporters
By Allison Hawley
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Daily Journal won two first-place awards and two other honors at the Better Newspapers Contest s...
Think Of It As An Easy Quadratic Equation
By Linda Rapattoni
Reporter's Notebook - By Linda Rapattoni - Veteran lawmakers are accustomed to weaving words into texts of proposed laws, but ...
Princess Di's Dismal Legal Legacy Discourages Death as Career Move
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - The earthly afterlife of Princess Diana has not been happy. She's the English Elvis, damned to a tabl...
Review Granted to Toxic Tort Statute of Limitations Suit
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether a mass toxic tort action can go forward even ...
Juries to Get More Succinct Instructions Starting in Fall
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - California juries deciding civil cases will soon be guided by a new, clearer set of jury instructions, the fi...
Hallinan Is Subpoenaed by Cops' Attorney
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - The lead defense attorney for three cops accused of assault in connection with the infamous Union Street Faji...
Royal Battle Over Royalties Grows
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - In a case dating to the glittering days of Hollywood's golden age, lawyers for Bing Crosby's estate and the comp...
Sticking to Rights
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Janet M. LaRue - A seminarian gave a highly academic commentary on the Bible to his uneducated cleaning woma...
America Must Go Long Way To Change Anti-Gay Biases
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Michael M. Faenza - As a social justice organization, the National Mental Health Association works toward a ...
Heir Sues to Halt Special Exhibit
By Susan Mc Rae
The heir to a renowned Russian art patron, who claims his grandfather's paintings were looted by Lenin during the 1917 Commun...
Attorney Doesn't Have Duty to Determine Testator's Capacity
By Columnist
Focus Column - Probate Law - By Marshal A. Oldman and Susan J. Cooley - In Moore v. Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher...
Board OKs S.F. Budget
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $4.9 billion budget Tuesday that includes cuts to the city att...
Law-and-Order Sensibilities Put Judge in Focus
By Donna Domino
MADERA - Among local attorneys, Madera County Superior Court Judge John W. DeGroot is known, not affectionately, as "old bulle...
Trench-Cut Fees Violate Constitution, Panel Says
By Mark Cromer
SANTA ANA - An attorney said Tuesday that a court ruling that upheld Southern California Gas Co.'s right to dig trenches witho...
Heir Sues to Halt LACMA Exhibit
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - The heir to a renowned Russian art patron, who claims his grandfather's paintings were looted by Lenin during th...
Lawyer Gets Probation For Insurance Scheme
By Claude Walbert
SAN DIEGO - Insurance claims by a San Diego lawyer for supposedly stolen cars backfired when two of the claims ended up by coi...
Circuit Backs EPA In Rejecting Exception
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - Efforts by state farm interests to escape federal air pollution regulation were rebuffed Tuesday by the 9th U....
Santa Clara Public Defender Fired For Misleading Court
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - Thomas Spielbauer, the veteran Santa Clara County deputy public defender facing a criminal charge for allegedly mis...
GOP Plans Push to OK Judicial Nominees
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - Spearheading an offensive to pressure Democrats to approve President Bush's judicial nominees, Senate Republicans...
Public Defender Blames DA for for Freed Suspects
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - Reigniting a three-week-old controversy, the Los Angeles County public defender this week blamed the release of ...
Memo to President Bush: Next Time, Use Billable Hours Syntax
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - President Bush has been taking a lot of flak recently for a statement he made in this year's State of...
Paxil's Effect on Foster Child Alarms Advocate
By Cheryl Romo
LOS ANGELES - Since Julie Anderson's 6-year-old son began receiving adult dosages of Paxil, the foster child reportedly has be...
Tehin Charged in $2 Million Client Fraud
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Suspended San Francisco lawyer Nikolai Tehin was charged in federal court Tuesday with one count each of money...