Corporate-Speech Case Dismissal Dismays Nike
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - On a day of high drama at the Supreme Court, the justices ended their 2002-03 term Thursday with a whimper, dismi...
Just Trying to Catch Up, Judges Lobby for Raise
By Pamela Mac Lean
POIPU, Hawaii - It's tough to have sympathy for federal judges seeking a 16.5 percent hike in their $150,000 a year salary dur...
High Court Librarian Plans to Check Out
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist sure knows how to grab an audience by the throat so they'll listen to his ever...
Priests Who May Go Free
By Jim Adamekn
LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors on Thursday were studying whether to drop charges against dozens of Catholic priests in Southern Cal...
Frist Vows Speed If Justices Retire
By Brent Kendall
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., vowed Thursday to move quickly on a U.S. Supreme Court nomination if ...
Alleged Criminals Released
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - Three administrative Superior Court judges allowed alleged burglars, batterers and carjackers to go free rather ...
New County Bar Head Is Consensus Builder
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - After Friday night, attorney Robin Meadow officially will be at the helm of the nation's largest voluntary bar o...
Kaopectate Deal Swaps One Risky Ingredient for Another
By Dennis Pfaff
SAN FRANCISCO - Changes in a popular anti-diarrhea medication prompted by a court settlement with the state could present a ri...
Jurists Set High Standards for Capital Defense
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Handing a stunning 7-2 victory to defendants facing the death penalty, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that defe...
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 ...