Commercial Speech Has Strong Protection of First Amendment
By Columnist
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...
Truth Be Told ....
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - Criminal defense attorney Jim Collins still recalls the client he thought was truly innocent of serious felony...
9th Circuit Restricts Online Libel Liability
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - The operator of a Web site that posted allegedly defamatory material about a Beverly Hills attorney is unlikely to ...
Senate GOP Set Filibuster Limits
By Staff Writer
Never Ever Too Old for New Tricks
By Hudson Sangree
SACRAMENTO - As he neared semi-retirement at age 72, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Peter Mering wondered aloud whether he co...
Republican Four Horsemen Handily Terrorize Democrats
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Forum Column - By Stephen Yagman - I've figured out why the Democrats very likely will not retake Congress or the White House ...
Careful Managment of Foreign Attorneys Can Avoid Problems
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Focus Column - International Law - By Frederick J. Stocker - Good management is key to success in executing any complex merger...
Don't Overlook Talent
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Forum Column - By Sandra Matthews - When deciding what law school to attend, prospective students consider the pros and cons o...
California Schools Expect Few Changes
By Claude Walbert
LOS ANGELES - California's higher education institutions said Monday that they expect few changes in their policies in the wak...
Court Tosses State Holocaust Law
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a California law that would have made it easier for Holocaust survi...
9th Circuit Reverses Banker's Conviction
By Gale Holland
LOS ANGELES - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reversed the conviction of a man found guilty four years ago in ...
Rapist's Lawyer Seeks Reinstatement of Appeal
By Jim Adamekn
VENTURA - Defense counsel for Andrew Luster asked a court Monday to reinstate his appeal because the convicted serial rapist n...
Justices Agree to Consider Whether Disabilities Act Permits Lawsuits Against States
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - In a case involving a paraplegic man who crawled two flights of steps to reach a hearing in a courthouse that lac...
David Garcia Is Leaving S.F. Bench
By Dennis Opatrny
SAN FRANCISCO - Superior Court Judge David Garcia, who has become one of the court's most respected law and motion judges, pla...
SWAT Team Was Wrong, Panel Says
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - A Simi Valley police SWAT team violated an 18-year-old Guatamalan immigrant's rights by holding her barefoot and...
Schroeder: Sentencing Rules Need Work
By Pamela Mac Lean
POIPU, Hawaii - The leader of the nation's largest appellate court, 9th Circuit Chief Judge Mary Schroeder, issued a call Mond...
Journal Scores 12 L.A. Press Club Awards
By Allison Hawley
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Daily Journal took 12 awards, including Journalist of the Year and four other first-place honors...
DA Won't Seek Death In Killing of Worker
By Gale Holland
HERMOSA BEACH - Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a Hermosa Beach woman who, in the pre-dawn hours of Sept. ...
News You Can't Use: Piqued DA Plays 'Hide the Press Releases'
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas Jr. seems to be having a Harry Potter, or possibly a ...
No Favoritism for Transactional Bar in Malpractice Suits
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - Clients suing transactional lawyers for malpractice will be held to the same standard of proof as those suing ...
Conditions in Poor Schools Anger Critics
By Jeffrey Anderson
LOS ANGELES - While affirmative action advocates and opponents debate the significance of Monday's Supreme Court ruling on aff...
High Court Upholds Affirmative Action
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday strengthened the use of affirmative action in American society, ruling in two cases t...