People Must Demand Recall
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Shawn Steel - At the beginning of the 20th century, a progressive revolt added the rights of initiative, ref...
'Campbell' Isn't Death Knell for Large Punitive Damages Awards
By Columnist
Focus Column - Litigation - By Michael J. Bidart and Douglas M. Carasso - Are insurers subject to substantial punitive damages...
New Rampart Probe Offers Immunity
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - For the first time in the long-running Rampart police scandal, officers will be given "administrative immunity" ...
Guam Prosecutor Was Adventurous, 'Unique'
By Susan Mc Rae
LOS ANGELES - Thomas Joseph Lannen, a former deputy federal public defender in Los Angeles and chief prosecutor for the Territ...
Clinic Focuses on Rehabilitation, Legal Aid for Skid Row Residents
By Alice Lee
LOS ANGELES - Attorney Claralou LaBarge worked at Inland Counties Legal Services before retiring in 1995. But, in the eight ye...
Edwards Tells BASF He Is One of Them
By Tyler Cunningham
SAN FRANCISCO - If he were president, U.S. Senator John Edwards would create an independent office to ensure that law enforce...
Study Shows Steady Erosion of Federal Bench Officers' Salaries
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Gathering Wednesday at an unusual news media event at the Supreme Court, four members of the court and the leader...
Court Reverses Convictions of Two in Murder
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES - A state appeals court has reversed two of three convictions in a brutal Los Angeles murder, saying that the defe...
Parties in Sex Predator's Case Quail Before Dilemma
By Craiq Anderson
SAN JOSE - Lawyers for the state and the first convicted child molester scheduled to be released under the state's Sexually V...
Ruby and Pooh: Proof That, in Los Angeles, Courts Are the Real Zoos
By Garry Abrams
Column by Garry Abrams - Winnie the Pooh and Ruby the elephant have one legal thing in common. The animals recently made headl...
Scrounging for Pennies
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - Reeling from the threat of unprecedented budget cuts, California court officials are scouring every revenue s...
Sidestepping of 'Miranda' Worries Justices
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court sounded deeply troubled Wednesday that police officers are still being trained t...
Supreme Court Jurist Brought Court Dignity
By Anne La Jeunesse
LOS ANGELES - David N. Eagleson, a Long Beach attorney who rose through the state's judicial system to become a state Supreme ...
Family-Law Innovations Earn Judge Appreciation
By Peter Blumberg
SANTA CRUZ - Though some judges dread family law, Samuel S. Stevens is not among them. The judge was so content during his thr...
State Bar Question Three
By Contributing Writer
Question Three - Crimes/Evidence - Don was a passenger in Vic's car. While driving in a desolate mountain area, Vic stopped an...
State Bar Question Five
By Contributing Writer
Question Five - Constitutional Law - Paul, a student at Rural State University ("Rural"), wishes to sue Rural, a public school...
State Bar Question Two
By Contributing Writer
Question Two - Real Property Trusts - Olga, a widow, owned Blackacre, a lakeside lot and cottage. On her 70th birthday, she ha...
State Bar Question Four
By Contributing Writer
Question Four - Professional Responsibility - In 1995, Lawyer was hired by the City ("City") as a Deputy City Attorney to hand...
State Bar Question One
By Contributing Writer
Question One - Civil Procedure - Petra, a State W resident, recently patented a new design for a tamper-free bottle cap for so...
State Bar Performance Test A
By Contributing Writer
Performance Test A - Memorandum To: Applicant - From: Jane Kimmel - Re: Morales and Vargas v. Parsons ...
State Bar Performance Test B
By Contributing Writer
Performance Test B - Memorandum To: Applicant - From: Rachel Bergman - Re: Reese v. Kennel Kare, Inc. ...
State Bar Question Six
By Contributing Writer
Question Six - Community Property - Henry and Wanda married in 1980 when both were students at State X University. State X is ...
New Lawyers Can Benefit From 16-Step Marketing Plan
By Contributing Writer
Column by Trey Ryder - As a new lawyer, you need a simple, straightforward approach to marketing. Here are 16 steps to help yo...
Nonbiological Dad Must Pay Support for Child He Raised
By Columnist
Focus Column - Family Law - By Shelley L. Albaum, Harold J. Cohn and Seth D. Kramer - Will an admission of nonpaternity overco...
Lay It to Rest
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Stephen F. Rohde - Stung by mounting evidence that the state's death-penalty system is fatally flawed, prose...
Justices Approve Immigration Hearing Policy
By Staff Writer
Ferreting Out Law Positions Is Challenging
By Stefanie Knapp
LOS ANGELES - Keep moving while you wait for the results of the February State Bar Exam, career-services coordinators advise. ...
The Jockeying Starts as DA Campaign Gets Under Way
By John Roemer
SAN FRANCISCO - Mud and rumor have begun to fly in the early days of the San Francisco district attorney race. Candidate Kama...
Court Will Hear Case on Asthmatic's Death
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to review next term a San Francisco judge's award of $1.4 million to the fami...
DA Fires Media-Relations Director
By Mark Cromer
SANTA ANA - Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas fired his media relations director Tuesday after she objected to w...