Judge Orders Violent Guards to Prison
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO -Two Pelican Bay State Prison guards must begin serving their own prison terms soon for conspiring to solicit t...
Orange County Judiciary Anticipates Deep Cuts
By Mark Cromer
SANTA ANA - Orange County Superior Court is facing deep cuts in its operating budget, which could result in reduced court hou...
State Asks Justices to Dismiss Disability Case It Brought
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - In an apparently unprecedented move, California officials have asked the Supreme Court to dismiss - three weeks b...
Laws Should Blend Freedom With Knowledge of the Brain
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Richard Glen Boire - What state of mind must a man have when death calls his name? This may sound like a phi...
Budget May Force Court Closures
By Leslie Simmons
LOS ANGELES - With further state budget cuts expected, the Los Angeles Superior Court is considering closing the Monrovia and...
The increasing resemblance of arbitration to litigation suggests that lawyers who have mastered courtroom skills can apply the...
Slave Labor Productions Liable for Bondage Star's Injury
By Peter Blumberg
SAN FRANCISCO - How does a woman who models for nude photo shoots while tied up, gagged and suspended from the ceiling recove...
Sheik's Wife Wins Suit Against Saudi Arabia
By Katherine Gaidos
LOS ANGELES -The wife of a Saudi sheik has won a $216 million default judgment against the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its ki...
Panel's Decision Frees Guard From Liability in Prison Fight
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A Sacramento prison guard who shot and seriously wounded an inmate to break up a prison yard fight is immune ...
Shooting of Inmate Ruled Legal
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - A Sacramento prison guard who shot and seriously wounded an inmate to break up a prison yard fight in 1995 is...
Retired Judge Was 'Fair and Respectful'
By Tina Spee
LOS ANGELES - Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jess Whitehill passed away Tuesday at Northridge Hospital Medical Cent...
Slippery Slope
By Columnist
Forum Column - By Michael M. Berger - It's been years since Southern California has seen a real rainy season. So people forget...
Cops' Lawyers Say Dismissal Won't be Hard
By Robert Selna
SAN FRANCISCO - Despite admitting that they had failed to prove conspiracy to obstruct justice, prosecutors in the San Franci...
Senate Republicans Fail To Halt Estrada Filibuster
By David Pike
By David F. Pike Nevada Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans failed Thursday to end the Democrats' monthlong ...
Senate Republicans Fail To Halt Estrada Filibuster
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans failed Thursday to end the Democrats' monthlong filibuster on the nomination of Miguel A. Estr...
Planning Can Safeguard Intellectual Property During Reduction in Force
By Columnist
Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By Louis R. Dienes - Current market conditions have forced many employers to re-evaluat...
Police Watch
By Karen Coleman
OAKLAND - Less than a week after the city's police reform settlement plan was announced, Oakland police officers broke down t...
AG Calls Instant Refunds a Rip-Off
By Lawrence Kootnikoff
LOS ANGELES - State Attorney General Bill Lockyer warned consumers Wednesday to stay away from tempting offers of so-called "...
VLG's Hsu Moves to Townsend's Technology Licensing Group
By Joel Rosenblatt
SAN FRANCISCO - Townsend and Townsend and Crew has acquired a member of what one consultant calls a new breed of "evolved IP ...
Mediation Process Can Settle Even 'Hopeless' Cases
By Columnist
Focus Column - Alternative Dispute Resolution - By Michael P. Carbone - One of the oft-cited reasons why litigants are relucta...
Playing Politics With Judicial Nominees
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Forum Column - By Mark Tushnet - The Senate has become used to filibusters recently. They have evolved from the all-night talk...
'Megan's Law' Stands Test of Judicial Review
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld "Megan's laws" against challenges that they violate the rights of sex...
Three-Strikes Gets Justices' Approval
By David Pike
WASHINGTON - A divided U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday upheld three-strikes laws in California and 24 other states against charg...
Justices Allow Parolees Some Right to Privacy
By Pamela Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Police must have a "reasonable suspicion" of criminal activity to justify the warrantless search of a parolee...
Jurists Everywhere Can't Control Their Outbursts
By Donna Domino
Reporter's Notebook - By Donna Domino - Contra Costa County attorneys and court employees who endured bullying and humiliation...
Grand Jury Transcript: To Seal It or Not?
By Robert Selna
SAN FRANCISCO - The first legal battle in the case against San Francisco Police Chief Earl Sanders and his fellow officers fo...
Circuit Grants Protection to Parolees From Some Searches
By Pam Mac Lean
SAN FRANCISCO - Police must have a "reasonable suspicion" of criminal activity to justify the warrantless search of a parolee...
Taking Out Saddam Meets High Standard for Just War
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Forum Column - By Ira L. Shafiroff - Barring a coup by Iraqi generals, it is inevitable that the United States will lead a coa...
Rampart, Belmont Keep Giving City's Angels Hellish Headaches
By Garry Abrams
Column By Garry Abrams - For a long time, I thought it was a bad joke. But now I know it's true. Los Angeles really is the Cit...
Back Home in the Trenches
By Hudson Sangree
SAN DIEGO - With the warm sun shining in February and a soft breeze rustling the palm trees, it's easy to see why Howard Wayn...