The 1.2 million people in Los Angeles who live close to freeways may be getting exposed to air so dirty it violates federal ai...

Judges who voluntarily retire for disability can't be certified to administer oaths unless they are sitting on a court by desi...

Judges who voluntarily retire for disability can't be certified to administer oaths unless they are sitting on a court by desi...

Maribel S. Medina, former general counsel to the San Francisco Unified School District, has returned to private practice in So...

After a scandal at Penn State drew the nation's attention to the problem of child sexual abuse and its legal ramifications, th...

The State Bar announced Tuesday that it has succeeded in clearing away a backlog of 3,000 discipline cases under investigation...

As California continues to shift thousands of state prisoners to county jails, another inmate population may soon find itself ...

L.A's housing agency seems to have forgotten about their mission to help people remain in their homes. By Gurdeep Dhaliwal of ...

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has asked a federal judge for the second time to dismiss key claims in a profit participation ...

Superior Court Judge Susan J. Matcham used her Spanish as an attorney to help clients.

Judge Tamara L. Mosbarger firmly believes that family structure helps people stay out of prison.

Last March, Texas-based AT&T Inc. announced it had agreed to purchase Washington-based T-Mobile USA Inc. for $39 billion i...

A list of all state laws that took effect on Jan. 1, 2012.

Knowing your client, your opponent and your venue is key to any patent litigation strategy. By Yury Kapgan and Kathy Yu of Lat...

State voting law raises complex compliance issues. By Peter K. Fagen and Gregory Rodriguez of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP

Lawsuits have never been more entertaining. By Ken Basin of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP

Will 2012 be better for real estate attorneys? By Sblend Sblendorio of Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel

Affording greater protection to senior citizens is just one of three issues facing the Legislature in 2012. By Brian S. Kabate...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

A longtime ghost researcher who pitched to several networks a reality show based on his profession is arguing once again in a ...

Although law firms are logging fewer pro bono hours, some like Reed Smith and Morrison & Foerster still managed to pull of...

While many retired California judges are keeping busy as neutrals or sitting on assignment, most are finding themselves with m...

A roundup of recent M&A and financing activity and the lawyers involved.

Legal education has come under fire in the past year, in part because job prospects for debt-laden law school graduates have p...

In an unprecedented effort to fight recidivism among federal criminal convicts, a new Central District program soon will give ...