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Education


High Court to Consider Habeas Deadlines

Apr. 6, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will review a case dealing with the deadline for hearing a state prisoner's petitio...


Environmental


State’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan Dealt Setback

Apr. 6, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Implementation of the state's greenhouse gas reduction plan is delayed, generating uncertainty in the business community. By M...


U.S. Supreme Court


Taxpayers Can't Sue Over School Funding

Apr. 6, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

A group of Arizona taxpayers lack the standing to mount a legal challenge to a state program that indirectly funds religious s...


Perspective


Will Your Tenant Go Up in Smoke?

Apr. 6, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

With medical marijuana in legal limbo, is it wise for a landlord to lease property to a marijuana dispensary? By Kevin Sher of...


U.S. Supreme Court


Justices Won't Review Attorney's Charges

Apr. 6, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider Monday prominent Los Angeles trial attorney Pierce H. O'Donnell's attempt to get fe...


Entertainment & Sports


Claims Against Ringtone Site Rejected

Apr. 6, 2011
By Jeanluc Renaultn

A federal judge in Los Angeles has denied in part a major record label's motion for summary judgment in a copyright case again...


U.S. Supreme Court


Appeals Narrowed in Death Penalty Cases

Apr. 6, 2011
By Robert Iafolla

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed Monday a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had granted habeas corpus relief to an ...


Judicial Profile


James Mize

Apr. 6, 2011
By Emily Green

Judge James M. Mize uses his skills in psychology and social work to try to restore civility when acrimonious couples appear b...


Mergers & Acquisitions


Mergers & Acquisitions

Apr. 5, 2011
By Robert Pierce

San Jose-based eBay Inc. turned to Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP for its $2.4 billion acquisition of Pennsylvania-based GSI Commerce...


Immigration


A move last week by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to disguise an asylum-seeker's name highlights the new dangers to ap...


Corporate Counsel


Scott Barlow

Apr. 5, 2011
By Anna Scott

Vice president and general counsel for ValueClick Inc. Westlake Village ...


Perspective


With its first attempt rejected, why a revised Google Books settlement may very well pull Congress into the mix. By Richard E....


Attempts to reform the partisan policy of redistricting in California are likely to face challenges. By Rod Pacheco and John R...


Government


San Francisco Disability Suit Goes to Trial

Apr. 5, 2011
By Amy Yarbroughn

San Francisco's progressive reputation is about to be put to the test as a federal trial kicks off today over whether the city...


Criminal


Judges Gives Green Light in FCPA Trial

Apr. 5, 2011
By Gabe Friedmann

In a ruling that could bolster prosecutions, a federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that officials at a state-owned corporat...


Environmental


Will Oil Become Extinct?

Apr. 5, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

With gas prices skyrocketing, efforts to reduce America's reliance on foreign oil cannot come any sooner. By Jonathan Michaels...


Criminal


Judge Considers Juror's Criminal Record

Apr. 5, 2011
By Rebecca Beyer

Lawyers for San Jose criminal defense attorney Jamie L. Harley, whom a jury found guilty of money laundering last summer, argu...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Lawyer Knocked for Hiding Assets

Apr. 5, 2011
By Anna Scott

State appellate court justice chastises lawyer for helping client shield real estate assets from a creditor. ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge May Reject Gang Injunction

Apr. 5, 2011
By Erica E. Phillips

In what is believed to be a first, a federal judge said Friday she likely would reject a request for a permanent gang injuncti...


Health Care & Hospital Law


Justin Bieber and Hair Denial

Apr. 5, 2011
By Karen Natividadn

Focusing on what "style" of health care worked in other countries is not the solution for reform. By David McFarlane of Snell ...


Law Practice


Legal Market Keeps Shrinking

Apr. 5, 2011
By Ben Adlin

While Friday's jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed promising signs for most in the private sector, the lega...


Solo and Small Firms


BigLaw Expats Launch Virtual Firm

Apr. 5, 2011
By Sara Randazzon

Three former BigLaw associates and law school classmates launched a virtual law firm and so far, the formula appears to be a s...


Government


CASE Approves Labor Agreement

Apr. 5, 2011
By Emily Green

The union representing state lawyers and administrative law judges overwhelming approved a labor agreement Friday with Gov. Je...


Government


City of Bell Faces High Legal Bills

Apr. 5, 2011
By Ciaran Mc Evoy

The scandal-plagued, financially stricken Los Angeles suburb of Bell has been billed more than $1.2 million in a five-month sp...


Judicial Profile


Kevin C. Brazile

Apr. 5, 2011
By Hannah Mitchelln

A longtime government lawyer who faced off against the legendary Johnnie Cochran, Judge Kevin C. Brazile finally has his ideal...


State Bar & Bar Associations


State Bar Seeks to Rank Schools by Diversity

Apr. 5, 2011
By Don Debenedictisn

A State Bar panel says U.S. News & World Report should count diversity as 15 percent of a law school's rankings. ...


Discipline


Discipline

Apr. 4, 2011
By Eb Richardsonn


Law Practice


On the Move

Apr. 4, 2011
By Ben Adlin

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC lost six intellectual property litigation partners to Latham & Watkins LLP.


Labor/Employment


Facebook and Work: A Toxic Combination

Apr. 3, 2011
By Alexander Phersonn

Posting negative comments about your employer on Facebook is a dangerous proposition, says Marissa L. Dragoo of GRC LLP. ...


Judicial Profile


Earl Maas

Apr. 3, 2011
By Pat Alston

Son of a judge appointed by Gov. Ronald Reagan, Earl Maas III has carried on the family's judicial legacy since being tapped b...