Paul Irving, a longtime leader at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, is joining the Milken Institute, an economic think tank in Sa...

From corrections officer to prosecutor on both coasts, Stephen A. Marcus has had many jobs in the criminal justice system.

It's been a week of soul searching at California's public law schools as administrators grapple with the realization they will...

Mediator Madeline Tucci Tannehill, who left law practice after her husband lawyer died, makes parties commit to work toward se...

UC Irvine School of Law opened its spring semester with a big thank you: it dedicated its brand new moot court room to Mark P....

Some go above snapping a few photographs or telling stories around the family dinner table to preserve childhood memories. For...

By Susan McRae Staff Writer Pepperdine University School of Law and Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution kicked of...

Police may now search cell phone data without a warrant or probable cause. By Gregory Ward and Tyler Atkinson of McManis Faulk...

An insurance law guide for the sports and entertainment industries. By Kirk Pasich, Cassandra S. Franklin, Sandra Smith Thayer...

There is no doubt that Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris will work to protect consumers. By Brian S. Kabateck of Kabateck Brown Kellner...

A state appellate court Thursday upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man who killed a San Francisco police officer. ...

Deputy District Attorney Christopher M. Lawson of San Diego asked improper questions and made prejudicial comments during the ...

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye seems to embrace the concept of collegiality as much as her predecessor, Ronald George. ...

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Donna Hitchens, a trailblazer and the first openly gay woman in the country elected to a su...

A law aimed at curbing scam rings disguised as talent agencies got its close-up this week as the Los Angeles City Attorney's o...

Richard J. McAdams, an associate justice on San Jose's 6th District Court of Appeal, will retire Feb. 28. ...

What happens in mediation stays in mediation, even if it involves alleged attorney malpractice, the state Supreme Court ruled ...

The controversial sale of 11 state-owned office complexes championed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger now faces another hu...

In his native Cuba, George Gascón's uncle was convicted in a 5-minute trial. ...

Any day now, researchers will get an appellate court decision that determines the fate of federal funding for human embryonic ...

A new IRS program for auditing the wealthy is generating fear as well as controversy. ...

At last, e-mail communication wins greater privacy protection. By M. Scott Koller of McKennon | Schindler. ...

Public agencies and property developers have received conflicting messages about California's prevailing wage laws. By Jon E. ...

Changes to the mechanic's lien procedure allow property owners to resolve suits more efficiently. By Steven H. Gentry of Berge...

The current status of access to court information is embarrassing for California. By Christopher B. Dolan of the Dolan Law Fir...

The California Bar Foundation, a nonprofit affiliate of the State Bar, dished out $221,000 in grants to projects aimed at impr...

Shepard Fairey, the creator of the iconic "Hope" poster of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama that was based on an Assoc...

Federal authorities filed criminal charges Wednesday against a Palm Springs man for making death threats to at least two membe...

Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget increases prison spending by $300 million. ...

Two Canadian men who lost a U.S. Army bid to make night-vision goggles paid their rival and now stand trial for fraud. ...