Exporing the connection between John Smith's dream of colonization and the law, by Christopher Tomlins. ...

In the absence of a premarital agreement, how is accumulated wealth split when the ex-spouse was never a spouse in the first p...

Legal observers say that Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley could face a battle in his effort to convict city o...

The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to approve final long range greenhouse gas reduction targets that are suppos...

The California Air Resources Board unanimously approved a regulation that will require the state's public and investor-owned u...

The Daily Journal hosted a reception Tuesday in Beverly Hills to honor those on its annual list of Top 100 Lawyers. This year,...

California's judges and lawyers, battered by a harsh economy, will converge on Monterey today for side-by-side annual meetings...

Superior Court Judge Gail Brewster Bereola has spearheaded a task force to bring offenders, victims and the community together...

A suit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco Wednesday seeks to block the merger of two rental car giants, alleging it...

A federal jury in San Jose returned a guilty verdict Wednesday against Anh The Duong after a months-long trial in U.S. Distric...

The agency's complaint against Escondido lawyer George Gustav Bujkovsky filed filed in the Southern District of California. ...

The University of California Board of Regents filed a motion on Monday to intervene in a lawsuit against the government seekin...

The California Air Resources Board will vote today to finalize controversial new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions...

Bay Area lawyers with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe advised San Francisco solar startup Recurrent Energy in its sale to J...

A state appellate court says car rental agencies aren't obligated to research drivers' safety records before sending them out ...

The addition of a high-profile securities litigator and a tax partner continues the firm's long-term growth pattern in Califor...

The lawyer says a Newport Beach law firm pushed him out after he refused to attend a personal-development retreat in the woods...

Several California school districts are seeking to recoup more than $1 billion dollars they claim they are owed under a consti...

A fifth lawyer has agreed to be disbarred for defrauding homeowners seeking mortgage modifications. ...

Lawyers are advised to be vigilant about security breaches when representing a client involved with third-party information te...

Sure, Arizona's controversial anti-immigration law has stolen headlines in recent months, but hundreds of governments have ena...

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With school back in session, here's a review of the rights public school students possess under the U.S. and California Consti...

There's now more support for the claim that electricity, and other commodities, should be given priority status in bankruptcy,...

The agency is investigating possible mismanagement of municipal bonds. ...

Neither candidate, at least through their campaign advertising, has said much about the civil matters - consumer protection, e...

The latest real estate movers and dealmakers.

Oakland-based cleaning product maker Clorox Co. announced Tuesday it is selling its auto care business, including brands such ...

A judge expressed skepticism Tuesday about the legality of several provisions in the city's restrictive regulations of medical...

The civil litigation stemming from ex-private investigator Anthony Pellicano's illegal wiretapping operation is moving along a...