Roderick Walston of Best Best & Krieger examines the incongruent rules governing states' rights to regulate different kind...
After nearly two years bouncing between prisons and halfway houses, the dishonored former plaintiffs' lawyer William S. Lerach...
Edwin K. Prather, former Clarence & Dyer partner and a prominent supporter of diversifying the federal bench, has struck o...
As companies rely increasingly on technology, they become more vulnerable to cyber-criminals and technical mishaps, write Jerr...
Real Estate/Development
Lehman's Legacy: Stalled Developments Throughout California
By Don Debenedictisn
Today a bankruptcy judge in New York is set to hear a key motion that could significantly stall or cripple local contractors i...
An interest in civil rights got Carla M. Woehrle into the law. Lawyers say that has made her an ideal arbiter of disputes.
Judges and Judiciary
Federal Judge Chastised, But Not Penalized, For Conduct
By John Roemer
U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real of Los Angeles got an upbraiding but no penalty from the federal courts' top judicial disci...
Whether providing jury instructions or considering trial delays, Los Angeles County Judge Martin Herscovitz emphasizes respect...
In a new book, Philip Kearney details the transformation he underwent as a third-generation San Franciscan who left a 17-year ...
Administrative/Regulatory
9th Circuit's Thomas Reported To Be On List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees
By John Roemer
Sidney R. Thomas, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge with chambers in Billings, Mont., is on an expanded list of U.S. S...
The Commission on Judicial Performance has publicly admonished Trinity County Superior Court Judge Anthony C. Edwards for allo...
After a secretive 48-hour negotiation process last week, Conan O'Brien surprised the entertainment world with his announcement...
A Riverside judge running in a heated race against the county's district attorney in the June 8 election won the right Monday ...
With law school clinics once again under political attack, the legal community has a vested interest in the fight, writes Jeff...
Brianne Marriott of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore addresses questions about the use of information garnered from the Megan's Law We...
Just as cellular phones evolved from 1987 bulky devices to the first Motorola Star Tac, the iPad redefines how we consume and ...
The fallout surrounding potentially tainted evidence from a San Francisco crime lab could grow exponentially today, if Superio...
Allen Lanstra Jr. of Skadden explains why the President should consider jurists on our country's state supreme courts to fill ...
The tension between the criminal defense bar and federal prosecutors in the Northern District hasn't abated, even with a new U...
When Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the term, the opinion he wrote that will l...
Vice President of Worldwide Intellectual Property for Cisco Systems Inc.San Jose ...
Santa Monica-based video game publisher Activision has launched a counter-attack on two former developers who accused the comp...
A federal jury on Friday sided with the Service Employees International Union and its California local United Healthcare Worke...
A former FBI agent will be scrutinizing the books of film companies controlled by financier David Bergstein, while creditors c...
Former Supreme Court clerks remember retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. ...
The No. 1 concern for arbitrators and clients in business-to-business arbitration is controlling the massive onslaught of disc...
Law firm mergers and acquisitions slowed to a trickle during the first quarter, a time that historically accounts for most of ...
The HIRE Act is an incentive to businesses to hire chronically unemployed workers. It remains to be seen whether it is enough ...