U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Allows Reporter Firings
By John Roemer
A bitter struggle over journalistic standards and union organizing at the Santa Barbara News-Press tilted toward the publisher...
Three months after he vetoed the State Bar's dues bill, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation this week that will allo...
Robert Wood of Wood & Porter discusses methods by which tax can be deferred or eliminated when contemplating sale of prope...
Attorneys say the lack of blockbuster awards last year was probably more of an anomaly than a sign that we've seen the last of...
Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law says conservative judges are using procedural excuses to deal with the issue o...
With new FTC guidelines in effect, Kate Gold and Paul Gelb of Drinker Biddle & Reath suggest that employers update policie...
Gary Watt of The McNamara Law Firm and Teresa Li of UC Hastings analyze the intricacies behind obtaining relief for an injured...
Two years ago, Riverside County's civil courts were on life support. Attorneys commonly tabled hearings for several weeks or m...
On Day Two of their case, attorneys defending Proposition 8 questioned an expert witness whose testimony they are offering as ...
Even as the attorneys defending Proposition 8 officially opened their case Monday, a good portion of their work was already fi...
A federal appeals court on Monday affirmed a ruling that an Abbott Laboratories patent for technology used in a blood-glucose ...
Five former members of San Diego's pension board are off the hook on felony charges that they violated the state's conflict of...
Donald Haidl, the alleged "money man" for convicted Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, who testified for 10 days against his f...
The federal Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will place new curbs on smog-forming nitrogen dioxide for the first...
An Orange County law group accused of defrauding homeowners seeking mortgage modifications cannot sue Bank of America for slan...
The Mental Health Services Act has failed to aid vulnerable foster youth it was intended to help, while paying millions of dol...
Longtime judge and Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn pleaded guilty Monday to a conflict of interest charge in connection with an...
In the wake of a $32 million jury verdict against an Internet service provider found liable for hosting Web sites that sold kn...
Trial is set to begin today to determine how much trading card maker The Upper Deck Co. owes its former business partner for c...
Notorious plaintiff securities lawyer William S. Lerach wanted to take a European vacation after his recent release from U.S. ...
Just two weeks after hearing arguments in a case that cast into doubt a ruling from last term that endorsed the right of defen...
Peter Smithhisler of North-American Interfraternity Conference explains what is needed to teach younger fraternity members the...
Melanie Petersen of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost examines the subject of charter schools and its role in public education.
Perspective
The Complications of Overtime Exemption Laws in a Service Economy
By Sharon Liangn
Elizabeth Roth and Barbara Tanzillo of GCA Law Partners say winning or losing wage and hour cases hinges on the employer's cha...
James Wong of Chinney Capital delves into the controversy behind Google's dispute with the Chinese government.
The California Supreme Court sanctioned the use of arrest warrants that identify suspects solely by their DNA profile Monday, ...
Entertainment & Sports
DOJ Approves Merger Of Entertainment Industry Giants
By Robert Iafolla
The Justice Department approved the proposed $2.5 billion merger between live entertainment industry giants Ticketmaster Enter...
Environmental attorneys Gideon Kracov and Steve Zikman provide tips on navigating through complex administrative policies and ...
A defamation lawsuit brought against a plaintiffs' attorney who appeared on YouTube and television to criticize a dietary supp...