Not every nook and cranny of the Constitution requires judicial review, writes Allan Ides.
A day after the Daily Journal reported officials had reached a deal to close the state court system's $393 million budget gap,...
Environmental
Striking NAFTA Gold: Investors Can't Circumvent Environmental Rules
By Sara Libbyn
A recent case provides a strong message that investors can't use NAFTA arbitration to get around environmental rules, write Jo...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Obama Asserts State Secrets in Rendition Case
By John Roemer
President Barack Obama's top lawyers have reacted strongly to the denial of their state secrets privilege claims by the 9th U....
A federal judge dismissed all claims in a long-running securities class action against software giant Oracle and its chief exe...
There are many pitfalls involved in making offers under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998, write Gary A. Watt and L. Maple Lay.
The Federal Circuit has clarified the law of patent licensing when it comes to third parties, write Rod S. Berman and Bernard ...
The Justice Department's antitrust division's chief economist dialed back expectations Tuesday on how aggressively it will pol...
Law Practice
Prosecutors Appeal to Save Campaign Finance Case Against L.A. Trial Lawyer
By Evelyn Larrubian
Federal prosecutors have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a lower court's decision last week to throw out...
Law Practice
A 'True Believer' Carries the Flag for Criminal Defense in Tough Times
By Pat Broderick
Robert E. Boyce plans to use his stint as president of the San Diego Criminal Defense Bar Association to promote support for f...
Intellectual Property
When the Legal Market and the Black Market Collide
By Sara Libbyn
David Sugden's book "Gray Markets" explores the intersection of the legal market and the black market.
Entertainment & Sports
Compliance Issues Heat Up With Outdoor Summer Concerts
By Sara Libbyn
Putting on a summer concert or festival means navigating local ordinances, writes Richard J. Idell.
A recent 4th Circuit case is instructive on how to handle angry former spouses who use the Internet to smear each other, write...
After social networking site Facebook began allowing its users to register personalized Internet addresses Friday, attorneys r...
If band members all agree on an arrangement for ownership of the band name, things will be much simpler if the group breaks up...
Readers weigh in on the State Bar's attorney discipline system.
Marin County Superior Court plans to cut in half the hours of its records office to help bridge budget shortfalls.
More than 20 Southern California churches said they were scammed out of thousands of dollars for broken computer systems by an...
In "The Dark Side," Jane Mayer reminds us that we must continue to pay attention to the damage that was done to the Constituti...
U.S. Supreme Court
Legal Immigrants Can Be Deported for Fraud of $10,000 and Up
By Lawrence Hurleyn
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled unanimously that the government has the authority to deport immigrants prosecuted for frau...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Doubles Award For Valdez Spill
By John Roemer
ExxonMobil Corp. must pay about $500 million dollars in interest and costs on the punitive damages it owes for the 1989 Exxon ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justices to Review Case on Discharge of Student Loans in Bankruptcy
By Lawrence Hurleyn
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review a 2008 9th U.S. Circuit ruling that held that student loans can be discharged ...
President Barack Obama disappointed a gathering of the nation's physicians in Chicago on Monday when he told them that he does...
The state's courthouses will close one day a month under a deal reached Monday that resolves most of the details of how the st...
Law Practice
Big Firms' Inefficient Cost Structures Bind Them to the Billable Hour
By Sara Libbyn
Large firms simply can't afford to abandon hourly billing, writes David Bohrer.
Some judges have become so removed from the real world, their senses of justice and common sense have become dulled - not from...
Firms shouldn't let young lawyers get by with thinking social networking is the only type of marketing they should be doing, F...
Judith C. Chirlin, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, well known for her teachings on the American justice system to n...
Law Practice
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Opens Office in Brazil
By Maya Meinert And Rebecca U. Cho
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is following the money trail to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the firm plans to open an office in the n...
A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss civil claims filed against former Bush administration lawyer John C. Yoo by Jose Pad...
