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Constitutional Law


Power Struggle

Jun. 17, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Not every nook and cranny of the Constitution requires judicial review, writes Allan Ides.


Law Practice


Unions Resisting Closure Deal for Courts

Jun. 17, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

A day after the Daily Journal reported officials had reached a deal to close the state court system's $393 million budget gap,...


Environmental


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

Jun. 17, 2009
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....


Securities


Securities Case Against Oracle, CEO Dismissed

Jun. 17, 2009
By Rebecca Beyer

A federal judge dismissed all claims in a long-running securities class action against software giant Oracle and its chief exe...


Focus (Forum & Focus)


Make Me an Offer

Jun. 17, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

There are many pitfalls involved in making offers under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998, write Gary A. Watt and L. Maple Lay.


Perspective


Third Party Crashers

Jun. 17, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

The Federal Circuit has clarified the law of patent licensing when it comes to third parties, write Rod S. Berman and Bernard ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


DOJ Official Tones Down Antitrust Rhetoric

Jun. 17, 2009
By Robert Iafolla

The Justice Department's antitrust division's chief economist dialed back expectations Tuesday on how aggressively it will pol...


Federal prosecutors have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a lower court's decision last week to throw out...


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


David Sugden's book "Gray Markets" explores the intersection of the legal market and the black market.


Entertainment & Sports


Putting on a summer concert or festival means navigating local ordinances, writes Richard J. Idell.


Focus (Forum & Focus)


When Words Collide

Jun. 16, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

A recent 4th Circuit case is instructive on how to handle angry former spouses who use the Internet to smear each other, write...


Intellectual Property


Facebook Sees Fallout Over Name Grab

Jun. 16, 2009
By Craig Anderson

After social networking site Facebook began allowing its users to register personalized Internet addresses Friday, attorneys r...


Entertainment & Sports


What's in a Name?

Jun. 16, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

If band members all agree on an arrangement for ownership of the band name, things will be much simpler if the group breaks up...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Letters to the Editor

Jun. 16, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Readers weigh in on the State Bar's attorney discipline system.


Government


Marin County Superior Court plans to cut in half the hours of its records office to help bridge budget shortfalls.


Law Practice


More than 20 Southern California churches said they were scammed out of thousands of dollars for broken computer systems by an...


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Shedding Light on 'The Dark Side'

Jun. 16, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

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


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

Jun. 16, 2009
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


The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to review a 2008 9th U.S. Circuit ruling that held that student loans can be discharged ...


Law Practice


Obama's Health Rx

Jun. 16, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

President Barack Obama disappointed a gathering of the nation's physicians in Chicago on Monday when he told them that he does...


Law Practice


Lawmakers Reach Deal on Court Budget

Jun. 16, 2009
By Evelyn Larrubian

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...


Large firms simply can't afford to abandon hourly billing, writes David Bohrer.


Forum (Forum & Focus)


Justice: Lost in the Shuffle

Jun. 15, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Some judges have become so removed from the real world, their senses of justice and common sense have become dulled - not from...


Marketing


Facebook's Flipside

Jun. 15, 2009
By Sara Libbyn

Firms shouldn't let young lawyers get by with thinking social networking is the only type of marketing they should be doing, F...


Judges and Judiciary


Traveling "Judge-Educator" Retiring

Jun. 15, 2009
By Susan Mcraen

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

Jun. 15, 2009
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...


Government


Briefly

Jun. 15, 2009
By John Roemer

A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss civil claims filed against former Bush administration lawyer John C. Yoo by Jose Pad...