California's two Democratic senators announced Monday they will use committees to evaluate federal court, U.S. attorney and U....

Distringuishing between jokes and satire for fair use purposes is no laughing matter, Michael Donaldson explains in his new bo...

A case before the Supreme Court could have far-reaching ramifications for employers who rely on pre-Pregnancy Discrimination A...

Earlier this year, Los Angeles lawyer Lee Fink quit his job and moved to Colorado to volunteer full time for Barack Obama. Now...

In the current economic climate it’s getting colder and colder for law firm associates — freezing in fact. On Monday, Orrick, ...

A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruling Monday makes it easier to move cases out of the Eastern District of Tex...

Attorneys for the dissolving San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman and its creditors gathered at a hearing Monday afternoon to ...

“Everybody wants to beat the U.S. It’s a little thing with them,” says attorney Steven S. Streger, who is trying to form the f...

Lawyers for 20th Century Fox said in federal court Monday they plan to move to block the release of the Warner Bros.-produced ...

The case of a 1970s coastal housing development is a stunning reminder of why people despise government regulators, writes Gid...

Whether it's a goldfish or a vicious dog, law enforcement has the right to know what kinds of pets probationers are keeping, t...

Bakersfield-based Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball willset up shop in Fresno, effective Jan. 2, focus...

California is being hailed as a trendsetter for its ambitious plan to combat climate change by slashing greenhouse gases, but ...

Many legal immigrants have decades-old convictions that have landed them in federal detention centers facing deportation. Few ...

Earn one hour of MCLE credit with this self-assessment test written by Hon. Alex Ricciardulli. ...

It's essential for trial and appellate bench officers as well as attorneys to know the fundamentals of habeas corpus writs, wr...

Warner Bros. Television has filed a breach-of-contract suit, alleging CBS Broadcasting Inc. reneged on a promise to pay nearly...

In a surprising about-face, a federal judge has ruled in favor of 20th Century Fox over Warner Bros. in the dispute over owner...

Common sense dictates that the Labeling Act was not meant to give cigarette manufacturers immunity from any lawsuit that is ev...

Equality in law does not necessarily mean everyone received the same outcome, only that everyone is given equal chance and opp...

Congress should work to pass legislation that offers support for fathers trying to do the right thing while cracking down on m...

SAN FRANCISCO - As the United States' real estate market tumbles, taking the rest of the world's economy with it, Morrison &am...

SAN DIEGO - Superior Court judges have selected two attorneys to serve as court commissioners in San Diego County. ...

With the enactment of Assembly Bill 159, the Administrative Office of the Courts in 2007 moved forward with plans to convert c...

When President-elect Barack Obama moves into the White House in January, it's likely that his administration's positions on ke...

With his goal of fostering positive self-images, Fred J. Fujioka breaks down barriers in juvenile drug court. ...

They had hung up their robes. Now six retired Riverside County judges are dusting off those robes, putting them back on and ...

For lawyers, knowledge of the law and ability to wield it on behalf of others is one of life’s great and rare privileges, writ...

The recording industry announced that after five years and tens of thousands of lawsuits filed in its anti-piracy battle, it w...