Assistant U.S. Attorneys Benjamin B. Wagner and R. Steven Lapham and defense attorney Anthony P. Capozzi of Fresno are said to...

Marcy Strauss wonders: Can the government tell a person when and whether they can have children (or more children)? ...

In his 20th year on the bench, Alden Danner exemplifies the sort of smart, fair-minded, and gentlemanly jurist who shows by ex...

A high-profile voting rights case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this month could have major implications for four...

Judge Yvonne E. Campos likes to say she has 900 kids at work and two at home, calling her juvenile dependency court assignment...

He may be almost 86 and recovering from a stroke, but environmental law guru Arthur Littleworth isn't ready to settle into the...

Women voted in the presidential election in huge numbers - now let's hope President Obama's budget will reflect women's unique...

Although MEGA Brands has twice recalled its popular Magnetix magnetic toys after numerous lawsuits, plaintiffs' attorneys said...

Superior Court Judge Charles "Chuck" W. Stoll, known to colleagues as the "elder statesman" of the Glendale courthouse, where ...

Courts have upheld the U.S. Customs policy of inspecting laptops, but constitutional questions still exist, writes Jarod Buna....

Former Superior Court Judge Thomas Mellon Jr., who lost his seat in an election last year, has applied for a judicial appointm...

While news accounts have judicial cramdowns D.O.A., backers are holding out hope, writes columnist Martin Berg. ...

If you're making a movie abroad, keep your receipts -- the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has major implications on the enterta...

Nearly two years after his first trial ended in a hung jury, music producer Phil Spector, 69, was convicted Monday of second d...

The Chicago firm Jenner & Block has opened a Los Angeles office to be led by two former Kirkland & Ellis partners. ...

Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...

Corporate partner Sandra Seville-Jones takes the reins at Munger, Tolles & Olson at a rocky time in the legal services ind...

By day, Pamela Samuels Young serves as Toyota's Managing Counsel for Labor and Employment. By night, and in the early morning,...

Discovery is moving forward in a bevy of civil lawsuits that have sprung out of the Anthony Pellicano case, alleging invasion ...

A requirement that out-of-state transgender residents file a petition in the county they reside in to change the gender on the...

California courts should recognize that extending a duty of care in exposure cases will not solve the myriad problems with asb...

Sokolove Law CEO Michael J. Skoler speculates that with changes under way in legal systems around the globe, a transition to n...

Graphics can help deliver more effective opening statements and closing arguments by easing the introduction of complex inform...

Cleantech companies should protect their unique ideas by taking advantage of our sophisticated patent system, writes Michael D...

The attorney for the former State Bar employee suspected of embezzling $675,000 from the agency said his client plans to coope...

After years of battling non-contracted hospitals about what is fair reimbursement, some health plans are simply sending a chec...

If the State Bar disciplines Thomas Frankovich, the unapologetic, cowboy boot-wearing litigator from Marin County might just b...

An online jukebox and digital entertainment company has accused its former patent counsel at Morrison & Foerster of botchi...

The 9th Circuit is known for disappointing prosecutors and corporate executives, but another constituency can be added to the ...

Public-private partnerships allow public agencies to own transportation infrastructure that are financed and built by the priv...