President-elect Barack Obama will likely replace nearly all of the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys. Who will get California's four ...

A state lawyer's objections to the use of the word "cage" to describe a photograph of what appeared to be a cage where mentall...

Chicago-based Winston & Strawn has lapped up 19 lawyers from Thelen in the midst of that firm’s dissolution. Sixteen, incl...

The government has made many attempts to expand the landmark 'Hudson’s’ ruling to constitutional violations other than those i...

Charles Hamilton Houston followed a path remarkably similar to Barack Obama's a half-century earlier, writes Marcy Strauss. - ...

Because of the Supreme Court's infamous 'Kelo' decision, entire neighborhood has been destroyed and taken off the tax rolls, a...

More than two years have passed since 13-year-old Megan Meier hanged herself in her bedroom closet in suburban St. Louis, dist...

The Internet's governing body is reporting early success in its effort to prevent cyber-scammers from using a loophole, known ...

Judge James McBride was cited for advancing a trial date without adequate notice or counsel's consent, improperly removing dep...

Attorneys for convicted lawyer Terry N. Christensen fired back at federal prosecutors' "character assassinations" on their cli...

Management of the buildings will begin shifting to the state starting next July, when it will take over the Long Beach courtho...

Although women graduate from law school and enter law firms at nearly the same rate as their male counterparts, the percentage...

Former DLA Piper partner reunites with two former U.S. attorneys at Sacramento firm.

A paraplegic man described as a vexatious litigant by a Los Angeles federal judge for filing hundreds of Americans with Disabi...

San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey said he is frustrated by attempts to learn what happens to immigrants turned over to f...

Breaking the cycle of domestic violence is a complicated and difficult journey involving physicians, mental health specialists...

Lawyers should always consider the non-financial aspects of a job before accepting a new position, writes K.C. Victor. - Forum...

Importers and consumers of food products that originate outside the United States should anticipate likely changes in the law,...

Pressure is mounting on the California Supreme Court to take a closer look at the validity of a voter-approved constitutional ...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman lost its bid Monday for a jury trial to defend itself against allegations of wrongdoing in a ...

The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a trial judge can't unseal grand jury evidence about the Los Angeles jailhouse-...

James W. Brown doesn't mind changing tentative decisions when faced with stronger arguments. ...

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

Sheppard Mullin has landed a partner in its intellectual property practice group.

Full-time pro bono positions at law firms are rare. Full-time pro bono partner positions at firm are even more rare. ...

A Stanford Law School program publicizes law firms' self-reported data on pro bono participation. They hope to help students m...

Jayne Fleming is full-time pro bono counsel at Reed Smith, a position she worked to create after spending several years balanc...

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday to intervene in a dispute centering on the sensitive issue of political donations in sta...

Amy Solomon, president of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, coordinated the effort to match the nonprofit with la...

After years of deliberating, San Francisco-based Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold has planted roots in the Sunshine State....