James Pooley, a Palo Alto-based partner at Morrison & Foerster, has been nominated by the Obama Administration to become t...
Law Practice
Closing Argument Heard in 1st Northern District Capital Trial in 60 Years
By Rebecca Beyer
Even if Dennis Cyrus Jr. murdered three people, he wasn't part of an organized criminal enterprise as prosecutors claimed so h...
Procedural and substantive unconscionability must be present to justify the refusal to enforce a contract or clause based on u...
As Congress considers hearings on the financial meltdown, columnist Martin Berg wonders: What would Ferdinand Pecora do? ...
Nearly two years after it was abruptly shuttered, the Terminal Island Federal Detention Center sits idle. Its future use is un...
Perspective
Clean Water Act Will Be Crucial to Addressing Ocean Acidification
By Sara Libbyn
The Clean Water Act will be crucial in saving the Oceans' smallest creatures, writes Miyoko Sakashita. ...
A real estate brokerage firm can proceed in its $10 million lawsuit against Bingham McCutchen over the firm's role representin...
Small businesses, who are urging the California Supreme Court to reduce the amount of damages available for violations of the ...
"Cap and trade" may not be the solution to greenhouse gas emmissions, writes Don Willenburg. ...
A San Francisco federal judge Wednesday ruled that Shartsis Friese will get its day in court in a professional negligence suit...
Few family law judges have their own Wikipedia entry, and fewer still are newly elected. But San Francisco County Superior Cou...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Drops Case to Avoid Political Backbiting
By Jason W. Armstrong
A Riverside judge accused of making biased rulings against prosecutors because of an alleged political ambition to run against...
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In San Diego, city attorney and county counsel will share resources to curb costs for outside lawyers. ...
The California Supreme Court seemed to be searching for middle ground Tuesday in a debate over whether teachers' unions can us...
In certain cases, a tort victim is also a crime victim, and may be entitled to recovery under both penal and civil systems, wr...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
9th Circuit Ends Court Supervision of L.A.'s MTA
By John Roemer
Los Angeles bus riders won't get more legroom on their daily commutes after a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled 2-...
As the case against former Sen. Ted Stevens illustrates, "win at all costs" should never be a prosecutor's mantra, writes Gary...
Forum (Forum & Focus)
Black President or Not, Protecting the Voting Rights Act Is Still Crucial
By Sara Libbyn
Getting rid of a vital section of the Votings Rights Act would be an enormous step backward, writes NAACP President Benjamin T...
Large Firms
Former Irell Entertainment Litigators Launch Their Own Firm
By Rebecca U. Cho
Three top entertainment and intellecutal property lawyers are leaving Irell & Manella to launch their own firm, with an es...
In some cases, copyright infringement can actually yield opportunities for copyright owners, write Michelle Porter and Stevan ...
Don't assume that your client has done his research on trademarks, even if he presents a catchy name and memorable logo, write...
Senate Republicans approved conservative Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions Tuesday as ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, repl...
Small businesses are urging the California Supreme Court to reduce the amount of damages available for violations of the Ameri...
A Los Angeles County prosecutor has sued the county in a potential class action case, saying the county does not provide enoug...
A federal bankruptcy judge ordered an unusual evidentiary hearing Tuesday to determine whether O'Melveny & Myers deserves ...
Judge Deirdre Hill has gone from being watchdog over the Los Angeles Police Department to policing a flurry of foreclosure- an...