A criminal defense lawyer has surrendered his law license after the State Bar accused him of letting a client sit in jail for ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies used tear gas to quell a riot that broke out Tuesday afternoon at a Lancaster immigratio...

Rambus Inc. Tuesday won its second major legal victory in a month when a federal appellate court overturned a Federal Trade Co...

Richard Reinis delivers talks about what he’s learned from the rise and fall of the Krispy Kreme franchise to groups of busine...

Broadcom Corp. agreed Tuesday to pay $12 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the company ...

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For the rare chance to argue in the Supreme Court spotlight, Thomas Goldstein and his firm, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld...

Ending the roller-coaster ride for a closely watched tax case, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court's ruli...

Forum Column - By Gillian K. Hadfield - Settlements for victims of tragedies ignore all of the non-monetary reasons for pursui...

Mike Halloran, a longtime California attorney currently serving as a senior official at the Securities and Exchange Commission...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday added two cases to its docket, dealing with Antidumping and Armed Career Criminal Act. ...

Focus Column - By Kit James Gardner - A recent appellate court decision makes one thing clear: You must know your case well - ...

Forum Column - By Elaine Elinson - A series of lawsuits has slowly drawn back the veil of secrecy around death penalty executi...

Lawmakers intend to introduce a measure today that aims to protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits when they have certified...

Steven Schatz of Wilson Sonsini, a Hillary Clinton fundraiser, has competition at his firm for Democratic dollars - lawyers ha...

In a case watched intently by privacy advocates and airline travelers, a federal appellate panel Monday gave customs officials...

Los Angeles trial judge William F. Fahey is known for following protocol, nearly to a fanatical degree. He is a stickler, he s...

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Ann Durst, left, founded Casa Cornelia Law Center in 1993. Carmen Chavez, right, is the group’s executive director.“I think ou...

Paul Rohrer, a senior associate from Munger, Tolles & Olsen who has been on the forefront of several controversial land us...

"[The Streisand effect is] actually quite an encouraging phenomenon in terms of democracy and free speech," said Mark Goldowit...

Focus Column - By Darren Donnelly - The Supreme Court is again being asked to overturn a Federal Circuit rule guarding patents...

Businesses and disability rights advocates appear to have reached a long sought compromise over access laws expected to be pre...

Industry Watch - By Jill Redhage - Robert L. Ebe, West Coast leader of Bingham McCutchen's distribution and franchise group, j...

Mark Steven Williams has a history of running - jogging, perhaps - into trouble. The Menlo Park attorney is dangerously close ...

Web Exclusive - By Amy Yarbrough - Alameda County Superior Court Judge Julie Conger, a veteran bench officer and widely regard...

In an attempt to discredit the FBI's investigation of private eye Anthony Pellicano, defense attorneys on Friday probed the le...

Jerry Johnston makes things happen. The judge led an overhaul of an out-of-date mental health system at Orange County Superior...

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U.S. District Judge Manuel Real’s impartiality is under fire in an appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after the j...