Judges and Judiciary
Angry Former Litigants File Petition for Recall of Judge
By Amy Yarbroughn
Thirty mostly family law litigants who had bad experiences with Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Peter J. McBrien have f...
Firm Watch
Thelen Reid Will Lay Off 26 Associates Throughout Firm
By Alexia Garamfalvin
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner Wednesday announced it will lay off 26 associates firmwide. The purge will target both...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
When Going Green, Governments Must Mind the Constitution
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Ronald A. Zumbrun - When considering the implementation of environmental policies, governments need to remem...
U.S. Supreme Court
Justices Toss Murder Conviction, Death Sentence
By Alexia Garamfalvin
The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a Louisiana murder conviction and death sentence Wednesday in a case in which the prosecutor ...
Actress Linda Doucett testified Thursday that Anthony Pellicano was responsible for an anonymous phone call she received in 20...
The Fair Political Practices Commission today will consider whether to impose its largest proposed fine against a state legisl...
Web Exculsive - By Jill Redhage and Jonathan Vanian - Thomas M. Donnelly, co-chair of San Francisco-based Heller Ehrman's en...
Government
Council Halts City's Work on Controversial Housing Project
By Peter Matuszakn
Amid a sharp dispute between city officials and a top city lawyer, the City Council on Wednesday halted the application proces...
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed of two minds Wednesday on the legality of a California law that forbids private employers from u...
Warning that corporate wrongdoers will face a lifetime of regret for their white-collar crimes, a federal judge on Wednesday o...
Forum Column - By John H. Sullivan - California's unbalanced class action rules send the message that the state is a dangerous...
Focus Column - By Jens B. Koepke - The appellate courts have started to crack down on submissions of sloppy documents that vio...
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear a Riverside Superior Court judge's challenge to his removal from th...
Web Exclusive - By Maya Meinert - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings ...
Although law firms have made progress in recruiting, retaining and promoting minority and female lawyers, the fruits of these ...
A judicial panel has found that an Orange County judge committed the highest form of bench misconduct for making “patently mis...
By Rep. Adam B. Schiff's own admission, six years as a prosecutor is a useful training ground for an aspiring politician. ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Bill Would Bring Consistency to the Statutory Scheme for Wills
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By By Paul Buchberg - AB 2248 brings consistency and rationality to the statutory scheme concerning wills. ...
Those who have appeared before laid-back Norwalk Commissioner William A. Allen say he has a calming influence over litigants i...
Forum Column - By Tyree P. Jones - Traversing multicultural settings with a message that is consistent around the world and in...
Jennifer Litz 1967-2008, a former Century City attorney and president of the Barristers of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, ...
Richard W. Hecht, 1930-2008, a former 34-year veteran prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, died ...
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday denied a petition for an en banc hearing on a case that has important ram...
A state appellate court on Tuesday resurrected a class action against an insurance company accused of overcharging its policyh...
After facing off against a well-known prosecutor, commissioner Jesus Valencia has received the Santa Clara County Bar Associat...
Focus Column - By Ken Moscaret - Corporate clients are beginning to change the way they deal with legal bills for outside coun...
Taking up the biggest gun-rights case in 70 years, the U.S. Supreme Court sent clear signals Tuesday that it will rule that th...
Criminal
Corona's Wife Seeks Separate Trial After His, So She Can Testify Against Him
By Jim Adamekn
The wife of former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona says she must be tried on corruption charges well after her husband so th...
Discipline
Fair Political Practices Commission Fines Migden $350,000
By David Houstonn
Web Exclusive - By Linda Rapattoni - The state's political watchdog agency proposed Tuesday to slap its biggest fine ever on a...
A former executive assistant and girlfriend to Anthony Pellicano testified Tuesday that breaking the law was standard procedur...