Judges and Judiciary
Judge Lifts Injunction Shutting Down Wikileaks.org Web Site
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - Just weeks after a federal judge shut down Wikileaks.org, raising the ire of numerous free speech advocates, t...
LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors will present a methodical case against notorious sleuth Anthony Pellicano and will not call ...
Two advocacy groups are seeking an injunction to force the U.S. Deparment of Veteran Affairs to spend $60 million on medical c...
Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law firms, legal or...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
New data released this week shows Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's judicial appointment process is screening out slightly more His...
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge may sever a pair of counts from the wiretapping and conspiracy case against Anthony Pellicano, m...
California Supreme Court
High Court Strikes Blow Against Public Interest Litigators
By Laura Ernden
In a decision written by Justice Carlos Moreno, the California Supreme Court on Thursday struck a blow to public-interest liti...
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Bay Guardian's loss of display advertising revenues is a result of downturns in the economy ...
LOS ANGELES - Arbitrators do not have to disclose potential conflicts until a judge assigns them to a case, a state appellate ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Panel Critical of Firm for Overbilling
By Laura Ernden
A state appeals court panel Thursday gently admonished a Los Angeles boutique law firm Thursday for trying to squeeze $46,000 ...
Verdicts
Police Officers Win $4.1 Million In 'Lobstergate' Retaliation Suit
By Ryan Olivern
LOS ANGELES - A jury has awarded $4.1 million to three members of the Long Beach Police Department who claimed they were retal...
Forum Column - By Nanci Clarence and Craig Bessenger - Laptop searches at airports and border crossings pose significant dilem...
SAN FRANCISCO - Zela "Zee" Claiborne speaks in an even, soothing tone. She listens to questions and appears to digest them tho...
Public Interest
California Lawyers for the Arts Will Honor Greenberg Glusker
By Peter Matuszakn
LOS ANGELES - The firm of Greenberg Glusker and local attorney Greg Victoroff, name partner of Rohde & Victoroff, will be ...
Judges and Judiciary
Women Lawyers Will Honor Retired Justice, a Legal Icon
By Rebecca U. Cho
LOS ANGELES - Retired 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Vaino Spencer, a longtime legal icon for women and African-American...
Employment Column - By Leonid M. Zilberman and Lisa A. Hill - A recent case reveals that courts are prepared to rein in employ...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
About to Burn Out? Try These Tips to Survive Life as an Associate
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Michelle L. Fivel and Krista E. Kamper - Associates about to burn out from long workdays should master stres...
Focus Column - By Oliver Vallejo and Corey N. Friedman - Manufacturers who create component parts might face product liability...
LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court jury has returned a special verdict of fraud against Mercury Insurance, awarding more than $3 m...
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal forest managers want to drill for oil and build roads where condors fly over California's wild woodlan...
LOS ANGELES - A former star expert witness for the securities' class-action bar on Thursday agreed to plead guilty to perjury ...
SAN JOSE - A patent-infringement case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court and established that patent holders are not automati...
The Daily Journal is accepting nominations for California's top women litigators. The results will be published in a May 14 su...
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Four prominent attorneys offer tips on breaking into their practice areas and rememberance of exams passed. ...
Four top legal educators take legal education to the next level. ...
Test-takers from the July Bar Exam share that unforgettable moment last November, when they learned they had passed, from scre...
Prominent California lawyers describe their experiences of taking the State Bar Exam. ...
Are there other ways for lawyers to get paid? Some clients hope so. ...