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Law Practice
Gibson Dunn Gains Expertise in Outsourcing With Partner
By Rebecca U. Cho
LOS ANGELES - A top lawyer in technology outsourcing, William J. Peters, joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in th...
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court May Limit Damages in Exxon Valdez Case
By David Houstonn
Fitting for a case about maritime law, there was a sea of twists and turns at the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday as the justices...
Judges and Judiciary
Critic of Governor's Judicial Picks Pushes for Changes to Ensure More Diversity
By David Houstonn
Web Exclusive - Data released by the State Bar Wednesday appears to show minority judicial applicants are being screened out b...
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a case being watched with trepidation by park districts across the st...
Forum Column - By Vera Valdivia - Haiti’s policies endanger children and make it difficult for adoptive parents to provide the...
Litigation
S.F. Settles White Officers' Discrimination Suit for $1.6 Million
By Rebecca Beyer
SAN FRANCISCO - The city of San Francisco will pay $1.6 million to settle lawsuits filed by 11 members of the San Francisco Po...
Coming Events
UCLA Will Hold Transnational Public-Interest Law Conference
By Anat Rubinn
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers and academics from South America, Canada, China, Eastern Europe, Ghana and the United States will gather...
SAN FRANCISCO - A death-penalty defense lawyer says the California Attorney General's Office is stonewalling attempts to get t...
Administrative/Regulatory
State Rejects Rules on HMO Patients' Waiting Time
By Evan Georgen
LOS ANGELES - State authorities Wednesday rejected a set of regulations that would have allowed health maintenance organizatio...
One of the nation's largest homebuilders has filed a lawsuit against one of the biggest law firms in the country over a troubl...
Norwalk Judge Dewey Falcone is known for his devotion to the long-cause criminal trials he presides over. ...
WASHINGTON - During the Civil War, President Lincoln pushed Congress to pass a law that allowed private citizens to make fraud...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
For Associates Facing Long Workdays, Preparation Is Key
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Krista E. Kamper and Michelle L. Fivel - For associates facing impossibly long workdays, preparation and con...
It's another strike against California's efforts to impose pollution controls tougher than the national standards. The 9th Cir...
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties Groups Ask Judge to Lift Order Shutting Site
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - Civil liberties groups have asked a federal judge to reconsider his broad order shutting down a Web site that ...
Four legal educators imagine the future Prominent attorneys give tips on getting started Bar examiners offer help to second...
Web Exclusive - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and goings at the state's law...
Five varied careers later, Stockton Judge Jose L. Alva has found the one that makes perfect use of the previous four. ...
Education
City Attorney Opposes $1 a Year Lease for Literary Center
By Peter Matuszakn
Officials from the Los Angeles city attorney's office reported last week that they would not recommend approval of a 25-year l...
SAN FRANCISCO - Whales get their day in court today. A federal appeals court will hear arguments on whether the Bush administ...
Lawyers can't sue each other for stealing clients, at least in most cases, an appellate court ruled Tuesday. ...
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. citizen who was wrongly deported to Mexico is suing federal and local authorities, alleging his civil rig...
WASHINGTON -Sidestepping a major ruling in an employment-discrimination case, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to tak...
Focus Column - By Kirk Pasich - Many of the past year's insurance-related appellate-court decisions went against providers. ...
SACRAMENTO-The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday approved a bill to enable counties to transfer court facilities to the state...
Public Interest
D.C.’s Equal Justice Works Will Expand to San Francisco
By Amy Yarbroughn
SAN FRANCISCO - One of the nation's biggest legal fellowship organizations is heading west. Equal Justice Works plans to ope...
Focus (Forum & Focus)
Crisis in Africa: Mediation Could Play a Crucial Role in Healing
By Sara Libbyn
Forum Column - By Roger D. Hartstone - Mediation could play a significant role in solving the humanitarian crisis in Africa. ...
LOS ANGELES-Three of Anthony Pellicano's co-defendants are locked in last-minute settlement talks with federal prosecutors and...