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Migrant day laborers seek to intervene in Huntington Beach's challenge to California's sanctuary law, arguing their interests ...


Robert Kory sues Ervin Cohen & Jessup, alleging negligence and forgery in a trust document error, claiming the firm covere...


Pending litigation, backed by powerful tribal interests, could either validate or derail the framework Bonta aims to reshape


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken approved a deal that enabled direct NIL payments to over 675,000 college athletes for thei...


The sentencing of Andrew Do represented the first criminal conviction of a county supervisor in nearly 50 years.


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The settlement means college athletes can be paid directly by their schools for use of their name, image and likeness.


Land Use


Santa Ana settles with Anchor Stone Christian Church, allowing it to conduct religious services in a professional zone after a...


Data Privacy


Pornography viewers sue Bellesa Enterprises, alleging it shared their viewing habits with Google advertisers using tracking to...


The putative class action states that the breach of records at Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard PC was foreseeable.


Attorneys say one family searched for over a year, not knowing their loved one had already died. Records show state regulators...


Constitutional Law


Sonoma County residents sue over warrantless drone surveillance by Permit Sonoma, alleging unconstitutional searches for code ...


Appellate Practice


Los Angeles Superior Court's appellate division adopts eService starting June 16, promising faster, more efficient justice. At...


Tracy Miller--once the highest-ranking woman in the DA's Office--was awarded $3 million by a jury that found DA Todd Spitzer a...


Government, Constitutional Law, Class Action


The putative class action comes as the administration reportedly plans to halt billions more in funding to California and its ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


SAP, agrees to allow Celonis access to mutual client data, avoiding an injunction in an antitrust lawsuit.


In response to news reports raising four-year-old allegations about a judge's treatment of women attorneys, the San Francisco ...



Straight Shooter

Jun. 6, 2025

Neutral Margaret Morrow doesn't bully her way to resolution, attorneys say.


David Lira, former Girardi Keese attorney, pleads guilty to contempt in Chicago for failing to follow a court order to pay Lio...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The Assembly passed AB 882, allowing limited electronic court recordings until 2028 to address a court reporter shortage, desp...


Government


The State Controller's Office faces a legal challenge for hiring outside counsel, with the State Personnel Board arguing impro...


Homeowners affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires accuse AAA and USAA of underinsuring properties, alleging systemic underv...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


The unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court likely will encourage more white men and heterosexuals to file discrimination c...


Contracts, Consumer Protection Law


Federal Judge Jon Tigar consolidated three class actions against Meazure Learning for a faulty California Bar Exam platform, a...


Key features include confidentiality safeguards, default fee-splitting, and expedited procedures for urgent matters.


The scheme used fake company names like "Begin Modeling" and "Bubblegum Casting" to conceal the business's true nature. When w...


Technology, Administrative/Regulatory


San Francisco's City Attorney's Office used AI tool STARA to analyze municipal codes. It identified 174 obsolete reports for d...


Billionaire Stephen Cloobeck sued former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa over use of the phrase "proven problem solver"...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th Circuit panel reversed a district judge who said two local instructors could be banned from teaching in San Diego city p...


Tom Girardi's seven-year sentence for defrauding clients of $15M brings closure but sparks debate over accountability, with at...


Environmental & Energy


Judge denies push for unleaded aviation fuel

Jun. 5, 2025
By James Twomey

An Alameda County judge rejected a motion to mandate G100UL unleaded fuel, citing insufficient commercial availability, preser...