WASHINGTON - Expressing little sympathy for suspects who flee the police, the U.S. Supreme Court indicated Monday that it like...

An illegal immigrant may have lied to a jury to stop his deportation from the United States, but that doesn't mean the governm...

Forum Column - By Maya Harris - Even at this late date, Californians can't seem to get straight whether one who has committed ...

Focus Column - By Richard Chernick - Non-neutral arbitrators can help make the process much more efficient. An ADR authority p...

Two researchers accused of using deception to obtain personal information about a child abuse case must stand trial, the Calif...

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco residents are called to jury duty more often than needed - summoned at a rate seven times higher...

LOS ANGELES - After considering at least eight candidates to become U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, a local selection committee ...

When the new Democratic speaker of the House hired veteran Washington lawyer Joseph Onek to be her senior counsel, legal exper...

LOS ANGELES - The new rules on electronic discovery have offered litigators much-needed clarification on dealing with electron...

SAN FRANCISCO-Two new members have been appointed to the Judicial Council, the policymaking body of the courts. ...

Focus Column - By Richard Chernick - In the first part of a two-part series, an ADR heavyweight explains some of the issues in...

SAN FRANCISCO - Christopher Keele claimed a desire to build his litigation practice as the reason for stepping down as San Fra...

Forum Column - By Donald J. Kochan - The U.S. just started translating the foundational documents of its democracy into Arabic...

SAN FRANCISCO - While California's criminal bar and judges cope with the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Cun...

RIALTO - Per ton, it's only 69 cents. But added up, the surcharge is costing $1 million a year for cities that take their tras...

LOS ANGELES - By most accounts, Michael Nash has mellowed considerably from his days as a hard-charging state prosecutor on th...

Unwilling to relinquish their ability to target some criminal defendants with the longest prison terms possible, prosecutors a...

If a prosecutor and public defender made a judge, you would get Laurie M. Earl, whose experience yields respect to attorneys o...

On the Move

San Diego County Superior Court Judge Michael T. Smyth is quick to credit others for his many achievements. ...

Kimberly Mueller has long had a penchant for civil rights, a fortunate affinity for the U.S. magistrate judge whose bench in C...

Blessed with a courtroom shark’s abilities and the disarming demeanor of Mr. Rogers, Jim Butler embodies a defense lawyer’s ni...

LOS ANGELES - At a time when most cities saw an increase in federal funding for homeless programs, cuts in Los Angeles undersc...

SAN FRANCISCO - California's shortage of trial judges has forced many court commissioners to take assignments that are normall...

LOS ANGELES - A group of Mission Viejo homeowners who lost a construction-defect case and had been ordered to pay $500,000 in ...

The government can garnish criminal defendants' retirement pensions as a means to compensate victims of their crimes, a federa...

LOS ANGELES - The head of the agency that oversees the immigration court system is stepping down with a pointed letter that bl...

Focus Column - By Lara M. Krieger - Lawyers sometimes make mistakes. Some of these errors crop up in the world of appeals, whe...

Forum Column - By Arturo J. Gonzalez - You may be getting your clock cleaned in court, but don't forget to set a good record f...

Employment Column - By Angela Reddock and Anna Brathwaite - For an insightful look into the current state of the employer-empl...