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Judges and Judiciary


Supreme Court Was Ready for Its Close-Up

May 27, 2004
By Philip Carrizosa

Column By Philip Carrizosa - SAN FRANCISCO - When the California Supreme Court first allowed cameras into its courtroom in 198...


Criminal


LOS ANGELES - Maria Suarez, who spent 22 years in prison for participating in the murder of a man who bought her as a sex slav...


Government


Marriage Showdown

May 27, 2004
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court signaled Tuesday it will rule that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom overstepped h...


Appellate Practice


LOS ANGELES - Bowing to pressure from the appellate court, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman said Monday he will...


Law Practice


Geography Question

May 26, 2004
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - A Lodi winemaker who uses Central Valley grapes to produce wine called "Napa Creek" and "Napa Ridge" didn't wi...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Daily Journal Supplement Feature - 2004 Bar Exam - SAN DIEGO - You've survived law school, passed the State Bar Exam and maybe...


Government


Bar Elects Van De Kamp Its Chief

May 26, 2004
By Don De Benedictis

SAN FRANCISCO - Former state attorney general and Los Angeles District Attorney John K. Van de Kamp will lead the State Bar ne...


Personal Injury & Torts


Forum Column - By Daniel J. Callahan - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed in his May revision to the 2004-05 proposed budget ...


Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - When it comes to the issue of new spouse income, the law in California creates great inequ...


Corporate


Focus Column - International Law - By Lothar Determann and Ute Krdewagen - In today's global economy, manufacturers can reach ...


Education


Despite Floods, Stalls, 1,550 Pass Test Hurdle

May 26, 2004
By Leslie Simmons

Daily Journal Supplement Feature - 2004 Bar Exam - Call it a premonition, but Nicholas Hua had a feeling that laptop test take...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Failing Bar Exam Is Not the End of the World

May 26, 2004
By Contributing Writer

Daily Journal Supplement Feature - 2004 Bar Exam - By Sara Berman-Barrett, Steven Bracci, Craig Gold and Bruce Landau - Here a...


Government


Dolphin Deaths Debated in Tuna Fishing

May 26, 2004
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - The Bush administration overlooked the bribery of marine observers, caved to international political pressure ...


Law Practice


Ex-Interior Solicitor Will Join Stoel Rives

May 26, 2004
By Erik Cummins

SAN FRANCISCO - Roderick Walston, who has served as the U.S. Department of Interior's acting solicitor since William Myers III...


Criminal


Entertainment Figure Admits Embezzlement

May 26, 2004
By Leslie Simmons

LOS ANGELES - Cody Cluff, the former head of the Entertainment Industry Development Corp., pleaded no contest Monday in Los An...


Criminal


LOS ANGELES - Legendary defense attorney Anthony Brooklier has resolved his latest tax run-in with the federal government. Bro...


The New Lawyer Supplement


Auto Accident Raises Issues of Jurisdiction

May 26, 2004
By Contributing Writer

QUESTION 6 CIVIL PROCEDURE Paul and Tom, both State X residents, were involved in an auto accident in State X. At the time of ...


Litigation


Pep Boys Auto Must Face Fraud Charges

May 26, 2004
By Erica Williams

LOS ANGELES - In what one attorney is calling an important consumer victory, an appeals court Monday held that Pep Boys Auto m...


Appellate Practice


Panel Reinstates Suit for Malicious Prosecution

May 26, 2004
By Draeger Martinez

LOS ANGELES - A state appellate court on Monday added a new twist to a legal saga dating back to 1988, reinstating a malicious...


Constitutional Law


WASHINGTON - Taking on an issue of special concern in California, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether state...


Criminal


Expert: 'Perfect Storm' Led to Killing

May 26, 2004
By Robert Selna

SAN FRANCISCO - An unhealthy dynamic among a group of immature East Bay men, mixed with alcohol, drugs and the shame that they...


Government


Mind-Control Experiment Case Goes to Trial

May 26, 2004
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - A 76-year-old former U.S. marshal who says his drink at a 1957 pressroom Christmas party was spiked with LSD i...


Appellate Practice


SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appellate panel declined Monday to get involved in Microsoft Corp.'s trademark fight with Lindows In...


Discipline


Law School Drops Case Against ABA

May 26, 2004
By Dan Evans

SANTA ANA - Western State University College of Law dropped its lawsuit against the American Bar Association on Monday and in ...


Law Practice


No-Show Lawyer Says He Meant No Harm

May 26, 2004
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco attorney accused of intentionally standing up the California Supreme Court and then lying abou...


Education


Attorneys Exam Frightens Those Admitted Elsewhere

May 26, 2004
By Draeger Martinez

Daily Journal Supplement Feature - 2004 Bar Exam - Among the thousands preparing to take the State Bar Exam in July, some will...


Appellate Practice


SANTA ANA - A civil rights lawsuit against Santa Ana will stand, a federal judge ruled Monday, despite the repeal of the ordin...


Litigation


LOS ANGELES - There's nothing like a lost pet to tug at the old heartstrings. Which is why recent weeks have seen 40 televisio...


Criminal


Soon Everyone Will Be a Terrorism Suspect

May 26, 2004
By Garry Abrams

Column By Garry Abrams - LOS ANGELES - As we all know, the fight against terrorism is a serious and somber business. But trage...


Education


Stay Au Courant, Network and You'll Land That Job

May 26, 2004
By Contributing Writer

Daily Journal Supplement Feature - 2004 Bar Exam - By Valerie Fontaine - You must do your homework, creatively identify and sy...