Expanding the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, a federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that the government may not require a ...

On the Move: Capitalizing on Texas' burgeoning technology sector, San Francisco's Brobeck Phleger & Harrison has opened a ...

SANTA BARBARA - A low-income woman here who sued to obtain a stomach-stapling operation for obesity and other health problems ...

Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and two attorneys will be honored Friday by the Peoples College of...

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Campion Counseling Center plan domestic violence prevention training for legal and men...

Practitioner: Corporate Law By Timothy Crudo California's Unfair Competition Law, Business and Professions Code Section 17200 ...

Women Lawyers of Long Beach will present a tasting of fine wines at the home of Judge Richard Charvat at 6 p.m. on June 12. ...

Forum: By Edward Correia The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Brzonkala v. Morrison , 2000 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5061 (M...

Women of Los Angeles will honor lawyer Meldon E. Levine and three other men who, the group says, have supported issues that ar...

SAN JOSE - In a major test of whether the controversial "inevitable disclosure" doctrine would be applied in California, a San...

San Diegoe Watch: San Diego Superior Court is participating in a pilot program to assess the benefits of early mediation in ci...

Forum: By Anne M. Hayes Scores of individuals - feminists, politicians, law professors - are upset about the U.S. Supreme Cour...

Forum: By Marci Fukuroda Gender-based violence is a national epidemic that demands a national solution. Congress provided a na...

The Yale Law School Association of Southern California will honor retired Judge Macklin Fleming at its annual dinner June 9. ...

The pass rate for the California bar exam slipped to 40 percent, according to results released Tuesday by the State Bar. ...

Memorial Day was particularly memorable this year for Hmong veterans after President Clinton signed a law making it easier for...

You think you had a tough time cramming for the bar exam? If anyone can top his story, Spencer Vodnoy wants to hear it. ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, a venerable public interest law firm based in San Francisco, has merged with ...

WASHINGTON - Issuing two unanimous bankruptcy decisions Tuesday, the Supreme Court strengthened the hands of state taxing auth...

A special agent with the Anti-Smuggling Unit of the Immigration and Naturalization Service pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charg...

Deals: Conexant Systems Inc., a semiconductor provider based in Newport Beach, has acquired Applied Telecom Inc. of Lisle, Ill...

SAN JOSE - Lawyers for Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, who had asked for up to $1.5 million in attorney fees for the...

Practitioner: Antitrust Law By Ralph C. Hofer On April 3, U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson entered the court's conc...

Deals: Discovery Partners International Inc., a pharmaceutical and biotech research-product provider based in San Diego, has a...

The Adviser By David P. Schack The California Supreme Court's decision in Buss v. Superior Court, 16 Cal.4th 35 (1997), was r...

Dicta: By John H. Sullivan The 1990s set highs in frivolous lawsuits and runaway jury awards. The Civil Justice Association of...

RIVERSIDE - Former Temecula Mayor Steven Ford pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges that he voted to approve a city c...

Orange County Superior Court Judge Pamela Iles, who founded her county's first domestic violence court 21/2 years ago, operate...

Deals: Vitesse Semiconductor Corps. has entered into an agreement to acquire Sitera Inc. The stock-for-stock transaction is va...