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U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal


“I don’t know why anybody is arguing that there’s a difference between felony and misdemeanors and why we’re recognizing a cat...


Law Practice


Over 280 law firms together launched the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, which includes firms nationwide and focuses on identify...



Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued a state agency often approves permits with little or no review, uses “inapplicable” except...


Labor/Employment


Some council members expressed concerns that a proposed hazard pay ordinance could create food deserts in the city’s low incom...



Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Virginia A. Phillips of the Central District of California joins several other federal judges to take senior status in Califor...


State Bar & Bar Associations


The 16,000-member bar association was on the brink of seeking a Subchapter V proceeding, under Chapter 11, to restructure its ...



Judges and Judiciary, Government


The Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions said the key is that there be no solicitation for donations at any stage.


The Department of Justice sided with former education secretary Betsy DeVos’ personal attorney, Jesse Panuccio of Boies Schill...



Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday affirmed much of U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar’s decision, rejecting —...


Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops, California Supreme Court


Speaking remotely at a joint hearing of the Assembly and Senate judiciary committees on how the pandemic has affected courts a...



Technology, Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory


U.S. District John A. Mendez also sought to draw attention to the shortage of judges in the Eastern District of California. He...


Technology, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Superior Court Judge Andrew Y.S. Cheng rejected a $4.98 million PAGA settlement agreement that e-scooter company Lime reached ...



Law Practice, Bankruptcy


Leonard Pena, who represents Tom Girardi’s brother Robert, told Russell there was “no way for the debtor to service the mortga...


Criminal


Murder charges in such cases have been rare but prosecutors are arguing that the defendants knew the drugs could cause death, ...



Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation


Brian Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, who represented the plaintiff along with Adam Shea, Patrick Gunning and sole prac...


Government, Criminal


Kenneth Rasmuson, 59, pleaded no contest — equivalent to a guilty plea — in connection with the sexual assault and murder of ...



U.S. Supreme Court


Liberals enraged that Republicans now appear to have a solid voting bloc want an expansion of the court, something conservativ...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The client blamed the lawyers, and the junior attorney on the case said she is not responsible for any actions by the lead att...



Judges and Judiciary, Covid Court Ops


The motion by Public Counsel, the Inner City Law Center and Bet Tzedek Legal Services, argued the threat from COVID-19 is wors...


Civil Litigation


According to the lawsuit, MindGeek executives never put in place age verification protocols because they feared it would destr...



Criminal


SB 446 would allow a wrongfully convicted person to show that a reasonable jury would find them not guilty based on the eviden...


Litigation & Arbitration


JAMS wanted the U,S. Supreme Court to settle a dispute over professional disclosure rules and, according to U.S. District Judg...



U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal


State and federal courts have long been divided on whether officers in hot pursuit of a misdemeanor suspect qualifies as an ex...


Technology, Judges and Judiciary


The public has had unprecedented access to federal court proceedings throughout the pandemic. Some judges believe it should st...



Technology, Civil Litigation


The attorneys who helped broker the $154.6 million settlement of an investors’ lawsuit against Snap Inc. said they were entitl...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Elliott Management’s chief executive, Paul Singer, is in a relationship with a colleague whose son, Stephen Backer, holds a se...



Law Practice, Law Office Management, Bankruptcy


Tom Girardi agrees to move out of his home

Feb. 22, 2021
By Craig Anderson

Bankruptcy trustee negotiated a deal to sell the property.


Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


The district attorney is requiring DNA samples as part of plea deals in misdemeanor cases, the plaintiffs said, adding the law...



Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Through her attorney, Judge Barbara Roberts apologized to those whom she may have offended with her comments and said her goal...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Bay Area herring fishers sue Chevron over oil spill

Feb. 19, 2021
By Blaise Scemama

The lawsuit alleges some 700 gallons of oil spilled into the waters of San Pablo Bay on Feb. 9, directly into some of the Bay’...