Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Oakland can’t pursue antitrust claims over Raiders’ move to Las Vegas
By Winston Cho
The National Football League will not have to face renewed antitrust claims over the Raiders' decision to move from Oakland to...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Class of women certified in discrimination case against Oracle
By Jessica Mach
A San Mateo County judge has granted class action status to an equal pay case filed by three female employees at Oracle Americ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Law schools will remotely swear in this Friday’s bar passers
By Henrik Nilsson
The State Bar said it will not host any ceremonies, even virtually, but will provide applicants with instructions on how to ta...
The Homeland Security agent paid off by a Beverly Hills lawyer embroiled in a bribery scandal has been identified as Felix Cis...
Government, Civil Litigation
City’s suit over hotels for homeless Covid-19 patients dropped after assurances received
By Justin Kloczko
More lawsuits over the state and counties using private hotels for homeless housing during the pandemic may stop after one jud...
Constitutional Law
Constitutional experts weigh in on new videoconferencing marriage order
By Gina Kim
Governor’s order that weddings be virtual could face constitutional challenges.
Insurance, Bankruptcy
Business interruption claims mean bankruptcy, insurers say
By Jessica Mach
As businesses and policymakers continue to dispute what, exactly, their coverage includes during the pandemic, attorneys repre...
Modesto Deputy Public Defender Peter Stavrianoudakis finds serenity in flight.
Criminal
Santa Clara County clears marijuana convictions without appearances
By Tyler Pialet
Prosecutors said the collaborative effort with the public defender’s office eliminates the need to clear records individually.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge M. Margaret McKeown was elected to the American Academy of Art and Sciences.
Criminal, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
State has constitutional duty to reduce jail populations during pandemic, ACLU attorneys say
By Tyler Pialet
The American Civil Liberties Union’s argument, filed Thursday, contested the state’s response on Tuesday that mandating mass r...
Government
Orange County officials, attorneys angry at governor’s beach ban
By Nick Kipley
More than 40,000 beach goers were reported last weekend in Newport Beach, where officials closed parking lots but kept the sho...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Ballot initiative to raise MICRA postponed until 2022
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Supporters who say they have 988,000 signatures to get the proposition on the ballot, said voters are overwhelmed because of t...
In a sharply-worded reprimand of its safety performance, U.S. District Judge William Alsup accused the company of being unable...
Government
Eastern District counties, cities receive $8.3M in COVID-19 grants
By Gina Kim
To help public safety agencies around the nation deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, the DOJ has begun doling out gr...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Company facing county civil claims not entitled to jury trial, state high court rules
By Craig Anderson
Reversing an appellate court decision, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday a company accused by four counties of unfair bus...
Legal Education, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Pepperdine ADR courses going remote and global
By Henrik Nilsson
The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution usually enrolls Pepperdine’s own students into three different programs, but since...
Government
State GOP sues governor to stop ballot harvesting for two upcoming elections
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The complaint claims that allowing the practice, in which a third party collects and then submits sealed absentee ballots, vio...
Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Lawsuit filings have significantly dropped across the state
By Justin Kloczko
In many courts, a backlog is building due to cases having been filed but not processed. Kern County has seen a 350% drop in ci...
Judges and Judiciary
Trump nominates candidate for judge-starved Eastern District
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Dirk B. Paloutzian is a partner with Baker Manock & Jensen PC and a former deputy district attorney also known for his civ...
Government, Criminal
State says ACLU jail release request would violate local control
By Meghann Cuniff
Responding to one of two custody-related writ petitions, state attorney says jail releases should remain in county control.
Judge Vince Chhabria ordered ICE to begin facilitating individual bail applications for more than 400 immigrants at the Mesa V...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Chief justice extends criminal trials another 30 days
By Meghann Cuniff
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye initially ordered a 60-day extension on March 23. The order issued Wednesday brings the t...
Government
LA judge stops Norwalk from prohibiting virus-related hotel relief
By Meghann Cuniff
The decision by Judge Samantha P. Jessner is the latest judicial setback for opponents of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Project Roomkey ...
Law Practice
Pillsbury team helps businesses meet the needs of crisis
By Steven Crighton
Government, Civil Litigation
El Dorado County, overloaded with complex criminal cases, suspends civil trials for a year
By Tyler Pialet
“Once we are able to begin jury trials, we will have to start with criminal cases, which are entitled to statutory priority,” ...
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Conservatives on 9th Circuit highlight ‘takings’ case for high court
By Craig Anderson
A contingent of conservative judges objected to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ Wednesday decision not to reconsider a ...
Government, Criminal, California Courts of Appeal
Appeal panel says Judicial Council emergency no-bail rule does not remove judges’ discretion
By Blaise Scemama
“The Judicial Council did not intend to suspend the array of statutes governing bail, as well as the superior courts’ inherent...
Consumer Law, Civil Litigation
Talc suit tossed after plaintiffs fail to investigate their claims
By Gina Kim
J&J class action over Proposition 65 claim gets thrown out by San Diego judge.
Civil Litigation
Spread of coronavirus to and from ship passengers could produce new case law
By Nick Kipley
Attorneys will be arguing over whether the Admiralty Extension Act or the Death on the High Seas Act applies to their cases.