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Judges and Judiciary


Appeal justice denies most serious charges

Jan. 23, 2019
By Erin Lee

Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson, who was accused of sexually harassing 14 women, denied the most serious claims of ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


US court officials prepare for the worst during shutdown

Jan. 22, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

With congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump refusing to blink in a stalemate over government funding, federal cour...


A class of women suing Oracle Corp. for basing their salary on prior pay has filed for certification, alleging the practice is...


Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


With nearly 53,000 federal inmates eligible for relief under the newly enacted First Step Act, the federal criminal justice la...


Special Coverage


The Association of Corporate Counsel hosted a private reception for Southern California chapter sponsors along with past and c...


Corporate


Twitter boosts legal staff with two new hires

Jan. 22, 2019
By Winston Cho

Tod Cohen, former chief lawyer for online ticket exchange StubHub Inc., and Stephanie King, who led the legal department at on...


Law Practice, Criminal


The U.S. attorney’s office is attempting to seize legal defense funds of the former Backpage general counsel and threatened to...


Government, Environmental & Energy


A state lawmaker has reintroduced a bill that would specify homeowners are not liable for lead-based paint in their homes if t...


Government


Anderson sworn in as U.S. attorney in San Francisco

Jan. 18, 2019
By Meghann Cuniff

The new top federal prosecutor for the Northern District represented major companies such as Apple and Facebook while a partne...


Defendants argue that the lawsuit, claiming that age-targeted job advertisements on Facebook discriminate against older applic...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Judge to take another look at oil spill convictions

Jan. 18, 2019
By Blaise Scemama

Attorneys for a pipeline company convicted in September of one felony and eight misdemeanor charges relating to a 140,000-gall...


A San Francisco federal court judge has ordered $77 million in wage violations to a class of Virgin America Inc. flight attend...


Government, Criminal


A referendum to overturn a new law phasing out cash bail in California has become the first initiative to qualify for the 2020...


Labor/Employment


The National Labor Relations Board chairman rejects the idea that a recent court ruling on joint employment generally binds hi...


Law Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Federal Circuit to hear challenge to PACER fee structure

Jan. 18, 2019
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Attorneys, reporters and legal aid foundations across the country may soon be able to seek millions of dollars in refunds for ...



Tidy Trial

Jan. 18, 2019

US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler says lawyers can always do their jobs within the rules.


Intellectual Property


A federal judge considering a forfeiture charge against a motorcycle club’s trademarked logos said Wednesday that he’ll issue ...


U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Attorneys representing former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio asked the nation’s highest court Wednesday to strike down the...


Entertainment & Sports


A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge lambasted the NCAA Wednesday in its handling of the USC-Reggie Bush benefits investi...


Criminal


As part of an ongoing litigation brought against the state by prisoners who say they are suffering from serious mental disorde...


Gov. Gavin Newsom gave Attorney General Xavier Becerra a nice present last week: a billion dollars.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


San Diego’s new US attorney sworn in

Jan. 17, 2019
By Mark Armao

Robert S. Brewer Jr., a prominent former prosecutor and longtime San Diego litigator, was sworn in Wednesday as the U.S. attor...


Judges and Judiciary


As chair of the Commission on Judicial Performance, Nanci Nishimura’s primary challenge is balancing an obligation of confiden...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


Attorneys expect the decision to have far-reaching implications on the basis as it applies to interstate commerce.


Judges and Judiciary


Twelve judicial officers have been selected by the Judicial Council to assess next steps as the state moves toward a new model...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A blind man who says a national fast food chain’s website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act may continue his lawsui...


An Oakland federal judge said it would violate their Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination.


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


Writing that the answer "could have a significant impact on California workers," a 9th U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel...


Immigration, Government


Immigration court backlog worsened by government shutdown

Jan. 16, 2019
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

California immigration courts will be the hardest hit by a government shutdown that is severely delaying deportation hearings,...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, California Courts of Appeal


Newsom chooses veteran justice to help him pick judges

Jan. 16, 2019
By Malcolm Maclachlan

In naming Justice Martin J. Jenkins as his judicial appointments secretary, Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a different approach t...