Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
DOJ takes Flores settlement objections to 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s decision to appoint a special master charged with overseeing the U.S. ...
Criminal
California arrest rates hit lowest point in three decades, study says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Arrest rates in the state are at their lowest point in 30 years, driven by fewer arrests of young people and men, according to...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Ex-USC coach’s lawyers argue for new defamation trial against NCAA
By Justin Kloczko
A motion for new trial in the Todd McNair NCAA defamation case argues that implied bias tainted the jury, which wrongly found ...
Community News
Lawyers, judges play in harmony at Fabulous Fall Concert
By Matthew Sanderson
The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and its chorus, Legal Voices, presented its Fabulous Fall Concert on Dec. 1 at the Wilshi...
Government, Criminal
Analysis of LA County pretrial risk assessment tools raises questions
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
An analysis of pretrial risk assessment scores given to defendants in Los Angeles County over the course of a year reveals a f...
Immigration, Government
Acting AG takes steps to overturn common forms of deportation relief
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has taken it upon himself to decide two immigration cases and his decisions could upe...
San Diego-based Cidara Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infective drugs such as immunotherapie...
Dun and Bradstreet Inc. allegedly mistook a doctor for another physician charged with sex crimes, according to a multimillion-...
Civil Litigation, International Law
Judge rushes one-day trial of 13-year-old painting dispute
By Blaise Scemama
A 13-year-old dispute over a $40 million Camille Pissarro painting held by a Spanish museum and claimed by descendants of Holo...
Intellectual Property
Citing Trump and the Grateful Dead, Mongols lawyer urges acquittal
By Meghann Cuniff
Invoking the federal investigation involving President Donald J. Trump, a defense lawyer told jurors in his closing argument t...
Immigration, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit strikes down law criminalizing the encouragement of illegal immigration
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A federal law making it a felony to encourage a foreigner to enter or remain in the United States illegally is unconstitutiona...
Government
176 state bills introduced, including revivals of legislation vetoed by Brown
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California lawmakers have revived several measures vetoed by outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown or bills that never made it to his desk...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court
State law’s elimination of purchasable service time in pensions was unconstitutional, employees to argue
By Andy Serbe
Attorneys for state employees will argue to the California Supreme Court on Wednesday that lawmakers unconstitutionally rolled...
Law Practice, Labor/Employment
Law school women’s groups boycott firms forcing arbitration
By Erin Lee
Women's associations from eight law schools, including UC Berkeley School of Law and Stanford Law School, penned a letter sayi...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
New Bentham $500M fund signals continued lawsuit investment growth
By Andy Serbe
The fund, aimed at investing in lawsuits in the United States, signals has raised ethical questions for the nation’s attorneys.
Government, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Split 9th Circuit panel revives California ballot designation lawsuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A Los Angeles political hopeful may continue his lawsuit against California’s secretary of state for barring him from designat...
Four attorneys from the recently-disbanded Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP have formed a new San Francisco-based litigation boutique.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
State high court seeking comment on when judges must disclose campaign contributions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Supreme Court is seeking comments on a draft opinion providing guidance on when judges running for office must discl...
Criminal
Autonomy CEO, vice president indicted on finance misrepresentation charges
By Winston Cho
A San Francisco federal grand jury has indicted Autonomy Corp. PLC's former chief executive officer and vice president of fina...
Intellectual Property, Criminal
Prosecutor describes biker gang as a ‘beehive of pernicious criminal activity’
By Meghann Cuniff
In closing arguments Monday, a federal prosecutor outlined what he said was ‘a lengthy parade of cruelty’ by the Mongols in a ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
US Supreme Court remands challenge to mandatory bar dues
By Erin Lee
The U.S. Supreme Court remanded a case Monday challenging mandatory bar membership based on its Janus ruling, potentially call...
Immigration
Proposed rule change may alter high-skilled visa distribution
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A draft rule released Monday could be a sea change for how high-skilled visas are handed out and business immigration attorney...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Jury awards $223 million in trade secrets trial
By Winston Cho
A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury awarded at least $223 million to a semiconductor design company after concluding its ...
Securities, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Head of San Francisco SEC office to step down
By Sean Kagan
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission San Francisco regional director Jina L. Choi, known for leading investigations into Te...
Civil Litigation, International Law
Trial begins Tuesday over $40M Pissarro painting
By Blaise Scemama
A 13-year-old dispute over a $40 million Camille Pissarro painting, held by a Spanish museum and claimed by descendants of Hol...
Immigration, Government
Asylum denials increased under Obama and Trump, study says
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Trump administration policy changes around asylum have likely contributed to a year-over-year trend of increasing denials of a...
The grand jury indictment follows a plea deal by lawyer Margaret Q. Quick’s former partner.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Judicial Council endorses same priorities for 2019, hopes for better results
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Judicial Council’s legislative priorities for 2019 look a lot like its goals in other recent years: more judges and more c...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff prevails in case that made new anti-SLAPP law
By Justin Kloczko
It was a fairly typical breach of fiduciary duty case in Los Angeles Superior Court that resulted in a $3.5 million jury verdi...
Education Law
UCLA professor and Asian-American organization sue UC for admissions data
By Erin Lee
After losing a battle for public records with the State Bar, UCLA law professor Richard Sander is suing the University of Cali...
