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


Immigrant children facing deportation will not automatically be given immigration lawyers after 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...


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


Attorneys from Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP are representing the class, which filed a federal lawsuit in 1991 alleging...


Government


A judge has tentatively ruled that the city of Santa Monica’s election system violated the California Voting Rights Act, the 2...


Law Practice, Corporate


Jones Day hires 2 former Supreme Court clerks in LA

Nov. 14, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Brittney Lane Kubisch, who clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and Eric Tung, who clerked for Justice Neil...


Law Practice, Corporate


Trio launches statewide consumer firm

Nov. 14, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Micha Liberty, Greg Rizio and Daren Lipinsky have launched Rizio | Liberty | Lipinsky, with offices in Oakland, Riverside, Chi...


Probate, Entertainment & Sports


Stan Lee’s death could spark massive legal battle

Nov. 14, 2018
By Steven Crighton

If reports of an internal power struggle between Stan Lee's closest confidantes in the months leading up to his death prove ac...


The number of calls were disclosed Friday in a hearing before Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregory L. Prickett, who is o...


Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


Seven Democratic members of Congress, including three Californians, are calling for President Donald Trump’s pick to run the U...


Law Practice, Government


Ann M. O’Leary, Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom’s new chief of staff, may be better known in legal circles than she is to the Sacramen...


Labor/Employment, Immigration


US workers sue Tata, claim citizenship bias

Nov. 13, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

One of India’s largest outsourcing technology companies faces a federal class action in Northern California alleging the compa...


Civil Litigation, Government


Freedom of Information Act lawsuits jumped last quarter

Nov. 13, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

There was a significant jump in Freedom of Information Act lawsuits last quarter, according to a new report that found a backl...


Civil Litigation, Education Law


The Law School Admission Council was ordered to pay a state agency $480,000 in attorney fees for litigation over accommodation...


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


The politicization of the judicial appointment process was on full display last week, as Republicans coped publicly with the l...


Immigration, Government


The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the Trump administration’s new rule banning asylum reque...


Civil Litigation, Government


A closely-watched civil trial pitting sober living homes against the city of Costa Mesa in a battle over government regulation...


Government, Environmental & Energy


California’s most prominent members of Congress want answers about the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to close its Envi...


Law Practice


Spertus Landes hires 7, opens downtown LA office

Nov. 12, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

The two offices for the trial firm are technologically synchronized to work together as one firm, topping out at 20 attorneys ...


Law Practice


Buchalter opens its 8th office in San Diego

Nov. 12, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

The practice groups out of the office will be labor and employment, trade secrets and employee mobility, health care, intellec...


Community News


Julie S. Mebane provided long term pro bono work with several San Diego nonprofits and the greater Southern California region,...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


In a letter, 33 general counsel and the Association of Corporate Counsel expressed support for proposed changes to bar rules.


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


TV host to use anti-SLAPP in defamation suit

Nov. 12, 2018
By Steven Crighton

The popular Twitter adage "retweets are not endorsements" could soon be federal law if a judge finds merit in MSNBC host Joy A...


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


A nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from rescinding an Obama-era program protecting certain immigrants w...


Immigration, Government


Sessions' departure might impact immigration cases

Nov. 9, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The number of immigration cases personally decided by the U.S. attorney general could drop sharply after the former holder of ...


Obituaries


Former San Diego City Attorney John W. Witt, perhaps best known for keeping the Padres in town, died Nov. 4. He was 86.


Immigration, Government, State Bar & Bar Associations


High-ranking representatives of the legal community went public this week with their disapproval of rule changes regarding the...


Government, California Supreme Court


The longest-running vacancy in state Supreme Court history has now passed 14 months. But now Gov. Jerry Brown really does face...


On the same day Californians passed Proposition 11, requiring ambulance staff to remain on duty during meal breaks, an armored...


In Recess


All-Star

Nov. 9, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Years of soccer taught Natalie Lagunas discipline, time management and preparation skills that helped her excel as a civil lit...


Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


City of LA, power utility sued over 2017 fire

Nov. 9, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

The city of Los Angeles and its power utility knew about poorly maintained power lines that allegedly caused the burning of 15...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press said the case on UCLA School of Law pr...