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Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Dispute resolution firm Benchmark Resolution Group changed its name to Signature Resolution to avoid trademark confusion.


Immigration, Government


Regulation appears to try end run around federal judge

Sep. 7, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A proposed regulation from the Trump administration that would allow it to detain deportable children and their families for p...


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


Appellate panels reverse life terms as case law evolves

Sep. 7, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

An evolution of case law led to the vacating of two life sentences, according to opinions filed by two appellate panels Thursd...


Immigration, Government


California’s immigration court backlog is the largest in the country, and the number of pending cases is increasing, according...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The putative class of players alleges that the National Football League distributed controlled substances and prescription drugs.


In Recess


Staying Fit

Sep. 7, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

For almost 40 years, veteran in-house counsel Barbara Bergen, now 80, has taught step aerobics.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice


A study by the American Bar Association says women and people of color face obstacles in the legal workplace.


Government, Civil Rights


Testifying in trial after trial, often saying each other is wrong, hasn’t harmed the relationship between two voting experts. ...


Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports


After three years in stasis, thanks to a trio of lawsuits over artistic direction and the controversial use of a nude body dou...


Civil Litigation


Corona-based Monster Energy Company is claiming VPX Sports’ Bang energy drink is misleading consumers, violating the Lanham Act.


Labor/Employment


Companies are looking to outside investigators in claims of workplace harassment with unprecedented frequency and speed, somet...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


A superior court judge indicated he was ready to grant a subpoena for five years’ worth of police department records outlining...


Entertainment & Sports, Contracts


Studio’s inclusion rider policy may be copied

Sep. 6, 2018
By Steven Crighton

WarnerMedia looks as though it will be the first major studio to implement inclusion riders for its future projects, per a com...


Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations


The law school hopes the partnership with the well-regarded center will boost its IP program.


U.S. Supreme Court, Government


Senator puts pressure on Kavanaugh for Kozinski ties

Sep. 6, 2018
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

Judge Brett Kavanaugh faced questions about his connection to former Judge Alex Kozinski, telling the Senate Judiciary Committ...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Government


Lawyer denies trading favors with AG candidate

Sep. 6, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Attorneys with the Commission on Judicial Performance continued their efforts Wednesday to show retired El Dorado County Judge...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Attorneys sparred over the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s definition of amateurism on the second day of the antitr...


Law Practice, International Law


Bird & Bird LLP opened a new office in San Francisco, where it hopes to expand its U.S. client base.


Government, Civil Rights


The defense’s main witness in the bench trial over Santa Monica’s election system said Wednesday there was no discriminatory i...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


Rite Aid has agreed to pay $18 million and provide seating to cashiers in a proposed settlement with 23,000 class members, the...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal


An Orange County attorney was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery involvin...


Civil Litigation


The applicability of anti-SLAPP statutes in federal court is a legal point of debate, and the adult film actress known as Stor...


Judges and Judiciary, Government, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Attorney general candidate and retired El Dorado County Judge Steven C. Bailey had his chance to answer charges from the Commi...


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Testimony began Tuesday as college athletes mounted their latest challenge to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s p...


Immigration


Immigration ruling narrows path to avoid deportation

Sep. 5, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A precedent-setting decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals has clarified and narrowed when lawyers can apply a recent U....


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


The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 65-month prison sentence, ruling that the defendant in the identity theft case w...



Words of Encouragement

Sep. 5, 2018
By Lyle Moran

San Diego County Judge Ana España does her best to steer youths, parents in the right direction.


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


A professional connection that helped propel Judge Brett Kavanaugh to what is the pinnacle of most ambitious lawyers’ wildest ...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Lassen County District Attorney Stacey Montgomery was held in contempt and fined for violating a gag order not to discuss the ...


Military Law, Government


Space force may bump up against existing treaties