Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
CJP bars retired judge from holding judicial office again
By Winston Cho
The Commission on Judicial Performance censured and barred Tuesday a retired judge it said repeatedly abused the authority of ...
Civil Litigation
LA Weekly owner sues to recoup his stake, change ownership
By Justin Kloczko
The lawsuit details a tumultuous seven months since the venerable alternative newspaper was bought by a group of out-of-town i...
Civil Litigation, Government
Bill to improve court efficiency approved by state Legislature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lawmakers want courts to cut down on the use of paper.
Civil Litigation
President makes free speech claim an actress' defamation suit
By Steven Crighton
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump nominates magistrate judge to Arizona seat on 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
President Donald J. Trump has nominated Phoenix-based Magistrate Judge Bridget Shelton Bade to an Arizona seat on the 9th U.S....
Government, California Supreme Court
State high court sides with city of Redding in ‘narrow’ tax ruling
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a case monitored by government entities and taxpayer rights groups, which filed amicus briefs on each side, the state Supre...
Judges and Judiciary, Immigration
Courtroom arrest renews calls to curb ICE activity
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
An arrest by immigration officials in a Sacramento courtroom has prompted a chorus of objections, but it did not seem to be a ...
Brooke A. Blecher, a family law specialist, and Benjamin W. Williams, a criminal law attorney, were appointed.
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Honey Badger doesn’t care but intellectual property experts do
By Justin Kloczko
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision over a viral Honey Badger video has caught the attention of 37 intellectual property p...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Rights
Ex-goalkeeper Hope Solo sues US Soccer, alleges pay inequity
By Steven Crighton
Attorneys for one of the country’s most high-profile soccer stars said Monday they’ve filed a wage discrimination lawsuit afte...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Retired LA judge Howard Halm joins ADR Services as neutral
By Arin Mikailian
Halm presided over civil trials and personal injury cases for nearly his entire decade on the bench before stepping down earli...
Constitutional Law
UCLA professor is not entitled to State Bar data, appeals court says
By Lyle Moran
A UCLA School of Law professor is not entitled to State Bar admissions data he has long sought to show racial disparities in t...
Government
Firefighters’ ire boosts chances of state net neutrality bill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A court filing claiming that Verizon “throttled” data to firefighters fighting the Mendocino Complex fire in July has helped r...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice
First Muslim, four others confirmed to state court of appeal
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The first practicing Muslim to sit on an appellate court in the U.S. was confirmed to the California Court of Appeal Thursday ...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, California Courts of Appeal
4th District court says no to development by ballot initiative
By Blaise Scemama
A state appellate court in San Diego unanimously ruled that local initiative agreements may not be used to adopt private devel...
Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Constitutional Law
District judges getting asked to weigh in on constitutional issues in immigration cases
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
While deportation orders are typically the responsibility of the immigration and circuit courts, district judges have increasi...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
‘Comic-Con’ trademark infringer must pay $4M in attorney fees
By Steven Crighton
If any off-brand Comic-Cons are holding firm to their name in the months since a jury found the term to be a trademark-enforce...
Law Practice, Corporate
International trade lawyer joining Crowell & Moring
By Matthew Sanderson
David R. Stepp worked for almost 14 years with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, and he provides strategic counsel on global cu...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Orange County prosecutor suspended for failing to disclose exculpatory evidence
By Meghann Cuniff
A Orange County deputy district attorney should be suspended for six months for failing to disclose exculpatory evidence to th...
California Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations
First Chinese-American to chair State Bar’s board
By Lyle Moran
Jason P. Lee was appointed to the post by the state Supreme Court.
V. James DeSimone Law attorneys aren’t afraid of taking cases with steep odds.
LA Commissioner Sheryl Beasley ensures litigants understand the collections court processes.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Oil spill prosecutors denied exculpatory evidence to grand jury, sealed records show
By Blaise Scemama
Sealed documents from the Refugio oil spill criminal negligence trial reveal the prosecution team declined to disclose exculp...
Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal
State appellate court employees renew push for harassment policy
By Winston Cho
Supporters of a petition circulating around the Court of Appeal are trying to breathe new life into an initiative calling for ...
Criminal
Executive of company that taped attorney-inmate calls said it had known about them for two years
By Meghann Cuniff
An executive at a company that recorded inmate-attorney phone calls in Orange County testified Thursday that he’s known for tw...
Immigration, Government
Senate committee passes bill to allow noncitizens on state boards, commissions
By Malcolm Maclachlan
After a contentious debate delved into national immigration issues, the state Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill Thursda...
Government, Civil Rights
Plaintiffs’ lawyer anticipates defense’s planned cross
By Justin Kloczko
The defense’s strategy was clear: Show the judge that a Latino candidate in Santa Monica intentionally threw his city council ...
Labor/Employment, Government
Bill to ban secret settlements in sexual harassment cases approved by Assembly
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The bill that would bar secret settlements in sexual harassment cases is opposed by business groups.
California Supreme Court
Residents can challenge zoning ordinance via referendum, state high court rules
By Winston Cho
The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the authority of county residents to challenge general land use plans through a dir...