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Civil Litigation, Government


Attorneys from San Francisco law firm Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn have secured a $47.5 million settlement on behalf of a...


Law Practice, Environmental & Energy, Criminal


The court also heard that she spoke to another juror about the issue after she was questioned in camera and that the attorney ...


Government


Internet privacy bill approved by state Senate committee

Jun. 27, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The California Senate Judiciary Committee approved an internet privacy bill on Tuesday that includes significant new powers fo...


Government, Criminal


California critics react to Sessions’ speech

Jun. 27, 2018
By Lila Seidman

The U.S. and California attorneys general disagreed over whether entering the country without legal documentation is the same ...


Immigration, Government


The complaint challenges the federal government’s policy of separating immigrant parents from their children.


Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A Montana man charged with violating the Endangered Species Act for killing a grizzly bear and later misplacing the carcass wi...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, California Courts of Appeal


In appellate court, an attorney argued that a superior court judge abused his discretion with the gross reduction of fees earn...


Immigration, Government


Excerpted text of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ remarks to the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Los Angeles.


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


The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals breached federal procedure law b...


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


The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an unusual procedural case involving judicial tweeting Monday.


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A federal appellate panel has ruled that the “lodestar” approach for calculating attorney fees should serve as the starting po...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Monday’s proceedings in the criminal negligence trial over a 2015 oil spill on Refugio State Beach were marked by multiple ove...


Law Practice, Government


Reporting one’s political opponent for an alleged ethical violation has become an increasingly common tactic in political camp...


Law Practice


Adobe Systems Inc. has named Dana Rao its next executive vice president and general counsel.


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


9th Circuit sides with immigration judge over board

Jun. 26, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ordered that a Colombian seeking asylum have his case again reviewed by the Board of...


Immigration, Government


U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw of San Diego is overseeing the high-profile case brought by the ACLU.


Law Practice, Criminal


The deputy attorney general said the juror approached him and he did not want to be rude.


Civil Litigation


Jury gets the case in Beats headphones lawsuit

Jun. 25, 2018
By Steven Crighton

After closing arguments in a $109 million lawsuit over Beats headphones, it’s now the jury’s turn to sound off.


Judges and Judiciary, California Courts of Appeal


Veteran jurist Sandy R. Kriegler will retire this week from his post as a justice for the 2nd District Court of Appeal.


U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law


In a case seen as a bellwether for evolving digital privacy protections, a closely divided Supreme Court ruled police need a w...


Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


Both sides are claiming victory following an appellate decision that affirmed sanctions against a real estate company found to...


Immigration, Government


A federal judge voiced skepticism Friday that the Trump administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for thousa...


Community News


LA’s Inner City Law Center honors supporters

Jun. 25, 2018
By Laurinda Keys

More than 500 legal, civic and business leaders gathered in Los Angeles for the Inner City Law Center’s 18th Annual Awards Lun...


U.S. Supreme Court, Securities, Government, Administrative/Regulatory


The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the Security and Exchange Commission’s use of administrative law judges in a 7-2 decision, ...


Immigration, Government


Federal judge asked to amend Flores settlement

Jun. 22, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking to be allowed to detain immigrant families together, requesting in a Thursday filing ...


Immigration, Government


Lawyers say more background checks of green card holders entering the military is unconstitutional.


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Hank Goldberg, the county’s first full-time settlement judge in family law, said he will reti...


Law Practice, Criminal


In the closing arguments of his first criminal trial, defense counsel Rick Richmond, a seasoned commercial litigator from Jenn...


Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued guidance on U.S. Supreme Court attorneys fee case law Thursday while affirming an...


In Recess


Clearing Barriers

Jun. 22, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Deputy Attorney General Rita Hanscom is a determined star of the Senior Olympics.