Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Senate committee recommends cut in judicial watchdog’s budget
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A state Senate budget subcommittee has recommended a $500,000 cut to the annual budget of the Commission on Judicial Performan...
Bruce Van Dalsem is the core of a cadre of Quinn Emanuel helicopter skiers.
Community News
Loyola Law School presents 12th annual Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice
By Matthew Sanderson
The daylong symposium on April 27 covered a wide range of topics, such as the #MeToo cases.
Criminal, Corporate
Former Bumble Bee Foods CEO indicted for price fixing
By Joshua Sebold
A federal grand jury indicted the former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods LLC on allegations of conspiring to fix prices of canned tuna...
Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Anti-SLAPP law continues to cause headaches for 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A three-judge panel of the court on Wednesday affirmed U.S. District Judge William Orrick’s denial of a motion to strike and d...
Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel split on juvenile sentencing case
By Joshua Sebold
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed the life sentence handed down to a juvenile gang leader who participated in...
Labor/Employment, Immigration, Government
Lawyers warn employers of foreigners: comply with laws
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
As U.S. immigration authorities step up work site inspections and audits, employers should implement rigorous procedures for c...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit considers ‘Empire’ copyright suit
By Steven Crighton
The chances of revival for a $500 million copyright infringement lawsuit against the creators of the Fox series “Empire” could...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Government
Public access to court filings case needs a trial, judge rules
By Meghann Cuniff
A lawsuit over what constitutes timely public access to state court filings is headed to trial after a federal judge said that...
Civil Litigation, Government, Civil Rights
Riverside County judge declares state’s assisted suicide law unconstitutional
By Justin Kloczko
A Riverside County Superior Court judge struck down an assisted suicide law Tuesday after a lawsuit claimed it was illegally p...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit hears arguments on DACA rescission
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The reviewability of the Trump administration’s decision to rescind Obama-era rules against deportation of immigrants brought ...
In their second debate leading up to the June 5 primary, candidates for California attorney general called incumbent Xavier Be...
Criminal, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court bail ruling prompts more pretrial releases, but only in some cases
By Winston Cho
Superior courts across the state are holding what have become known as Humphrey hearings to determine a defendant’s financial ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy
Oakland loses coal battle with shipping terminal
By Joshua Sebold
Oakland lost its battle to ban coal from its shipyard Tuesday, although the ruling won’t have the kind of scope supporters of ...
Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Uber will no longer arbitrate sex assault claims
By Steven Crighton
The policy change, which applies retroactively, also extends to harassment claims.
Immigration, Government
Nonprofit suing Oakland claims Schaaf documents are insufficient
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A group suing Oakland to obtain information related to Mayor Libby Schaaf’s alert that immigration agents would target Norther...
Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California senators want Koh, Guilford and Feldman for 9th Circuit openings
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The White House’s efforts to fill a raft of vacancies on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have hit a roadblock in Califor...
Education Law, State Bar & Bar Associations
In aftermath of ABA vote, UCLA law school to allow more GRE applicants
By Lyle Moran
The faculty vote came on the heels of the ABA’s legal education council supporting eliminating the admissions test mandate
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court vacates ruling on shackling policy
By Lila Seidman
The constitutionality of shackling defendants as a matter of policy during pretrial proceedings remains up in the air, with th...
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP continued its expansion by adding two new partners on Monday, when John H. Booher ...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit judge asks state why it appealed injunction
By Andy Serbe
A federal appellate judge asked attorneys for California why they were bothering to appeal a district court injunction on enfo...
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Corporate
Munger Tolles grabs real estate attorney from Skadden
By Matthew Sanderson
George C. Fatheree III joins the firm as partner and will focus on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions.
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Government, Entertainment & Sports, Constitutional Law
Law against sports bets stricken
By Steven Crighton
Many transactional attorneys won't need to place a bet to win big after a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday cleared a path fo...
U.S. Supreme Court, Community News
Akerman hosts private screening of 'RBG' at Arclight
By Matthew Sanderson
The new documentary chronicles the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Corporate
Following sale, open-source software company appoints new general counsel
By Matthew Sanderson
The new general counsel is preparing for the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation as he takes over the company’s legal ...
Government
Courts, state prosecutors score more money in revised budget
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Courts hoping for more construction money and the state Department of Justice were big winners when Gov. Jerry Brown introduce...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Attorneys sum up NCAA defamation trial
By Justin Kloczko
One side says the NCAA was led by the evidence. The other side said it was wrongly led by a theory.
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit to decide DACA jurisdiction question
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The fate of thousands of young immigrants could turn on whether a 9th Circuit panel decides it has jurisdiction in a case set ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump 9th Circuit pick proceeds to Senate floor vote with some Republican opposition
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The former Hawaii attorney general President Donald J. Trump nominated to sit on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has mov...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Jury awards $30M in trade secrets misappropriation case
By Winston Cho
A San Jose federal jury has awarded a data center manufacturing company $30 million against an engineering services company fo...