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Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Government


A state Senate budget subcommittee has recommended a $500,000 cut to the annual budget of the Commission on Judicial Performan...


In Recess


High Flyer

May 18, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Bruce Van Dalsem is the core of a cadre of Quinn Emanuel helicopter skiers.


The daylong symposium on April 27 covered a wide range of topics, such as the #MeToo cases.


Criminal, Corporate


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


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


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

May 17, 2018
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

May 17, 2018
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


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


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

May 16, 2018
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

The reviewability of the Trump administration’s decision to rescind Obama-era rules against deportation of immigrants brought ...


Government


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


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

May 16, 2018
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

May 16, 2018
By Steven Crighton

The policy change, which applies retroactively, also extends to harassment claims.


Immigration, Government


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


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


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


The constitutionality of shackling defendants as a matter of policy during pretrial proceedings remains up in the air, with th...


Law Practice


Sheppard Mullin adds two lateral partners

May 15, 2018
By Caroline Hart

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


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

May 15, 2018
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

May 15, 2018
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

May 15, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

The new documentary chronicles the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.


The new general counsel is preparing for the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation as he takes over the company’s legal ...


Government


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

May 14, 2018
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

May 14, 2018
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


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


A San Jose federal jury has awarded a data center manufacturing company $30 million against an engineering services company fo...