9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel considers constitutionality of state prostitution ban
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed inclined to give a second chance to plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality ...
Immigration, Criminal
Federal prosecutors charge lawyer, partner with visa fraud
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Two people were charged in federal court with defrauding a popular visa program that allows foreign investors to obtain perman...
Law Practice, Government
Dog advocates win battle against National Park Service
By Joshua Sebold
The National Park Service has announced that it was abandoning its plan to increase restrictions on dog walking in the Golden ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Federal and local agencies set up legal assistance hotline for Northern California wildfire survivors
By Winston Cho
As Northern California wildfire survivors face an uphill battle on several legalfronts, federal and local agencies coordinated...
Civil Litigation
Ranchers sue U.S. Forest Service for allowing too many horses
By James Getz
Ranchers in the northeast corner of California — in and around the Modoc National Forest — are suing the U.S. Forest Service a...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports
Only discovery can reveal reasons for Johnny Depp’s suit against longtime lawyer
By Steven Crighton
The actor accused lawyer Jacob A. Bloom of unjust enrichment, self-dealing, and breach of fiduciary duty in a lawsuit filed la...
An attorney and blogger had challenged disciplinary charges filed against him
A 40-year old contract that may or may not be a forgery is at the heart of a dispute between two Asian entertainment companies.
Comradery and winning are part of the atmosphere at Roxborough, Pomerance, Nye & Adreani, which helps companies with labor...
U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd remains joyous in the over-burdened federal court in Fresno.
Civil Litigation, Government
Women’s Sacramento protests draw attention to lawsuits, stalled legislation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two women — an attorney and a member of the state Assembly — are fighting separate battles to draw attention to sexual harass...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
In unusual order, state appellate court sanctions Hill Farrer attorneys
By Meghann Cuniff
An appellate panel sanctioned two attorneys $8.500 and ordered them to report it to the State Bar.
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit entertains long-fought dispute over unsolicited mail in Butte County jails
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A near decadelong First Amendment dispute over the right of a publisher to send unsolicited magazines to inmates in Butte Coun...
Intellectual Property
Gilead sued over patent for cancer-fighting treatment
By Caroline Hart
A team of Irell & Manella LLP attorneys, led by partner Morgan Chu, has sued Gilead Sciences Inc. on behalf of a Seattle-b...
Civil Litigation
Pacific Gas & Electric sued by burned-out Santa Rosa homeowners
By Winston Cho
A Santa Rosa couple has filed a lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company, blaming the utility for the blaze that des...
The NFL player’s attorney alluded to a “smoking gun,” which attorneys agree he’ll need.
In some of California’s largest counties, dependency court judges face caseloads far higher than they can keep pace with.
San Jose business litigator Jeffrey M. Forster has been collecting stamps for more than 40 years.
John T. Racanelli, a former 1st District Court of Appeal justice whose decisions from 1977 to 1991 were as broad as changing a...
“Tough but fair” Fresno Superior Court commissioner Brant K. Bramer has died.
California Supreme Court associate justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar answered questions at a lunchtime event Tuesday at Loyol...
The Loyola Law School, Los Angeles hosted the sixth annual U.S.-China Intellectual Property Summit Oct. 13, providing a forum ...
Criminal
Association of Deputy District Attorneys 2017 Awards Dinner
By L.J. Williamson
In an evening punctuated by laughter, true crime stories, reflections on personal tragedy, and knowing wisecracks about the to...
Government attorneys argued at a hearing Wednesday that the conduct of Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., in an online pri...
Immigration, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Amicus briefs urge 9th Circuit to rule criminal immigration statute unconstitutional
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The National ACLU, federal defenders from every district under the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and immigration rights gr...
Civil Litigation, Government
Trial ends for loan company that claimed it was not subject to state or federal law
By Andy Serbe
The financial officer for CashCall Inc. said that borrowers of loans the company purchased knew they would pay high fees and i...
Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Hulu is facing two patent infringement lawsuits
By Meghann Cuniff
Hulu LLC is accused of infringing three patents in its popular streaming service, including two that were issued last month.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Contra Costa County judge accused of misconduct
By David Mendenhall
The Commission on Judicial Performance is accusing Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Bruce C. Mills of willful miscondu...
Civil Litigation
Proposed class says proxy statement misled shareholders ahead of merger
By Justin Kloczko
A federal securities class action claims the board of directors of an online dating company withheld key information from shar...
The owner of several luxury apartment buildings near Beverly Hills urged a federal judge to prohibit Airbnb Inc. rentals in hi...