The court said it was not persuaded by those urging a reduction of the cut score.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Feinstein decries Senate Judiciary Committee’s nomination process
By Joshua Sebold
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, voiced strenuous objections to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s nomination process T...
Civil Litigation, Entertainment & Sports
Frank Ocean prevails over father in libel case
By Steven Crighton
The trial was the venue for a tense family reunion between father and son.
Drugmaker Allergan LLC, already under fire from members of Congress for transferring its patents covering an eye drug to a Nat...
Civil Litigation
LA County lawsuit leads anticipated wave of claims from Las Vegas mass shooting
By Justin Kloczko
The family of a woman slain in the Mandalay Bay shooting massacre filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superio...
Government
GC testifies company believed loans weren’t subject to state laws
By Andy Serbe
A company that purchased high-interest loans acted under the belief that those loans were not subject to state laws, its gener...
As smoke lingers in the Santa Rosa air due to the ongoing Northern California fires, the Sonoma County courts will remain clos...
San Francisco jury chosen in murder trial of Mexican in US illegally
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
In a case where hot-button politics are almost unavoidable, the judge and attorneys tried to keep their focus on the murder ch...
Plaintiffs present First Amendment challenge to arbitration before 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Judicial interpretation of the 1925 Federal Arbitration Act violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, an attorney...
The agency is examining whether an outside entity should instead handle the regulatory efforts.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Criminal
Harder quits as Weinstein counsel
By Steven Crighton
A source confirmed Harder stopped working with Weinstein last week.
Lawyers lobbying for California’s largest companies won one Sunday when Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have made bu...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
US Supreme Court to consider stored communications law
By Caroline Hart
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to take an appeal from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking email data for a criminal i...
Government
Governor vetoes bill to regulate out-of-state transcribing services
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Court Reporters Board of California has failed in its bid to regulate out-of-state deposition transcribing services.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Sonoma County courts remain closed due to safety concerns
By Winston Cho
Though thousands of residents are returning to their homes after the wildfires, the Sonoma County courts will remain closed un...
Government
Judicial Council workers to get collective bargaining rights
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The majority of Judicial Council employees will have collective bargaining rights, thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Civil Litigation
$16.3 million construction injury verdict likely to be cut
By Justin Kloczko
A security guard whose spine was severely injured in a fall at a Loyola Marymount University construction site was awarded $16...
A human resources worker is suing her former employer — an Orange County medical device company — for gender-based pay inequit...
Government, California Courts of Appeal
Gas tax ballot language to be decided by state appellate court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is not letting go of his fight over what ballot language voters will see when they ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Swimmer’s defamation suit sparks policy debate on First Amendment before 9th Circuit
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Oral arguments in a defamation suit between two Olympic swimmers turned into a public policy debate about the value of a free ...
Government
Napa County Superior Court suspends jury service amid wildfire uncertainty
By Winston Cho
The Napa County Superior Court suspended jury service this week while the status of the Sonoma County courts remain up in the ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar accuses lawyer of taking client funds, fleeing country
By Skylar Dubelko
Philip J. Layfield actually has “not fled the country,” the personal injury attorney responded on Aug. 8 in a declaration sign...
Attorneys for Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. sought to portray the other as avaricious bullies during a contentious hearing on F...
The Committee of Bar Examiners wants its own working group to review the licensing test.
The Committee of Bar Examiners wants its own working group to review the licensing test
Labor/Employment, Government
Governor signs bill barring questions about job applicants’ past salary
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will bar employers from seeking a job applicant’s salary history.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
State Bar prosecutor to lead Commission on Judicial Performance
By Lyle Moran
Gregory Dresser selects role at CJP over promotion at the bar.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit considers contractual dispute over golf caddies’ bibs
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A class of golf caddies required by PGA Tour Inc. rules to wear bibs adorned with advertisements from tournament sponsors aske...
Civil Rights
Judge dismisses executives’ excessive force lawsuit against Ventura County
By L.J. Williamson
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner has dismissed a civil suit against Ventura County arising from a raid on the homes of two...
Civil Litigation
Johnson & Johnson lawyers ask judge to toss out talc verdict
By Justin Kloczko
Johnson & Johnson defense attorneys got their first chance at beating back the $417 million talcum powder verdict Wednesda...