In 2015, state Attorney General Kamala D. Harris obtained high settlements from regulatory actions and sided with government a...

Pro bono work shows state spraying program afoul of state's bedrock environmental law ...

Meaning "contact combat" in Hebrew, Krav Maga was developed self-defense system for the Israeli military by a Hungarian-Israe...

Federal judge heading the Volkswagen cases aims for an economic and efficient resolution ...

The California Supreme Court underwent a transitional period in 2015, highlighted by its acceptance of two new justices and it...

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.

Bill Strickland has an ambitious resolution in 2016 — get into shape and compete against the nation's best beach volleyball pl...

Businessman Stanley Gold and his wife have pledged $2.5 million to USC Gould School of Law for a new scholarship program. ...

In a contentious en banc ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted habeas review to an Arizona man sent...

A Mexican man who stole a car in the U.S. could avoid deportation because state vehicle law does not treat the crime as suffic...

Retired Judge Owen L. Kwong reflects on a decade of teaching Chinese colleagues about Western rule of law. ...

A judge's petulant comments to prospective jurors looking to avoid jury duty has him in trouble with the Commission on Judicia...

With the development of mixed-use buildings and multifamily housing on the rise, urban infill and affordable housing will rema...

Privacy and cybersecurity law continued to grow in importance, influence and complexity in 2015 and it is difficult to imagine...

Uncertainty remains over enforceability of arbitration contracts, independent contractor business model ...

Spotify is facing a $150 million dollar class action brought by a musician who said the company is reproducing and distributin...

Law school deans say they have more opportunity than ever to pursue wide-scale reforms and new programs. ...

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel vacated a defendant's post-deportation conviction for illegal reentry, holding that ...

A Los Angeles attorney who failed to pay and timely report nearly $90,000 in judicial sanctions has been recommended for disba...

Gerald E. Agnew Jr. overcame an accident to resume his career in cycling, law ...

The state Supreme Court has also been tackling many environmental questions, looking at laws new and old this past year touchi...

When considering habeas petitions, federal courts should consider how jurors are selected at trial even if petitioners fail to...

Keker & Van Nest LLP attorneys helped unaccompanied minors gain asylum after fleeing from violence in South and Central Am...

The right to deny peremptory challenges is on appeal by the Orange County district attorney's office. ...

With corruption surprisingly now in line with privacy and cybersecurity as a top concern for corporate legal departments, gene...

A judge gave a jury a permanent holiday on Thursday from rendering a verdict in a multimillion dollar age discrimination trial...

Earlier this year, intellectual property lawyer Sharre S. Lotfollahi steered the settlement in a practice area completely outs...

Criminal Justice in 2015: The Year In Review ...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP attorney James N. Kramer likes the thrills of skiing remote mountains - even if he's af...

A $26 million inheritance settlement finalized this week concludes five years of litigation on a case of first impression in p...