Government
Legislators offer nearly 100 new bills, some aimed at Trump administration
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Other proposed legislation includes a measure to protect tribal judges from violence, bills targeting social media companies a...
Nathan Hochman said he rejects extreme policies on both sides of the pendulum, such as mass incarceration and "decarceration" ...
Technology
Musk seeks injunction against OpenAI becoming fully for-profit
By Devon Belcher
If granted, the injunction would prevent OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, from requiring investors to hold off on funding compe...
Criminal
Judge denies Girardi new trial claim, says he proved his own competence
By Devon Belcher
In denying his bid for a new trial on the grounds his mental competency had deteriorated during the proceedings, the judge foc...
Judges and Judiciary
Bill to add 63 judgeships predicted to pass House soon
By Craig Anderson
The bill would give President-elect Donald Trump 22 new district judgeships to fill during his upcoming term, including seven ...
Education Law
Education Department didn't round up, wrongly denied funds
By Jack Needham
The California Department of Education "violated the mandate" of the Education Code with its denial of funding to a Los Angele...
Judges and Judiciary
Federal judge accuses President Biden of trying to 'rewrite history' with pardon
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Mark C. Scarsi of Los Angeles took aim at Joe Biden's press release announcing the pardon.
Civil Rights
Cognizant says jury didn't have enough data to find biased hiring
By Devon Belcher
The company's attorneys, who asked the judge to reverse the jury's October verdict, filed a brief Friday replying to the plain...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Apple's policies place employees in 'panopticon,' lawsuit claims
By Skyler Romero
The technology company is accused of suppressing employee speech and making them sign away their right to privacy in a new law...
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Animal rights activist ordered to repay millions of dollars plundered from 97-year-old
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In his Nov. 25 ruling, Judge Jonathan L. Rosenbloom found that Melya Kaplan used millions of dollars from the trust for person...
Civil Litigation
AIDS group breached patients' privacy, lawsuit claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The use of tracking codes by Meta and Google meant those companies received identifying information about patients using AIDS ...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
En banc 9th Circuit panel to hear nonviolent felon gun possession case
By Craig Anderson
Assistant Federal Public Defender Sonam A.H. Henderson challenged the conviction on the grounds that the "felon-in-possession"...
Appointed to the state court bench in 2019 by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Hwang previously worked for a dozen years as a federal public...
Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery PC can trace its history back more than a century.
Sentinel Peak Resources says the bill's author intended to target any "low production well" in California that was within 3,20...
Labor/Employment
Disney to pay $43M to 14,000 women employees for unequal pay
By Skyler Romero
The settlement brings to a close years of litigation between the company and women who said they were systematically paid less...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Some attorneys find JCCP court assignment decisions opaque
By Skyler Romero
JCCP proceedings can be switched to different courts without explanation, some attorneys say, while the Judicial Council says ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Class action against Temu stayed, arbitration clause approved
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia found Temu's arbitration agreement is reasonably enforced, and he stayed the case pen...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court asked to rule on gun show sales
By Craig Anderson
C.D. "Chuck" Michel, a senior partner with Michel & Associates PC, wrote Wednesday in a writ of certiorari for a gun show ...
Neutral Leslie Landau unravels complexities in a way that makes sense to parties.
Technology
Legal Services Corporation awards $290K in technology grants to California legal aid organizations
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The California recipients will use the grants to enhance their technological capabilities and improve service delivery to low-...
Criminal
DOJ, US probation office disagree on sentence for political rally attacks
By Devon Belcher
The Department of Justice disagrees with the probation office's analysis that reduces the government's proposed 24-month impri...
Government, Civil Litigation
Los Angeles is paying out a staggering amount of liability claims and one lawyer says he knows the solution
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In October, City Administrative Officer Matthew W. Szabo released a report indicating that the city has exceeded its planned e...
Entertainment & Sports
Marilyn Manson drops defamation suit, pays ex-girlfriend's attorney fees
By Skyler Romero
The rock singer, whose real name is Brian Warner, sued actress Evan Rachel Wood in 2022 over public allegations of abuse made ...
Lawyer angry Court of Appeal won't publish decision over San Diego municipal building
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"The case has statewide implications because the court rulings allowed local government to evade the debt limit law by agreei...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
More counties open Care Courts as Monday deadline looms
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Most California counties faced a Dec. 1 deadline to roll out their programs. In recent days, superior courts in Alameda, Butte...
Lawsuits are rare under California's 2019 CROWN Act, which bans discrimination against Black employees for wearing "natural" o...
The jury found that the school had been negligent in its supervision of the student on the playground.
Civil Procedure
Ex-Secret Agent seeks sanctions for claim Girardi bribed him
By Devon Belcher
The agent says a costume designer had no cause to include him in a federal lawsuit that primarily targets Erika Girardi, an en...
Superior Court judges from throughout California responded to a Daily Journal request to share their favorite holiday recipes...
