A London-based international law firm poached five partners from Silicon Valley powerhouses for its first West Coast office.

Potentially reshaping how local governments impose new taxes, the 1st District Court of Appeal confirmed citizen-proposed tax ...

Cuauhtemoc Ortega is the first Latino to lead the office. He had been a deputy federal public defender since 2010.

U.S. senators say they will work across the aisle to add more federal judgeships as crushing caseloads overwhelm judicial offi...

The final budget cuts $176.9 million in General Fund support for trial courts and another $23.1 million from the state judiciary.

The Judicial Council is asking the public to comment next week on proposed revisions to California’s criminal jury instruction...

The possibility that a part-owner might cater to one of the company’s frequent clients was the grounds for the circuit majorit...

Proposed reforms to the criminal justice system in American have broad implications for the work of judges, prosecutors, defen...

The pay system that Delta Air Lines uses to compensate flight attendants satisfies California's minimum wage laws, even those ...

State Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office will start enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act on Wednesday as attorn...

Lawyers for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. are fighting to keep secret the names of 22 employees mentioned in criminal grand j...

Two energy trading firms allegedly inflated gasoline prices in California through a complex scheme that might have cost consum...

The Washington Supreme Court suspended licensing of new applicants for its program because of high costs and few participants,...

A judge erred when she found the city of Santa Monica's at-large voting structure diluted Latino votes and ordered it to adopt...

Los Angeles County Superior Court new case filings decreased by 56% compared to the same time period last year, while filings ...

In the two months since state courts adopted a zero bail schedule for most misdemeanor and felony offenses, more than 20,000 d...

Senators opposing the bill raised questions about the state’s authority to take over a private company and potentially saddle ...

The establishment of several law clinics at the school is one of Stephen Ferruolo’s proudest achievements.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to give the president the right to fire the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s director ...

SB 776 would expand this access to “all records” relating to police use of force, dishonesty, sexual misconduct, race and gend...

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Charlene Padovani Kiesselbach retires today after 25 years on the bench.

Days after Cormac J. Carney relinquished his post as chief judge over comments he made that were seen as racially insensitive,...

Ventura's Myers Widders shares personal loss and court victories with county residents.

Sutter Health attorneys said the financial impact of COVID-19 on its business has changed everything.

UC Berkeley School of Law and UC Irvine School of Law announced Friday that most or all of their classes will be taught online...

Mika M. Hilaire launched Equal Rights Law Group, a firm based in Sherman Oaks specializing in civil rights and employment law.

Last year, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued to block the funds transfer.

The ACLU of Southern California and the First Amendment Coalition sued Kern County officials Friday, alleging they are unconst...

Jury services across the state are resuming after months of delay, but with varying social distancing solutions, the Californi...

Despite a steep request for attorney fees, Facebook's $40 million settlement with advertisers who say they overpaid for ads on...