9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal
9th Circuit panel considers whether federal agents may go to state courts for search warrants
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Federal law enforcement officers in California may soon be barred from obtaining search warrants in state court, depending on ...
Criminal
US magistrate judge recommends Lodi man’s terror conviction be vacated
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes has recommended the 2006 terrorism conviction of a Lodi man be vacated.
Government, Immigration, Labor/Employment
Trump tweet raises questions about proposed changes to H-1B program
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A tweet from President Donald Trump regarding a much debated high-skill visa program likely referred to a proposed regulation ...
Corporate, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Shareholders sue Alphabet over quiet payouts to executives accused of sexual harassment
By Winston Cho
A shareholder lawsuit against Google parent company Alphabet Inc. claimed its board of directors approved substantial payouts ...
Environmental & Energy, Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
High court to decide on application of state labor law to coastal rigs
By Andy Serbe
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether California labor laws can be applied to oil riggers working on ...
Entertainment & Sports
Attorneys for ex-USC coach argue implied jury bias tainted NCAA trial
By Justin Kloczko
Whether a juror in the Todd McNair NCAA defamation trial whose employer Latham & Watkins LLP previously filed briefs for t...
Government, Education Law
Special needs school sues state superintendent after being denied funds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A school for special needs children is fighting an order that it can no longer accept public funds after the death of an autis...
Taylor & Patchen LLP draws top talent to its offices in San Francisco’s Ferry Building.
Attorneys say Judge Emma Smith's upbeat attitude will help in Riverside mental health
Criminal, Environmental & Energy
Judge proposes probation conditions on PG&E that could shut down power if winds are high
By Winston Cho
Plaintiffs’ attorneys praised a San Francisco federal judge’s proposals for imposing additional oversight as a part of the Pac...
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a courts-friendly budget Thursday, prompting praise from California’s chief justice and others.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal, Immigration
Immigrants in country illegally can be deported for crime that is no longer a deportable offense
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Two previously deported unauthorized immigrants from Mexico who committed robbery are deportable, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ...
Government, Labor/Employment
Huntington Beach city attorney accused of age discrimination
By Andy Serbe
The city attorney, elected in 20014, said the plaintiffs were used to an office atmosphere of settling cases and low performance.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal
9th Circuit overturns conviction over battered woman syndrome
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a federal judge was wrong not to let an Arizona woman provide expert test...
Environmental & Energy, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
Veteran judge takes over Porter Ranch gas leak litigation
By Justin Kloczko
Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos has taken over the nearly 300 coordinated cases filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court over the...
Developers behind a $150 million project in Los Angeles have filed a federal lawsuit claiming labor unions attempted to blackm...
Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice
LA Superior Court to fully move to efiling for unlimited and limited civil cases April 1
By Justin Kloczko
Los Angeles County will no longer accept fax filings for complex civil cases beginning April 1, completing a phase into electr...
In law or behind the lens of a camera, David Altschul captures the full landscape of humanity.
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Actress’ harassment claim against Weinstein fails 2nd time
By Steven Crighton
Actress Ashley Judd's sexual harassment claim against producer Harvey Weinstein brought under a state civil code protecting vi...
Law Practice
With new leadership, BakerHostetler prepares to expand in California
By David Houston
Growth in the Los Angeles market has been modest at best for the firm but that may be about to change, legal industry insiders...
California Courts of Appeal, Criminal
Panel: Court fees for the indigent are unconstitutional
By Blaise Scemama
In a huge win for indigent defendants caught in the revolving cycle of poverty and court fees, a panel of state appellate judg...
Government, Labor/Employment
Workplace harassment bills revived in new Legislature
By Andy Serbe
Core tenets of a #MeToo bill vetoed by the governor last fall have been reintroduced as separate bills, for consideration unde...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Uber lawyers get extra time to seek disqualification of opposing counsel in antitrust case
By Winston Cho
Gibson Dunn lawyers, defending Uber Technologies Inc. in an antitrust suit, claim Quinn Emanuel should be disqualified due to ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Supreme Court suspends Orange County prosecutor
By Meghann Cuniff
The state Supreme Court has approved an Orange County deputy district attorney’s six-month suspension for failing to disclose ...
Government, Civil Litigation
State Senate pays $350K to former staffer who claimed she was raped
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The state Senate has settled with a former staffer for $350,000, one of the largest payouts in the history of the Legislature.
Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
High court rules courts cannot decide arbitrability in presence of delegation clauses
By Andy Serbe
The Supreme Court decided unanimously on Tuesday that in the presence of a clear delegation clause, the arbitrability of a dis...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar may propose 30 percent fee hike plus more to balance budget
By Erin Lee
The State Bar is projecting an operating deficit for the third year in a row, and is proposing a 30 percent increase in attorn...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration
9th Circuit: Law banning immigrants in US illegally from possessing firearms is constitutional
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A federal law making it a crime for people who have entered the U.S. illegally to possess firearms is consistent with the Seco...
Judges and Judiciary, Obituaries
Retired Sacramento County judge pioneered techniques for helping at-risk youth that are popular today
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Alice A. Lytle, the first African-American woman to serve as a superior court judge in California history, died Dec. 21. She w...
Immigration
DOJ argues no duty for ongoing mental care to separated, now reunited families
By Blaise Scemama
The government has no “constitutional duty” to provide ongoing mental health treatment to families formerly separated at the U...