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Immigration


The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that foreigners who sign fraudulent immigration documents are strongly presumed to unde...


Criminal, Government


Gov. Jerry Brown has sued to preserve criminal justice measures that allow prison inmates to apply for earlier parole and part...


Law Practice


Fresh off of its strongest year to date, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities aims to build on exponential growth and expand b...


Law Office Management, Law Practice


After months of renovation, the former San Francisco Law School building has been transformed into a spacious office for The V...


For Republican-leaning firms like Jones Day, which represented Trump during the presidential campaign, the advent of the new a...


Government, Civil Litigation


A law enforcement group has petitioned the state Supreme Court to block retroactive enforcement of a new law that would make p...


Government, Law Practice


At an inaugural YMCA law enforcement teen forum, organized by YMCA board chairman Mark Helm, teenagers and officers set the gr...


In Recess


Born to Ride

Dec. 21, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

A group of Silicon Valley lawyers compare motorcycling to therapy and take to the open road whenever possible.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Education Law


The State Bar will survey newly licensed attorneys on the skills needed in their day-to-day jobs to evaluate the relevance of ...


California Supreme Court, Government


State Supreme Court nominee gets high marks in evaluation

Dec. 21, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Joshua P. Groban, whose nomination will be considered Friday, was assessed as “exceptionally well qualified” for the job by th...


Labor/Employment


A judge approved an $11 million settlement between 24 Hour Fitness and a class of employees on Thursday, resolving three concu...


California Courts of Appeal, Education Law


The University of Southern California cannot be held liable for injuries sustained by a young woman who partied at one of the ...


As presiding judge of nearly 600 courtrooms in Los Angeles County, Daniel Buckley has been responsible for overseeing the larg...


Immigration


Trump asylum policy gets two judicial rebukes

Dec. 20, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

Judges on opposite coasts, one in the Northern District of California and the other in the District of Columbia, appear poised...


Criminal


Farella partner Thomas Mayhew said, “We showed a very strong case that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel duri...


Government, Civil Litigation


San Francisco joined a host of cities, counties and states in suing a variety of major opioid manufacturers and distributors f...


Civil Litigation


The verdict rejects a lawsuit filed by a veteran civil rights attorney in Woodland Hills.


Criminal


A Palmdale attorney accused of murdering a homeless man in 2015 was acquitted of all charges by a San Francisco jury Wednesday...


California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary


In an unpublished portion of a 49-page opinion the justices said a Ventura County judge's campaign donations from defense atto...


Civil Litigation


Hagens Berman files class action against Hyundai

Dec. 20, 2018
By Blaise Scemama

Over half a million Hyundai and Kia vehicles on the road today are at risk of spontaneously bursting into flames, according to...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Entertainment & Sports


The revival of a billion-dollar conspiracy case against the NFL likely hinges on how quickly a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appea...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News



Antitrust & Trade Reg., Entertainment & Sports


The federal judge overseeing the landmark National College Athletic Association antitrust trial in which student-athletes are ...


Government


Sen. Kamala D. Harris’ longtime top assistant has left her Senate office to take a job with her federal political action commi...


Criminal, Judges and Judiciary


U.S. District Judge Andrew Guilford answered questions about his love of basketball during testimony last week in Fresno.


Government, Civil Litigation


The state Senate has settled a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she was raped by a senior legislative staffer and later fired.


Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property


A lawsuit filed by a “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star over his iconic “Carlton dance” could test the power of a choreographer’s ...


Law Practice


Mediator and retired judge Patricia Collins helped start a program for LA area middle schoolers to engage with the law.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, International Law


Now in its fifth year, a federal appeal involving allegations the Turkish government killed and seized land from more than a m...


Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


In a highly critical opinion, a state appellate panel scathingly reversed summary judgment for defendant Cisco Systems Inc. in...