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A controversial former Los Angeles lawyer who revolutionized civil rights in education during the Obama administration will be...


Criminal, Civil Litigation


The San Francisco federal judge in charge of Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s probation following a 2017 criminal convicti...


Criminal


Statewide movement to end court fees gains traction

Dec. 7, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

Building off the momentum of Alameda and San Francisco counties eliminating administrative fees for people convicted of crimes...


Civil Litigation


The case of a young man who says consuming a Monster energy drink caused him to have a cardiac arrest may be the first of its ...


Civil Litigation


Attorneys for a lobbyist sought to dismiss a defamation suit filed against her by a former state legislator at a hearing Thurs...


California Courts of Appeal, Civil Rights, Health Care & Hospital Law, Education Law


A challenge to a state law requiring student vaccinations has been struck down by the 3rd District Court of Appeal, according ...


In Recess


Master of the Game

Dec. 7, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Playing water polo taught Katherine Basile many things, including how to be a teammate.


Law Practice


Alabama-based Maynard Cooper & Gale has opened an office in Century City, bolstering the law firm's commercial and bankrup...


Civil Rights, Criminal


Opponents of bail repeal law say they have signatures

Dec. 7, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Opponents of a law phasing out cash bail in California said Thursday they were on the verge of at least putting the law on hol...



The Empathizer

Dec. 7, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Neutral Christopher Barnes says he's an advocate for the most fair solution.


LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s ousting of constitutional policing advisors could jeopardize years of reform, critics say.


California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


In oral arguments, attorneys offered competing ideas of deferred compensation, vested contractual rights, and the power of law...


Criminal, Civil Litigation, Securities


A Santa Ana federal judge wants to know more about the resolution of criminal insider trading case before approving an SEC set...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Law Practice


A federal judge disqualified a partner at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP from representing Monster Energy Co. in a false adverti...


Government, Immigration


A state Senate bill that would ban civil arrests, including immigration arrests, in California courthouses has been revived af...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration


DOJ takes Flores settlement objections to 9th Circuit

Dec. 6, 2018
By Nicolas Sonnenburg

The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s decision to appoint a special master charged with overseeing the U.S. ...


Criminal


Arrest rates in the state are at their lowest point in 30 years, driven by fewer arrests of young people and men, according to...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation


A motion for new trial in the Todd McNair NCAA defamation case argues that implied bias tainted the jury, which wrongly found ...


Community News


The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic and its chorus, Legal Voices, presented its Fabulous Fall Concert on Dec. 1 at the Wilshi...


Criminal, Government


An analysis of pretrial risk assessment scores given to defendants in Los Angeles County over the course of a year reveals a f...


Government, Immigration


Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has taken it upon himself to decide two immigration cases and his decisions could upe...


Corporate


San Diego biotech company hires GC

Dec. 5, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

San Diego-based Cidara Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel anti-infective drugs such as immunotherapie...


Civil Litigation


Credit reporting company hit with libel suit

Dec. 5, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

Dun and Bradstreet Inc. allegedly mistook a doctor for another physician charged with sex crimes, according to a multimillion-...


International Law, Civil Litigation


A 13-year-old dispute over a $40 million Camille Pissarro painting held by a Spanish museum and claimed by descendants of Holo...


Intellectual Property


Invoking the federal investigation involving President Donald J. Trump, a defense lawyer told jurors in his closing argument t...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Immigration


A federal law making it a felony to encourage a foreigner to enter or remain in the United States illegally is unconstitutiona...


California lawmakers have revived several measures vetoed by outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown or bills that never made it to his desk...


California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Attorneys for state employees will argue to the California Supreme Court on Wednesday that lawmakers unconstitutionally rolled...


Labor/Employment, Law Practice


Women's associations from eight law schools, including UC Berkeley School of Law and Stanford Law School, penned a letter sayi...


Law Practice, Civil Litigation


The fund, aimed at investing in lawsuits in the United States, signals has raised ethical questions for the nation’s attorneys.