Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Securities, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court invalidates SEC’s use of administrative law judges
By Joshua Sebold
The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the Security and Exchange Commission’s use of administrative law judges in a 7-2 decision, ...
Government, Immigration
Federal judge asked to amend Flores settlement
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking to be allowed to detain immigrant families together, requesting in a Thursday filing ...
Government, Immigration
Green card holders sue military over background check policy
By Blaise Scemama
Lawyers say more background checks of green card holders entering the military is unconstitutional.
Judges and Judiciary
LA County judge, a family law expert, to retire after 16 years
By Arin Mikailian
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Hank Goldberg, the county’s first full-time settlement judge in family law, said he will reti...
Criminal, Law Practice
Civil lawyer in first-time criminal trial tells jury his client is brave
By Lila Seidman
In the closing arguments of his first criminal trial, defense counsel Rick Richmond, a seasoned commercial litigator from Jenn...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Intellectual Property
9th Circuit: Attorney fee award that doesn’t mention U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kirtsaeng is OK
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued guidance on U.S. Supreme Court attorneys fee case law Thursday while affirming an...
Deputy Attorney General Rita Hanscom is a determined star of the Senior Olympics.
Tax, U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court invalidates its previous sales tax ruling
By Justin Kloczko
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday that states can collect a sales tax from online retailers upends a tax system and a...
Government, Education Law
UC campuses slow to investigate and discipline faculty, state auditor says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The University of California has been slow to investigate and discipline faculty facing allegations of sexual harassment, acco...
California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court says litigation privilege doesn’t cover extortion threat
By Meghann Cuniff
An appellate court has affirmed the criminal conviction of a now-suspended Orange County attorney who was arrested in connecti...
California Supreme Court, Criminal
State high court expands test for guilty pleas without trial rights waiver
By Andy Serbe
The state Supreme Court has codified the expansion of the legal test for guilty pleas accepted without an explicit advisement ...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Drug distributors sued by San Mateo County for opioid damages
By Winston Cho
San Mateo County has sued a suite of drug distributors alleging culpability for the opioid epidemic ravaging its communities.
Criminal, Immigration
Group hearings could be used for Southern District immigration cases
By Lyle Moran
Defense lawyers in San Diego advocate against ‘Operation Streamline.’
President Donald J. Trump has asked the Department of Justice to request a California federal judge to modify a 1997 settlemen...
Government, Immigration, Civil Litigation
Judge grills federal and state government lawyers over ‘sanctuary’ laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez had tough questions for both sides on Wednesday during a heated hearing in the federal gove...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Dr. Dre’s lawyer tries to tie music to business
By Steven Crighton, Lila Seidman
Attorneys for a former hedge fund manager suing the Beats headphones company for royalties told hip hop legend Andre Young, be...
Government
Brewer named as Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney in Southern District
By Lyle Moran
The San Diego white-collar defense attorney has been in private practice since 1982.
Civil Litigation
Suspended student sues UC over Title IX investigatuion
By Winston Cho
A lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California was filed Tuesday for improperly investigating a Title IX sexual...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., Civil Litigation
San Diego data company sues SAP
By Joshua Sebold
Teradata Corp.has sued enterprise computing titan SAP SE for alleged trade secrets theft and antitrust violations.
Civil Litigation
Judge finalizes $38.7 million settlement in class action
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge this week finalized a $38.7 million settlement in a 13-year-old class action lawsuit against major credit repo...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Labor/Employment
Bill would require more of employers to combat harassment
By Andy Serbe
A bill that would expand liability for employers in cases involving harassment passed the Assembly Committee on Labor and Empl...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust & Trade Reg., Corporate, Civil Litigation, Securities
9th Circuit ruling could attract more M&A litigation to West Coast
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
In the last two years, federal courts have been an attractive forum for plaintiff shareholders pursuing mergers and acquisitio...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Eastern District judges beg Congress for reinforcements
By Joshua Sebold
Judges in the Eastern District unanimously signed a letter to Congress pleading for legislators to increase the number of fede...
Civil Rights, Labor/Employment, Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Suit alleges sex discrimination at Jones Day
By Winston Cho
Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP put another major law firm, Jones Day, in its cross hairs, accusing it of underpaying and discrimina...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
9th Circuit upholds arbitrators’ discretion
By Andy Serbe
An appellate panel has held that labor arbitrators can amend agreements with “no add” clauses when the case involves a mutual ...
Civil Litigation, Real Estate/Development
Inglewood housing lawsuit centers around surplus land statute
By Justin Kloczko
The city of Inglewood is accused in a lawsuit of prioritizing private development over affordable housing under a portion of t...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal, Government, U.S. Supreme Court
Bill would change legal standard for deadly force by police
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new bill that would change the legal standard for the use of deadly force by police officers passed its first committee test...
Government, Immigration, Judges and Judiciary
Docket that postpones deportations will be used nationwide, attorney says
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
A mechanism some immigration judges in California began using recently to delay deportations will now be used nationwide, acco...
Bankruptcy, State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Litigation
State Bar settlement sheds light on handling of DA candidate’s case
By Lyle Moran
The bar agreed to comply with U.S. Bankruptcy Code as part of a recent deal with a suspended attorney
Government, Civil Litigation
State agency clarifies warning label law after coffee ruling
By Justin Kloczko
A proposed state regulation stating coffee does not pose a cancer risk is the rare instance in which a state agency is reinin...