Former Northern District U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello on Tuesday took on his first case since departing that office in ...

A federal judge must decide which of two federal statutes should apply to Charles Schwab & Co.'s efforts to ban class acti...

A lawyer who played a key role in establishing Greenberg Traurig LLP in Silicon Valley has switched firms to Foley & Lard...

A flaw in the realignment funding formula is preventing California from fixing its prison problem. By Allen Hopper of the ACLU...

n the wake of a series of medical marijuana raids by federal law enforcement, lawmakers in five states are calling on the fede...

An artificial entity cannot learn some ultimate truth about itself by spending money to promote or oppose political candidates...

As more offenders are shifted to local control under California's realignment process, county recidivism statistics could be c...

Facebook Inc. fired back against Yahoo Inc.'s patent infringement complaint with one of its own Tuesday, even while signaling ...

With third-party spending flooding the presidential primaries nationwide, the state's campaign finance watchdog agency wants t...

The late Johnnie Cochran's law firm still recognizes the date of his death and keeps his office the way it was when he last le...

Defamation on the Internet starts at home. By Sarah Condor ...

News show host Keith Olbermann, who was fired last week from Current TV, says he's taking his beef to court. With no arbitrati...

A federal judge granted class certification Monday to plaintiffs in a labor dispute against Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. ...

Should the FBI get away with destroying a priceless car simply because it was being detained for evidence? By Jonathan Michael...

Authorities can conduct invasive strip searches on anybody joining the general inmate population of a jail even if they were a...

State Controller John Chiang has launched an investigation into the financial practices and reporting of Stockton, a city teet...

A federal judge gave a class of homeowners the green light to pursue claims against Countrywide Home Loans Inc. and other mort...

Law firm mergers continued at a steady pace through the first quarter of 2012, a sign that mergers are back on the rise follow...

Although flawed, the JOBS Act represents a step in the right direction. By Stephen Graham of Fenwick & West LLP ...

Oracle Corp. and Google Inc. have reached an "irreconcilable impasse" in negotiations to settle a copyright and patent case, a...

Seattle-based environmental boutique Marten Law PLLC, which is making a major push to expand throughout the West, announced M...

A federal judge has denied a motion by Electronic Arts Inc. to dismiss a class action filed by retired National Football Leagu...

Suzy Loftus, formerly a special assistant attorney general, has left the state Department of Justice for a leadership role at ...

Four trial courts will assume responsibility for courthouse maintenance, as part of a two-year pilot project to decentralize s...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take an arbitration case, gave a grand jury witness immunity to a lawsuit, and annoucned it...

A San Francisco landmark might be shutting its doors because of an overlooked provision in its new lease. By Gerald M. Murphy ...

Jeff E. Scott and his longtime client Edward J. Weiss have grown accustomed to a very fluid business relationship. ...

A fresh effort by civil rights groups to roll back California's ban on affirmative action got nowhere Monday at the 9th U.S. C...

Using a legal argument eliminated by last year's patent reform law, attorneys with Morrison & Foerster LLP persuaded a New...

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