Congress may act to limit governmental power as it decides whether and how to reauthorize certain sunsetting provisions of the...
David L. Kimport of Nossaman LLP says the Internal Revenue Service's issued guidance will ease modification of securitized mor...
Federal judges who left the bench or announced plans to do so between September 2008 and September 2009. ...
Judges and Judiciary
U.S. Judges Keep Public Pay After Leaving For Private Practice
By Lawrence Hurleyn
As the federal judiciary continues to complain about low pay, six of the 11 federal judges who stepped down from the bench in ...
Here are summaries of lawyer disciplinary actions taken recently by the state Supreme Court or the Bar Court, listing attorney...
Cash-strapped city officials have been keeping insolvency lawyers busy. Marc Levinson, of Orrick, represents the city of Valle...
SACRAMENTO - Businesses and individuals impacted by the Guiberson wildfire in Ventura County have been extended emergency reli...
Ronald A. Zumbrun of The Zumbrun Law Firm says recognizing the private property rights at stake could have saved millions. ...
On Friday, Cal Western will mark the Innocence Project's anniversary with a reception at the campus that will include three in...
Brook A. Brewer of Fisher & Phillips LLP says review of the 2008-2009 Supreme Court decisions show favor to employers. ...
Dylan Malagrinò of the University of La Verne College of Law says courts are finally recognizing the athlete's right to privac...
The ACLU has filed a federal class action accusing the Orange County district attorney's office of enforcing an injunction aga...
A San Francisco federal judge trying to resolve a sticky state secrets case may have backed himself into a corner in an effort...
Volunteering for the IRS amnesty program on foreign accounts is a smart move. ...
Tax lawyer Duane Pellervo was shocked to learn after serving on a San Francisco jury that he misunderstood the judge's instruc...
Arguing that a lower court's decision "reflects a fundamental misunderstanding" of campaign finance law, the Federal Election ...
Melvin I. Urofsky of Virginia Commonwealth University delves into the intricate life of Justice Louise D. Brandeis. ...
Richard Gallagher of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe says California municipalities may be stripped of immunity. ...
When it comes to economic cycles, the legal profession is its own animal. That's the conclusion Chapman University's president...
The troubled federal tax evasion case against Joe Francis ends with him avoiding prison time. ...
Immigration
U.S. Colleges Grapple With Worker Status Verification
By Sandra Hernandezn
Some top U.S. colleges may soon be forced to verify their workers' immigration status using a new federal electronic system. ...
The Halcyon Co., producer of "Terminator Salvation," was among the most notable film-industry companies to file for bankruptcy...
Here are the top 100 attorneys and how they got there. ...
As the U.S. Congress struggles to pass a bill combating climate change, the courts upped the ante on the debate this week, sid...
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission will review and possibly change the guidelines used to regulate mergers be...
Lonny Zilberman of Wilson Turner Kosmo says goodbye to 'mixed-motive' instructions, for now. ...
Kent H. Roberts, the former McAfee Inc. general counsel who was acquitted on charges related to stock options last year, has t...
Rumors fly that the new Daily Journal website will be released to the public Monday, September 28. ...
The California Supreme Court is considering reviewing a question posed by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office: Can Jame...
Using "gumshoe detective work," San Francisco-based K&L Gates partner Michael Bettinger won an International Trade Commiss...