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


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the city lacked standing, reaffirming a 1980 precedent barring local governments f...


Government


Darrell Steinberg joins Manatt as national adviser

Apr. 23, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The former Sacramento mayor and California Senate president pro tempore is one of California's most experienced political figu...



Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson, 74, now faces 40 years to life in prison. The jury's verdict came just...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


As jurors deliberated his fate in a murder trial, Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson allegedly discussed the possibility of ...



Class Action, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


An en banc panel reinstated a plaintiff's proposed class action against Shopify, ruling the company's alleged data-mining prac...


Los Angeles County claims the facility complies with staffing requirements and that its closure would put both the public and ...



Altadena and Pacific Palisades homeowners sue more than 100 insurers, alleging a conspiracy to deny coverage, pushing them to ...


Consumer Protection Law, Administrative/Regulatory


FTC sues Uber for unauthorized Uber One charges, alleging deceptive billing and cancellation obstacles. Uber says anyone can c...



Administrative/Regulatory


Three of the students say they were arrested but not convicted. The government, which was not granted a hearing, says it has n...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The federal appeals court upheld a Washington judge's preliminary injunction and marking a pivotal moment in the fast-moving l...



Labor/Employment


San Francisco city attorney sues GoShare, alleging illegal driver misclassification under Proposition 22, claiming excessive c...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


As closing arguments wrapped Monday in the high-profile uxoricide case against Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson, prosec...



Civil Litigation


The lawsuit claims a network of companies submitted nearly 400 bogus MRI bills in a scheme led by an unlicensed provider. Defe...


Real Estate/Development


A new Stanford Law School study examining tenant outcomes in Los Angeles eviction courts has drawn sharp criticism from landlo...



Immigration


A group of migrant day laborers is moving to join California's defense of its sanctuary law, SB 54, in a federal lawsuit broug...


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law


The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in May on the scope of injunctive relief, with major implications for pres...



Government, Civil Litigation


The delays, attributed by county officials to red tape and staffing shortages, raise concerns that the government may lack the...


Torts/Personal Injury


Plaintiffs allege Pfizer and Kaiser Permanente failed to adequately warn of the risk, despite emerging studies and internation...



Slideshow, Judges and Judiciary, Community News



The complaint, filed in San Francisco federal court, follows mounting regulatory scrutiny and a steep stock drop tied to a dam...



In a tense moment during cross-examination Friday, Judge Eleanor J. Hunter scolded former Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Fergu...


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal


Justices have agreed to review a closely watched appellate ruling involving efforts by workers to avoid arbitration in PAGA la...



Civil Litigation


On the eve of trial, attorneys for the estate of late Modesto defense attorney Frank Carson and several co-plaintiffs announce...


Criminal


A Los Angeles judge is navigating an escalating courtroom feud between a veteran defense attorney and a Marsy's Law lawyer rep...



Ahead of a hearing in Santa Clara County on Thursday, a Wilson Sonsini partner called the accusation by Gan Jing World a "cons...


Insurance, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Justices have agreed to answer a certified question from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that could clarify whether the ...



State Bar & Bar Associations


Disgraced former attorney Paul Paradis testified Thursday in State Bar Court that top officials, including former Chief Deputy...


Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson took the stand in his own defense Thursday afternoon, breaking down as he discussed hi...



Recent court rulings, including a new injunction in Ohio, and sharp criticism from privacy and First Amendment advocates sugge...


Berkeley Labs' berkelocene, a nuclear waste-disposing molecule, could face complex patenting issues due to an 18-month "blind ...