Constitutional Law
Restaurants will again try to stop LA’s dining restrictions
By Blaise Scemama
The California Restaurant Association filed a temporary restraining order Tuesday, seeking to enjoin the Public Health Departm...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Man paralyzed by Placer County deputy sheriff’s bullet reaches $9.9M settlement
By Gina Kim
Federal lawsuit dismissed after Placer County settles for $9.9M with man shot by sheriff deputy in 2018
U.S. Supreme Court
US justices consider liability for companies from overseas acts
By Craig Anderson
Lawyers representing massive companies Nestle and Cargill were asked by justices Tuesday whether children, who were kidnapped ...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court considers when minors can be tried as adults
By Tyler Pialet
Sitting pro tem from the 1st District Court of Appeal, Justice J. Anthony Kline said it would be reasonable, however, to concl...
Labor/Employment, Immigration
US judge reverses Trump limitations on H-1B visas
By Jessica Mach
In his order, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White granted a motion for summary judgment filed by a coalition of business grou...
Criminal, Admiralty/Maritime
Federal grand jury indicts captain of Conception boat that caught fire during Labor Day dive trip.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law
California asks high court not to review church's appeal of restrictions
By Winston Cho
Urging the high court to deny review of a case challenging Newsom’s pandemic restrictions, Deputy Attorney General Seth E. Gol...
Law Practice, Government
Attorney legislators get more bills passed, regardless of party
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys appear to make more effective legislators in California; they get more bills signed into law than non-attorneys.
Technology, Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
DOJ has favored US tech monopolies in battle against China
By Winston Cho
It’s unknown how high the China Initiative will rank among the Justice Department’s priorities amid historic consolidation of ...
The 25 Democratic attorneys in the Assembly and Senate aren’t much more diverse than the 28 total Republicans now in office. T...
U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High court will hear alleged African slave case from 9th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a sharply-divided en banc opinion, reversed U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson an...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State high court hears DAs’ challenge on minors tried as adults
By Tyler Pialet
A decision in their favor would reverse five state appellate courts and uphold one, effectively returning the minimum age for ...
Law Office Management
Latham & Watkins adds two corporate partners in the Bay Area
By Kamila Knaudt
Rick Kline and Sarah Axtell bring expertise in advising clients on company formations, venture financing, mergers and acquisit...
Law Practice, Community News
MoFo pro bono team led development of small business recovery fund
By Kamila Knaudt
Arranged by Calvert Impact Capital and administered by Kiva Capital Management, the program is now open to businesses with 50 ...
Civil Litigation
Riverside civil trial starts after Cal State loses COVID-spreader argument
By Gina Kim
The university objected to a decision by San Bernardino County Judge Lynn M. Poncin to allow a jury trial to proceed, citing t...
Government, Education Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
State hasn’t met education duties during pandemic, lawsuit alleges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
If the plaintiffs are successful, complying with a resulting order could be quite expensive for the state. For instance, part ...
Civil Litigation
Restaurateurs to argue no scientific reason to close them
By Blaise Scemama
The California Restaurant Association says restaurants are no more to blame for the increase in coronavirus cases than any oth...
Law Practice, Law Office Management
"We really spent a lot of time designing this office," said managing principal Roger A. Denning, who took charge of the firm's...
Judges and Judiciary
Bleak outlook for Trump’s remaining California judge nominees
By Craig Anderson
While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed earlier this year to "leave no vacancy behind," there may not be enough tim...
Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law
California churches get high court help in battle with Newsom
By Craig Anderson
California churches that have fought against Gov. Gavin Newsom's orders banning or limiting attendance at religious services d...
Judges and Judiciary
LA judges paired with bench aspirants in mentor program
By Arin Mikailian
Mentors will give bench aspirants a good sense of what the job actually is so they can mold their applications and their thoug...
Labor/Employment
Is Uber and Lyft appeal live or moot, post Proposition 22?
By Jessica Mach
A week after a three-judge federal panel heard oral argument on whether the passage of Proposition 22 mooted some proceedings ...
Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said in an interview this week that 50% of those released in his county since April h...
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Denial of ‘offensive’ license plates unconstitutional, judge rules
By Winston Cho
U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar ruled that the DMV’s refusal to issue certain plate configurations because they violate crite...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
CPUC warns PG&E of enhanced enforcement
By Gina Kim
The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday sent a letter to PG&E warning that it could be subject to enhanced e...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Changes to bar discipline aims to aid sole practitioners
By Henrik Nilsson
Joanna Mendoza, a Sacramento sole practitioner and a former bar trustee, said bar discipline has for years been more harsh on ...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Guards immune from suit for waking prisoners to check on them
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Many prisoners have claimed the Guard One system used in Pelican Bay State Prison and elsewhere is so loud it keeps them up at...
The scale of the alleged scheme is so grand that “the reality is that the vast majority of this money can never be repaid,” sa...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Attorney claims State Bar bias for rescinding job offer
By Henrik Nilsson
Fredericka L. McGee's attorney, Pamela Y. Price, said Tuesday that the claim arises from unorthodox and disappointing conduct ...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Suit over PG&E predecessors’ gas plant proceeds, most claims dismissed
By Winston Cho
PG&E spokesman James Noonan said the company remains committed to addressing “any impacts from historical operations” but ...