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Constitutional Law


The California Restaurant Association filed a temporary restraining order Tuesday, seeking to enjoin the Public Health Departm...


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


Federal lawsuit dismissed after Placer County settles for $9.9M with man shot by sheriff deputy in 2018


U.S. Supreme Court


Lawyers representing massive companies Nestle and Cargill were asked by justices Tuesday whether children, who were kidnapped ...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


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


In his order, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White granted a motion for summary judgment filed by a coalition of business grou...


Federal grand jury indicts captain of Conception boat that caught fire during Labor Day dive trip.


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government, Constitutional Law


Urging the high court to deny review of a case challenging Newsom’s pandemic restrictions, Deputy Attorney General Seth E. Gol...


Law Practice, Government


Attorneys appear to make more effective legislators in California; they get more bills signed into law than non-attorneys.


Technology, Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


It’s unknown how high the China Initiative will rank among the Justice Department’s priorities amid historic consolidation of ...


Government


Attorneys among least diverse groups in Legislature

Dec. 1, 2020
By Malcolm Maclachlan

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


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


A decision in their favor would reverse five state appellate courts and uphold one, effectively returning the minimum age for ...


Law Office Management


Rick Kline and Sarah Axtell bring expertise in advising clients on company formations, venture financing, mergers and acquisit...


Law Practice, Community News


Arranged by Calvert Impact Capital and administered by Kiva Capital Management, the program is now open to businesses with 50 ...


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


If the plaintiffs are successful, complying with a resulting order could be quite expensive for the state. For instance, part ...


Civil Litigation


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


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 that have fought against Gov. Gavin Newsom's orders banning or limiting attendance at religious services d...


Judges and Judiciary


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


A week after a three-judge federal panel heard oral argument on whether the passage of Proposition 22 mooted some proceedings ...


Criminal


Prosecutors warn of continued zero bail dangers

Nov. 27, 2020
By Tyler Pialet

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


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

Nov. 27, 2020
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


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


Many prisoners have claimed the Guard One system used in Pelican Bay State Prison and elsewhere is so loud it keeps them up at...


Criminal


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


Fredericka L. McGee's attorney, Pamela Y. Price, said Tuesday that the claim arises from unorthodox and disappointing conduct ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


PG&E spokesman James Noonan said the company remains committed to addressing “any impacts from historical operations” but ...