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Civil Litigation, Immigration


An Orange County judge ruled a state “sanctuary” law is unconstitutional when applied to California’s 100-plus charter cities,...


Government, Criminal


Governor signs bill to toughen retail theft penalties

Oct. 1, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Jerry Brown's third and fourth terms as governor have pushed California in a far more liberal direction on criminal justice, b...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Led Zeppelin is taking “Stairway to Heaven” back to the Central District for a reunion show, following a 9th Circuit U.S. Cour...


Securities, Civil Rights, Administrative/Regulatory



Law Practice


Eva Davis, co-chair of the firm’s private equity pracitce, is based in Los Angeles, while Robb Adkins will work as head of lit...


U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Government, Education Law


At a UCLA event, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan declined to comment on Kavanaugh’s nomination.


Law Practice, Environmental & Energy


Scientific Method

Oct. 1, 2018
By Melanie Brisbon

Boutique Mary Alexander & Associates often takes on occupational health and safety cases.


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sat en banc Thursday to consider how district courts should certify class settlements, c...


Civil Litigation


An Orange County jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Buchalter APC in a lawsuit brought by a dairy farm family that claimed a f...


Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory


“Rounding up” Tesla’s stock to $420 per share was a marijuana reference meant to impress his girlfriend, Elon Musk claims. On ...


Immigration, Government, Criminal


Gov. Jerry Brown rejected a bill Thursday that would have barred civil arrests by immigration officials at California’s courth...


In Recess


‘Say Cheese’

Sep. 28, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Entertainment transactional attorney Robert Darwell has a thriving Instagram account of food and drink servers.


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal


The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office seems to be setting the stage for a Supreme Court hearing in an effort to ke...


Judges and Judiciary


Santa Clara County court chooses new leaders

Sep. 28, 2018
By Winston Cho

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Deborah Ryan was confirmed Thursday as its next presiding judge.


A federal judge has certified a class of homeless Berkeley residents, ruling the city’s disposal of their property violates th...


Civil Litigation, Education Law, Civil Rights


A federal judge Thursday held off on granting a preliminary injunction stopping a college testing company from disclosing disa...


Civil Litigation


Jurors and spectators in the courtroom stood up Thursday to get a look at the mangled legs of Jason Lo, a 32-year-old Air Forc...


Education Law, Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Former UC Berkeley professor Nezar AlSayyad is suing the university, claiming his suspension penalty over a sexual harassment ...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Government


Attorneys address future of Nazi-looted art

Sep. 28, 2018
By Matthew Sanderson

Four panels at the first-ever Skirball Cultural Center event addressed the finding of Nazi-looted art, navigating the legal sy...


The talk featured Hilarie Bass, firm co-president, and L. Song Richardson, dean of the University of California, Irvine School...


If D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh, facing a series of sexual misconduct allegations, isn’t confirmed to the U.S. Supreme C...


Immigration, Government


New data highlights how so-called “sanctuary” policies that prohibit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immig...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


An ABA rule concerning harassment and discrimination is hotly debated by states. So far, most have opted to reject it.


Civil Litigation


In the waning days of a personal injury jury trial involving a seizure-prone Southern California Gas Co. driver who crashed a ...


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


A conservative nonprofit organization is seeking an en banc rehearing after a federal appeals panel ruling that it has to disc...


Intellectual Property, Government, Entertainment & Sports


New music licensing law awaits Trump’s signature

Sep. 27, 2018
By Steven Crighton

Significant changes to music licensing laws that haven’t been updated since cassette tapes were still popular are one step awa...


Civil Litigation, Government


State to get $26M of Uber data breach settlement money

Sep. 27, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to pay $148 million in a nationwide settlement over a 2016 data breach, of which California will...


Law Practice, Corporate


Brett J. Rodda has rejoined the partnership at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, the firm said Wednesday.


Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment


A lawsuit filed against Alphabet Inc.-owned Google by an engineer who claims he was terminated for criticizing a former co-wor...


Education Law, Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights


A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction to San Diego parents who said the school district’s anti-Islamophobia initiati...