Civil Litigation, Immigration
Orange County judge clears rules state ‘sanctuary’ law unconstitutional for charter cities
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
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
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 ‘Stairway’ case to return to district court
By Steven Crighton
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
San Diego man agrees to pay $5M to settle SEC Ponzi charges
By Sean Kagan
Law Practice
Winston & Strawn LLP adds 2 new office managing partners in California
By Matthew Sanderson
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
Justice Elena Kagan discusses value of high court consensus
By Erin Lee
At a UCLA event, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan declined to comment on Kavanaugh’s nomination.
Boutique Mary Alexander & Associates often takes on occupational health and safety cases.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit sits en banc to settle its own conflicting rulings on class settlements
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sat en banc Thursday to consider how district courts should certify class settlements, c...
Civil Litigation
Jury rules for law firm against claims by dairy family
By Meghann Cuniff
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
SEC sues Elon Musk, seeking his removal as a Tesla officer
By Steven Crighton
“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
Governor vetoes bill to bar immigration arrests in courthouses
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Jerry Brown rejected a bill Thursday that would have barred civil arrests by immigration officials at California’s courth...
Entertainment transactional attorney Robert Darwell has a thriving Instagram account of food and drink servers.
Criminal, California Courts of Appeal
Appellate court rejects DA’s petition to reconsider release of sexual predator
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office seems to be setting the stage for a Supreme Court hearing in an effort to ke...
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Deborah Ryan was confirmed Thursday as its next presiding judge.
Civil Litigation
San Francisco federal judge certifies class of homeless people in Berkeley
By Sean Kagan
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
Judge declines injunction against college testing company per party stipulation
By Justin Kloczko
A federal judge Thursday held off on granting a preliminary injunction stopping a college testing company from disclosing disa...
Civil Litigation
Plaintiff shows jury mangled legs in seizure-prone driver trial
By Blaise Scemama
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 sues university over suspension for alleged sexual harassment
By Erin Lee
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
By Matthew Sanderson
Four panels at the first-ever Skirball Cultural Center event addressed the finding of Nazi-looted art, navigating the legal sy...
Community News
Greenberg Traurig Women’s Initiative hosts talk on disrupting implicit bias
By Matthew Sanderson
The talk featured Hilarie Bass, firm co-president, and L. Song Richardson, dean of the University of California, Irvine School...
U.S. Supreme Court
Politically fraught Kavanaugh fight makes an 8-justice SCOTUS term seem ever more likely
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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
‘Sanctuary’ policies limiting ICE arrests, according to study
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
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
California is one of few states implementing new anti-harassment rule
By Erin Lee
An ABA rule concerning harassment and discrimination is hotly debated by states. So far, most have opted to reject it.
Civil Litigation
Trial in which seizure-prone driver hit motorcyclist winding down
By Blaise Scemama
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
Nonprofit seeks en banc review of ruling it must disclose donors
By Andy Serbe
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
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
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
Former LA corporate partner returns to Munger Tolles in DC
By Melanie Brisbon
Brett J. Rodda has rejoined the partnership at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, the firm said Wednesday.
Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment
Former Google engineer’s suit headed to arbitration
By Andy Serbe
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
Judge confirms constitutionality of San Diego anti-bullying program
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction to San Diego parents who said the school district’s anti-Islamophobia initiati...