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Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Ex-court executive arrested

Jul. 13, 2018
By Winston Cho

Fabricated evidence to get judge investigated, charges reveal


Immigration, Government


Sessions moves to limit some asylum requests

Jul. 13, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

New policy guidance from the U.S. immigration service could decrease the backlog of asylum requests but might expose the gover...


Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


A federal judge said she was struggling with a decision on whether to decertify a class action alleging age discrimination in ...


Environmental & Energy, Criminal


The definition of “immediately” was the focus of tussling between the prosecution and witnesses in the trial of pipeline company.


Criminal, California Supreme Court


State high court reaffirms its stance on death penalty

Jul. 13, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

The Court affirmed the death penalty for a man convicted in a 1991 murder, taking the opportunity to reaffirm its stance on ca...


Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Government


Attorneys for billionaire Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper must file a reply brief with the state high court today to addres...


Judges and Judiciary


Attorneys say Solano County Judge John Ellis encourages healthy respect in his courtroom.


Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate


Judge inclined to certify Twitter investors class

Jul. 13, 2018
By Justin Kloczko

A federal judge appeared inclined to certify a class of Twitter stockholders who said the social media company artificially in...


In Recess


Persistent and Prepared

Jul. 13, 2018
By Skylar Dubelko

Baker Botts attorney Hogene Choi's survival skills make her ready for emergencies.


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy


A bankruptcy judge has blocked Michael J. Avenatti’s firm from spending any attorney fees recouped from 54 cases until it repa...


U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment


A national wave of lawsuits seeking to claw back fees charged to union nonmembers, recently ruled unconstitutional by the U.S....


Civil Litigation, Government, Education Law, Constitutional Law


Judge reconsiders demurrer in education class action

Jul. 12, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

In a case alleging children are being denied their constitutional right to basic education, plaintiffs’ attorneys persuaded a ...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The nominee presented himself as a proponent of judicial restraint during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.


Criminal


State Legislature revisits felony murder rule

Jul. 12, 2018
By Lila Seidman

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would soften a law that says anyone involved with certain felonies that resul...


Civil Litigation


A proposed class action alleges that the maker of nasal spray Flonase failed to recall all sprays that exposed users to inhali...


Law Practice, Criminal


A woman convicted of killing her grandson in 2009 was released from prison under a deal resulting from an investigation by Loy...


Law Practice


With 8 new partners in 8 months, Akerman grows

Jul. 12, 2018
By Caroline Hart

Akerman LLP has added eight partners to its Los Angeles team and settled into an expanded downtown office, in the past eight m...



Great Expectations

Jul. 12, 2018

Attorneys say they must be at the top of their game in LA Judge Henry Hall’s courtroom.


Immigration, Government


Becerra’s strategy may be risky

Jul. 11, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

National injunction request could expose state on appeal.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights


The prosecutor’s online postings have resulted in him being placed on administrative leave


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Council’s disclosures remain murky

Jul. 11, 2018
By Winston Cho

The Judicial Council's goal when it revised California Rules of Court 10.500 concerning the disclosure of judicial administrat...


Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will soon have its first Trump judge, but the man filling that position doesn’t fit the ...


Law Practice, Environmental & Energy, Criminal


Charging prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct, the defense for a pipeline company involved in an oil spill filed documents Tue...


Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Government


It also contains $140,000 for plaintiffs’ counsel in a complaint against Attorney General Xavier Becerra.


Criminal


Hate crimes in California jumped more than 17 percent from 2016 to 2017, increasing from 931 to 1,093 incidents within the yea...


Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations


Patrick Kelly has been reappointed to the California Judicial Council as one of four attorneys representing the State Bar


Civil Litigation, Government, Constitutional Law


Plaintiffs argue for end to winner-take-all elections

Jul. 11, 2018
By Paula Lehman-Ewing

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is leading a nationwide effort to upend longstanding procedure that designates all electoral votes ...


Intellectual Property, Criminal


Federal prosecutors charged former Apple Inc. employee Xiaolang Zhang with theft of autonomous car trade secrets, arresting hi...


Civil Litigation, Government, California Courts of Appeal


Advocacy groups for minority and low-income homeowners defeated Gov. Jerry Brown and the state Legislature in court Tuesday wh...


Law Practice, Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution


Legislature allows international arbitration in state

Jul. 10, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign SB 766, which cleared the Assembly on Thursday. The bill did not receive a single no vote...