Fabricated evidence to get judge investigated, charges reveal
Immigration, Government
Sessions moves to limit some asylum requests
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
Judge struggling over Google age discrimination class
By Joshua Sebold
A federal judge said she was struggling with a decision on whether to decertify a class action alleging age discrimination in ...
Environmental & Energy, Criminal
Oil spill trial focus: What does ‘immediate’ mean?
By Blaise Scemama
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
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
High court to decide on state-splitting initiative’s fate
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys for billionaire Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper must file a reply brief with the state high court today to addres...
Attorneys say Solano County Judge John Ellis encourages healthy respect in his courtroom.
Securities, Civil Litigation, Corporate
Judge inclined to certify Twitter investors class
By Justin Kloczko
A federal judge appeared inclined to certify a class of Twitter stockholders who said the social media company artificially in...
Baker Botts attorney Hogene Choi's survival skills make her ready for emergencies.
Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Bankruptcy
Judge blocks Avenatti’s firm from fees in 54 cases
By Meghann Cuniff
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
‘Reliance’ argument may be focus in wave of post-Janus suits
By Andy Serbe
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
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
U.S. Senate committee considers third Trump 9th Circuit nominee
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The nominee presented himself as a proponent of judicial restraint during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would soften a law that says anyone involved with certain felonies that resul...
Civil Litigation
Class action says nasal spray maker’s recall was too narrow
By Justin Kloczko
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
Loyola’s Project for Innocent wins woman’s release
By Meghann Cuniff
A woman convicted of killing her grandson in 2009 was released from prison under a deal resulting from an investigation by Loy...
Akerman LLP has added eight partners to its Los Angeles team and settled into an expanded downtown office, in the past eight m...
Attorneys say they must be at the top of their game in LA Judge Henry Hall’s courtroom.
National injunction request could expose state on appeal.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights
San Bernardino deputy DA unlikely to face State Bar charges
By Lyle Moran
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
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
First Trump 9th Circuit nominee is confirmed in bipartisan 72-27 vote
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
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
Defense formally requests dismissal of oil spill case
By Blaise Scemama
Charging prejudicial prosecutorial misconduct, the defense for a pipeline company involved in an oil spill filed documents Tue...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary, Government
Brown signs bill to for judges’ back pay lawsuit legal fees
By Malcolm Maclachlan
It also contains $140,000 for plaintiffs’ counsel in a complaint against Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Criminal
Hate crimes increase by double digits for third year in a row
By Lila Seidman
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
Wilson Elser managing partner reappointed to Judicial Council
By Arin Mikailian
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
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
DOJ charges former Apple employee with trade secret theft
By Joshua Sebold
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
Appeal court says state misappropriated housing funds
By Joshua Sebold
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
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...