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Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Employers may not justify wage differences between men and women because of prior salary history, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court o...


Law Practice


Lawyer who challenges Trump has legal woes

Apr. 10, 2018
By Eli Wolfe

Michael Avenatti, the attorney waging a one-man legal war against President Donald Trump on behalf of a porn actress , appears...


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The increased applicant pool features those with high LSAT scores


Government


The Democratic Party of Sacramento County has called for officials to withdraw their endorsements of DA Anne Marie Schubert, a...


Civil Litigation


A negligence lawsuit alleging Torrance Unified School District failed to act on reports that a wrestling coach molested studen...


Government, State Bar & Bar Associations


The Orange County judge said the suspended lawyer cannot describe herself as an attorney on the ballot.


Civil Litigation, Criminal


A federal judge ordered o a Los Angeles man to pay millions of dollars for distributing sexual images and video of an ex-girlf...


Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The Commission on Judicial Performance will hear oral arguments concerning a Contra Costa County judge’s alleged misconduct in...


Immigration, Government, Criminal


Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced an aggressive new “zero-tolerance policy” to crack down on illegal immigration al...


Government, Civil Rights


A new lawsuit by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions could be part of a ...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A federal appellate panel on Friday ordered an immigration court to reconsider the deportation of a Mexican who argued that hi...


Law Practice, Labor/Employment


The supervisor for a paralegal accusing her former employer of failing to act when she said an in-house attorney sexually hara...


Prosecutors who succeeded on appeal in turning a child molester’s 10-year sentence into 25 years to life, overturning a case i...


Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal


A state appellate court panel has reversed a $34.5 million malpractice verdict against Holland & Knight LLP.


A coalition of prosecutors, legislators, and law enforcement officials are banding together promote a proposed ballot initiati...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports


It’s hard to justify why the plaintiff’s counsel agreed to some of the terms found in a settlement agreement between former Fo...


Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Labor/Employment


A former attorney took the stand Thursday to deny allegations that he sexually harassed a paralegal during a company retreat w...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury Thursday found that an elite private school in Santa Monica did not breach its paymen...


Government, Criminal


The National District Attorneys Association selected San Bernardino County DA Mike Ramos to chair a committee to add a victims...


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy


A 27-story apartment complex will not go forward until its full environmental ramifications are studied, further delaying what...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice


In March, Rex S. Heinke, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, argued his 150th case before a court of appeal. He...


In Recess


A Flight of Her Own

Apr. 6, 2018
By Shane Nelson

Family law attorney Eve Lopez takes to the skies for adventure and solace.


Law Practice, State Bar & Bar Associations


The agency said 3,000 lawyers were charged multiple times for annual fees due to a technical issue


Civil Litigation


The firm proved to a federal jury that a county coroner’s finding of homicide in the death of an elderly man was neither false...


Criminal, Constitutional Law


The ACLU Foundation of Southern California on Wednesday sued the district attorney and sheriff, alleging the program violates ...


Immigration, Government


City councils take different sides on state sanctuary law

Apr. 5, 2018
By Chase DiFeliciantonio

The West Covina City Council killed a proposal to oppose a “sanctuary state” law during a raucous meeting that saw the law’s a...


Civil Litigation, Criminal


Vallejo lawyer sues, demanding records of her arrest

Apr. 5, 2018
By Malcolm Maclachlan

An attorney has filed a California Public Records Act lawsuit against the Sacramento Police Department seeking information abo...


A recent act of Congress forces technology companies to comply with the government when it comes to surrendering user data sto...


Immigration, Government, Constitutional Law



Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court


Chief Justice outlines plans for increased funds

Apr. 4, 2018
By David Houston

The loosening purse strings could allow the Judicial Council to finally put in place changes her Futures Commission laid out a...