Criminal
First state bill restricting juvenile solitary closer to passage
By L.J. Williamson
After a five-year battle, a state measure to restrict juvenile solitary confinement finally seems poised to become California ...
Entertainment & Sports
Darrell Miller to be honored by Beverly Hills bar
By Steven Crighton
Fox Rothschild LLP's Darrell Miller is the Beverly Hills Bar Association's Entertainment Lawyer of 2016. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Sacramento County judge admonished for violating due process rights of four individuals
By Justin Kloczko
The Commission on Judicial Performance has publicly admonished Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Jamie R. Román for viola...
U.S. Supreme Court
US Supreme Court's Spokeo ruling seen as win for defense bar
By Saul Sugarman
The nation's highest court on Monday ruled that a man's gripes about inaccurate information posted about him on Pasadena-based...
Intellectual Property
Oracle tries to undercut testimony of key Google witness
By Tim O'connor
The Oracle-Google copyright infringement retrial may come down to which version of the former Sun Microsystems Inc. CEO the ju...
Criminal
Jury convicts two LA sheriff's deputies in weeklong trial
By America Hernandez
After less than two hours of deliberation, a federal jury convicted two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on all counts in...
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Long Beach) ...
Litigation
Harvard educated VCs battle over control of firm they co-founded
By Phil Johnson
A dispute between two Harvard-educated venture capitalists spilled into Santa Clara County Superior Court late last week, with...
A roundup of recent transactions and the California lawyers involved.
Criminal
Appellate lawyers call death penalty reform initiative unworkable
By L.J. Williamson
The Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016 has members of the appellate defense bar expressing serious reservations, arg...
The agency says 45 percent of first-timers passed the three-day exam in February. ...
Litigation
OC death penalty sentencing delayed because of informant controversy
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Superior Court Judge John D. Conley delayed the death penalty sentencing of the convicted double murderer whose case is at the...
Criminal
Riverside voters to decide on adding prosecutors to city attorney's office
By Renee Flannery
Riverside city attorney promotes the measure as an opportunity for community outreach, while the district attorney says the be...
A proposed revision to the state budget, released Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown's office, would add an extra $12.4 million toward...
A federal judge affirmed a $21 million award Friday against a medical device company, which had sued an estranged co-founder f...
Litigation
Judge rejects injunction in SpaceX trade secrets lawsuit
By Meghann M. Cuniff
Former Broadcom engineers now working for SpaceX can continue pursuing project at center of trade secrets suit. ...
U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal of San Jose is headed back into the tech trenches — leaving his post to become deputy gen...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar seeks more than 180 days to resolve complaints against attorneys
By Lyle Moran
The agency proposed to the Legislature that it be given more time to resolve complaints against attorneys before they are cons...
California Courts of Appeal
Justice changes mind in juvenile sentencing case
By Kevin Lee
A state appeals opinion on resentencing juvenile defendants convicted of murder highlights an evolving area of criminal law. ...
Napa County Judge Francisca Tisher wins plaudits for her ability to make litigants comfortable.
A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.
OC Judge Gregory Prickett's affinity for public service shows in his trips around the world.
The sole judge in the Central District's eastern division, Jesus Bernal is used to trailblazing.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Legislature faults State Bar's financial transparency, budgeting in latest audit
By Fiona Smith
The State Bar's financial reporting has been plagued with mistakes in recent years, making it difficult for the Legislature to...
Joseph Biderman is skilled at solving emotional, complex cases
Judges and Judiciary
Associate Justice James A. McIntyre will retire June 30
By Amanda Schallert
Associate Justice James A. McIntyre, who sat on the 4th District Court of Appeal in San Diego for 20 years, will retire next m...
Judges and Judiciary
Bar deems all candidates in contested judicial races 'qualified'
By Lyle Moran
The four candidates in San Diego's two contested judicial races have been deemed "qualified" to serve as judges by the San Die...
Solo and Small Firms
Attorneys at Hixson Nagatani LLP enjoy living in the startup world
By Joshua Seboldn
The partners engage in litigation when necessary but their true passion is to avoid it, by helping their tech company clients ...
Law Practice
Ballard Spahr grows commercial real estate litigation and bankruptcy practice in L.A.
By Amanda Schallert
Ballard Spahr LLP announced Thursday the addition of two Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partners to its litigation department and ...
A defendant in a trade secrets theft suit did not violate a preliminary injunction barring contact with plaintiff's clients wh...