US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler says lawyers can always do their jobs within the rules.
Intellectual Property
Judge invites amicus briefing in Mongols forfeiture case
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal judge considering a forfeiture charge against a motorcycle club’s trademarked logos said Wednesday that he’ll issue ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court
Arpaio asks justices to intervene in fight over special prosecutor appointed in his case
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
Attorneys representing former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio asked the nation’s highest court Wednesday to strike down the...
Entertainment & Sports
Judge grants new trial to former USC coach who sued NCAA over defamation
By Justin Kloczko
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge lambasted the NCAA Wednesday in its handling of the USC-Reggie Bush benefits investi...
Criminal
Prisons department says it’s complying with ‘impossible’ program
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
As part of an ongoing litigation brought against the state by prisoners who say they are suffering from serious mental disorde...
Government
Governor’s budget boosts AG’s office funding, in part to enforce new laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom gave Attorney General Xavier Becerra a nice present last week: a billion dollars.
Robert S. Brewer Jr., a prominent former prosecutor and longtime San Diego litigator, was sworn in Wednesday as the U.S. attor...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial disciplinary chair discusses #MeToo’s influence
By Erin Lee
As chair of the Commission on Judicial Performance, Nanci Nishimura’s primary challenge is balancing an obligation of confiden...
Labor/Employment, U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court: Arbitration Act exemption covers transportation workers
By Andy Serbe
Attorneys expect the decision to have far-reaching implications on the basis as it applies to interstate commerce.
Judges and Judiciary
Chief justice names group to investigate next steps in pretrial changes
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Twelve judicial officers have been selected by the Judicial Council to assess next steps as the state moves toward a new model...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives ADA lawsuit against Domino’s claiming website is inaccessible to blind users
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
A blind man who says a national fast food chain’s website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act may continue his lawsui...
Criminal
Suspects can’t be forced to use fingerprints, eye scans to open phones, judge says
By Blaise Scemama
An Oakland federal judge said it would violate their Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
9th Circuit seeks state Supreme Court help in labor case
By Meghann Cuniff
Writing that the answer "could have a significant impact on California workers," a 9th U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel...
Government, Immigration
Immigration court backlog worsened by government shutdown
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
California immigration courts will be the hardest hit by a government shutdown that is severely delaying deportation hearings,...
California Courts of Appeal, Government, Judges and Judiciary
Newsom chooses veteran justice to help him pick judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In naming Justice Martin J. Jenkins as his judicial appointments secretary, Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a different approach t...
Star litigator Robyn Crowther has left Boies Schiller Flexner LLP to join Steptoe & Johnson LLP as the firm's Los Angeles ...
Administrative/Regulatory, Securities
SEC alleges traders hacked its electronic data gathering system
By Sean Kagan
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against traders in California, Ukraine, and Russia on Tuesday, allegi...
Criminal
LA sheriff’s men say he will stick to consent decree on jail violence
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
The officers promised the county’s executives the new sheriff will abide by the decree despite comments he made after he was e...
California Courts of Appeal, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
14 women accused Court of Appeal justice of misconduct
By Erin Lee
The Commission on Judicial Performance has launched formal proceedings against 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W....
Bankruptcy, Government
PG&E, state head into uncharted waters after utility announces bankruptcy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The bankruptcy declaration by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. on Monday is a much greater threat to the company than the Chap...
Government, Health Care & Hospital Law
Nuns quickly appeal injunction on free contraceptives mandate
By Blaise Scemama
A group of nuns appealed the weekend decision by a Northern District judge that enjoined rules instituted by the Trump adminis...
Law Practice
BakerHostetler, vowing a major expansion, adds a litigator
By Meghann Cuniff
Daniel F. Lula, a business and employment litigator from Payne & Fears LLP, has joined BakerHostetler.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Attorney, compared to ‘serial killer’ by appellate judge, settles retaliation suit
By Andy Serbe
A Fresno attorney accused of trying to get a plaintiff who accused his client of labor violations deported, settled the retali...
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation
PG&E’s bankruptcy filing puts pressure on wildfire victims who have filed lawsuits
By Winston Cho
Wildfire victims arguing the Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. is responsible for damages from the state’s most destructive blaze...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
Justice Martin Jenkins of the 1st District Court of Appeal will be Gov. Gavin Newsom's judicial appointments secretary.
Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation
Arizona Senate candidate sues Twitter over ‘deplatforming’
By Steven Crighton
If a fringe Arizona Senate candidate wants to pursue a First Amendment lawsuit over his Twitter ban, he'll have to do it on th...
Kevin Dineen, general counsel for LasikPlus, wants to get people out of their eyeglasses.
Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary
Court of Appeal justice accused of harassing 14 women
By Erin Lee
The Commission on Judicial Performance has launched formal proceedings against Court of Appeal Justice Jeffrey W. Johnson, cit...
Intellectual Property
Jury approves Mongols trademark forfeiture, but final decision is up to a judge
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal jury on Friday approved the forfeiture of the Mongols biker club’s trademarked logos, connecting a cartoon of a musc...
Criminal, Government
Governor’s plan to end juvenile justice system raises questions
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Gavin Newsom, said he will release a more detailed plan later on how he intends to dismantle the system.