California Supreme Court
State high court rules in favor of scanner information disclosure
By L.J. Williamson
The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that data gathered by police license plate scanners is not entitled to protections give...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar committee votes to maintain exam passing score
By Lyle Moran
Members of the Committee of Bar Examiners said they did not have data to support reducing the standard.
Government, International Law
The second round of renegotiation of NAFTA begins in Mexico City on Friday, only two weeks after the first round was concluded.
Blank Rome LLP associate Erica A. Swensson, who started sailing at age 3, has competed in long distance yacht races traveling ...
Civil Litigation, Government
Judge’s ruling will keep new Trump oil and gas rules intact
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorney General Xavier Becerra won a Pyrrhic victory this week in a suit claiming the U.S. Department of the Interior illegal...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit affirms former LA undersheriff’s obstruction of justice and conspiracy convictions
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that testimony regarding Paul Tanaka’s involvement in the Lynwood Vikings...
Labor/Employment, State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar employees’ union schedules strike authorization vote
By Lyle Moran
The union said it is frustrated by the lack of progress with contract negotiations
Civil Litigation
Judge skeptical about wire tapping allegations aimed at Uber
By Joshua Sebold
A federal judge voiced skepticism about wiretapping violations alleged against Uber Technologies Inc. by a plaintiff seeking t...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Attorney turned CEO testifies in professional misconduct trial
By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Daniel B. Hayes was a key witness in a case where his employer is suing Hayes’ former firm for alleged violation of profession...
Google Inc. was forced to give the federal government access to emails stored on overseas servers after a small team from the ...
Education Law
UCLA Law receives $1M gift to boost trial advocacy program
By Lila Seidman
UCLA School of Law alumnus A. Barry Cappello has donated $1 million to his alma mater to overhaul its trial advocacy program.
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar staff urges consideration of lower exam passing score
By Lyle Moran
The agency presented a new option to board committees due to data about the impact it could have on diversity.
California Courts of Appeal, Criminal
Court: Felony murder rule can be based on failure to act
By Meghann Cuniff
The published decision by the 4th District Court of Appeal affirmed a murder conviction for an Orange County man who committed...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Court battle over John Steinbeck’s estate, movie rights continues
By Steven Crighton
It’s likely movie-goers would have had the chance to see a film version of John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden” starring Jennifer L...
Labor/Employment
Gender lawsuit against Cal State athletic department looks headed to jury
By Matthew Blake
Claims that California State University Los Angeles snubbed Sheila Hudson from the athletic director job because she is a woma...
A Los Angeles County jury has awarded a former Snap-On Tools maintenance supervisor $15 million, believing his claim that he w...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration
9th Circuit rules against removal of Mexican citizen due to improper detention
By Nicolas Sonnenburg
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the government may not remove a Mexican citizen living in the Unite...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Concert organizer says former law firm was never a partner
By Andy Serbe
A concert organizer denied his former law firm ever had a membership stake in his company during his examination Wednesday in ...
Government, Immigration, Civil Litigation
SF, Santa Clara seek permanent injunctions against Trump order
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
San Francisco and Santa Clara counties filed motions Wednesday seeking permanent injunctions to block President Donald J. Trum...
Civil Litigation
Jury faults both sides, awards light punitive damages
By Meghann Cuniff
A federal jury faulted both sides in a defamation and fraud lawsuit award, ending a contentious trial.
Civil Litigation, Government, Law Practice
CFPB investigating another Southern California law firm
By Eli Wolfe
A Southern California law firm made a last-ditch attempt to avoid surrendering records to the Consumer Financial Protection Bu...
Civil Litigation
Legal recruiter prevails in claim against Manatt Phelps
By L.J. Williamson
Legal recruiter Gregg Ziskind prevailed in a claim that Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP breached an oral contract with him b...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Agency makes it easier to temporarily suspend judges
By Joshua Sebold
The Commission on Judicial Performance announced a new rule Tuesday that will make it easier to temporarily suspend judges, br...
Government, Immigration
Government to require interviews for some green card holders
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The government will begin requiring in-person interviews for certain green card applicants in order to comply with President D...
Civil Litigation, Civil Rights
Wrongful death suit filed against police department over death of mentally ill man
By L.J. Williamson
A law firm has sued over the suffocation death of a mentally ill man whose mother called police for assistance in getting him ...
Civil Litigation, Environmental & Energy, Government
Energy companies remove climate change suits to federal court, for now
By James Getz
About three dozen energy companies being sued in California over climate change issues have removed those cases to federal cou...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Country’s biggest trial lawyer convention kicks off Thursday
By Andy Serbe
Consumer attorneys’ annual Las Vegas convention, the biggest trial lawyer gathering in the country, kicks off on Thursday runn...
Government
Campaign disclosure law advances in state Legislature
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A key state Senate committee passed a campaign disclosure law Tuesday that would require political ads to clearly list the top...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Decades of conflict lead to trial over Steinbeck works
By Steven Crighton
After decades of conflict between the heirs of John Steinbeck over the rights to his works, a trial that could clear the way f...