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Judicial Watchdog Scolds PJ for Canceling Court Reporter
SACRAMENTO — A presiding judge who said he was just trying to be cost-conscious was publicly admonished on Tuesday by a court watchdog commission for canceling a colleague's court reporter...
S.F. Law Library to Close Financial District Branch
SAN FRANCISCO — The troubled San Francisco Law Library announced Monday that it will be forced to give up its Financial District branch, citing rising rent costs and declining revenue. "...
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Capital Accounts: How AB 1208 Could Thread Senate Needle
SACRAMENTO — The leader of California's Senate says he's icing AB 1208. But don't write an obituary for the provocative legislation just yet. To be sure, the measure to
9th Circuit Countermands Order to Unseal Prop 8 Video
Judge Stephen Reinhardt said a federal judge "abused his discretion" by ordering the release of video of the trial over the same-sex marriage ban.
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Brown Names Pair of Criminal Defense Lawyers to Bay Area Benches
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday continued pulling attorneys with public defender pedigrees into the judiciary by appointing two criminal defense veterans to Bay Area courts. Terri...
State Senate Leader Won't Move AB 1208 Forward
Darrell Steinberg, who went to law school with the chief justice, told reporters he thought she should get more time to address judicial branch concerns.
Chemerinsky: Supreme Court Fails to Communicate Effectively to Public
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is guilty of a broad "failure to communicate" to the public it serves, constitutional scholar and law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky said on Friday. And this...
Scotland Quits Job as AOC Evaluator, Citing Raised Eyebrows
SACRAMENTO — Retired Justice Arthur Scotland has resigned his chairmanship of a key Judicial Council committee to avoid any perceived conflicts with his new role as a lawyer for legislative...
Grewal's Name Forwarded for Fogel's Seat
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is recommending him to President Obama, say lawyers familiar with the situation.
Dems Hire Scotland for Separation-of-Powers Case
The former Third District PJ, a Republican, is helping sue the state controller for docking lawmakers' pay in last year's budget tempest.
Civil
- Woman Mistakenly Put on 'No-Fly' List Can Sue, Appellate Panel Rules
- FTC Sued over Google's Privacy Changes
- Solicitor General Backs Pharma Sales Reps on Overtime Pay
- Oracle Gambles on Retrial in SAP Copyright Infringement Case
- Patent Merchant Ocean Tomo Accuses Former Executive of Trade Secret Theft
Criminal
- S.F. Defender in Trouble over Moonlighting In Civil Trial
- Circuit Reverses Alsup in Joint Defense Privilege Fight
- S.F. Touts Successes of Drug Court Program
- S.F. Assistant DA and Her Husband Booked on Domestic Violence Charges
- UCLA Chemistry Professor Lawyers up Following Lab Assistant's Death
Government & Policy
- Effort to Boost Hiring of Disabled Blasted as 'Overkill'
- Last Minute Arm-Twisting Gets AB 1208 Through the Assembly
- Justices Opt for Commission's Voter Maps Despite Challenge
- 'Green Chemistry' Law Has Lawyers, Industry on Alert
- Capital Accounts: A Familiar Face in the Mix for Top AOC Job
In-House
- Cooley Partner Taking GC Job at Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Google Brings in Juniper Lawyer to Handle Patent Strategy
- HP Replacing Its Top Lawyer
- Marin Software Hires First GC
- McAfee Defeats Ex-GC's Malicious Prosecution Claim
Law Firms
- Head of Wilson Sonsini's China Practice Jumps to Venture Firm
- DLA Piper Loses Six Real Estate Attorneys to Seyfarth Shaw in L.A.
- Ropes & Gray Reps Tria Beauty in IPO
- Weathering the Storm
- Polsinelli Picks Off Rutter Hobbs Partner as Firm Disintegrates
People
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