Criminal
S.F. Defender in Trouble over Moonlighting In Civil Trial
SAN FRANCISCO — The chief assistant public defender's decision to moonlight in an ongoing civil trial will earn him a trip to the woodshed — or worse. Matt Gonzalez, who rejoined the PD's...
Circuit Reverses Alsup in Joint Defense Privilege Fight
SAN FRANCISCO — An obscure insurance-fraud case that grew into a federal courthouse spectacle — complete with trial counsel getting subpoenaed in the run-up to trial — is back. With...
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S.F. Touts Successes of Drug Court Program
San Francisco court officials say a new study of drug-court defendants shows they had significantly lower re-arrest rates in the two years after entering drug diversion than in the two years before,...
S.F. Assistant DA and Her Husband Booked on Domestic Violence Charges
District Attorney George Gascon turned over the investigation of a prosecutor and her husband for domestic violence to the attorney general's office.
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UCLA Chemistry Professor Lawyers up Following Lab Assistant's Death
A chemistry professor at UCLA who faces felony charges following a student's death in a lab accident has retained Thomas O'Brien, the former U.S. attorney in Los Angeles. Patrick Harran, who joined...
Supreme Court: Juvenile Suspect Who Asked for Mom Didn't Invoke Miranda Rights
SAN FRANCISCO — A 15-year-old who repeatedly asked to speak to his mother during a police interrogation didn't invoke his Miranda right to be silent or get the help of a lawyer, the California...
Appeal Court Finds Judge Engaged in Improper Plea Bargaining
A split Sixth District Court of Appeal panel ruled on Tuesday that a trial court judge engaged in improper plea bargaining, limiting a practice trial court judges commonly use to settle cases. The...
State Public Defender Awaits Word from Governor
SACRAMENTO — Michael Hersek, the state public defender first appointed to his post by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2004, is waiting to see if Gov. Jerry Brown will give him a third term in...
State High Court Overturns Second Death Sentence in a Month
A juror's equivocal views on capital punishment weren't grounds for removal, concluded Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar.
Prosecutors Say O'Donnell Trial Isn't Double Jeopardy
Federal prosecutors insist that they can fairly pursue two felony campaign finance charges against trial attorney Pierce O'Donnell, despite having previously struck a deal allowing him to plead to...
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
Courts News
- Judicial Watchdog Scolds PJ for Canceling Court Reporter
- S.F. Law Library to Close Financial District Branch
- Capital Accounts: How AB 1208 Could Thread Senate Needle
- 9th Circuit Countermands Order to Unseal Prop 8 Video
- Brown Names Pair of Criminal Defense Lawyers to Bay Area Benches
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
- Head of Wilson Sonsini's China Practice Jumps to Venture Firm
- Kathleen Kelly
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