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Capital Accounts: Why One 'Do Not Track' Bill Has Yet to Be Derailed

By Cheryl Miller | 6/14/13 1:42 PM

SACRAMENTO — State legislation usually takes one of two approaches. It attempts to regulate someone, something or some behavior. Or it tries to incentivize some action, often by providing money....

State Bar Poised to Require Practical Skills Training

By Karen Sloan | 6/13/13 5:10 PM

A task force of the State Bar of California has recommended that new attorneys be required to complete at least 15 hours of practical skills training and 50 hours of pro bono service before they are...

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CJA Picks Chico Judge for Top Spot

By Cheryl Miller | 6/11/13 5:24 PM

SACRAMENTO — With almost 11 years on the bench, Butte County Superior Court Judge Robert Glusman is an ethics pro who's handled drug court, domestic violence reviews, a specialty DUI calendar...

Gascon Joining N.Y.'s AG in Pressing Phone Makers for Changes

By Cheryl Miller | 6/5/13 5:51 PM

SACRAMENTO — San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and New York's attorney general will host a "smartphone summit" in the Empire State next week to address what they say is...

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Geragos Repping Lawmaker Raided by FBI

By Cheryl Miller | 6/5/13 4:46 PM

SACRAMENTO — He helped free O.J. Simpson, defended the despised Scott Peterson and stood by Michael Jackson's side when the King of Pop was accused of child molestation. So it was hardly...

Long-Running Lead Paint Suit Clears Hurdle

By Max Taves | 6/3/13 12:52 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — Siding with plaintiffs in a long-running public nuisance case, a San Jose judge late last week dismissed two motions for summary judgment filed by the nation's major producers of...

Former Orrick Chair Baxter Decides Against Senate Bid

By Drew Combs | 5/31/13 2:33 PM

Ralph Baxter Jr. — who closed out his two-decade-plus run as Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's chairman and CEO earlier this year — has decided not to enter the race to succeed retiring...

Capital Accounts: Judicial Branch's Brothers Don't See Eye to Eye

By Cheryl Miller | 5/31/13 1:58 PM

SACRAMENTO — Six million dollars isn't chump change in the real world. But in Sacramento, where the governor proposes spending about $96 billion next year, the figure amounts to budget dust. At...

Data Privacy Bill Dies

By Cheryl Miller | 5/30/13 5:05 PM

Legislation brought by the Consumer Federation of California would have placed more restrictions how online shoppers' personal information is used.

Oyster Farm Fires Its Pro Bono Counsel

By Vanessa Blum | 5/30/13 4:03 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — Since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit weighed the fate of Drakes Bay Oyster Co. and its controversial lease in Point Reyes National Seashore earlier this month,...