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Viewpoint: When Comedy Trails Reality
My career as a stand-up comic lasted roughly 40 minutes. I was not "discovered," I was not paid and I was not the least bit interested in a return engagement. The only good thing about...
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Viewpoint: As Economy Improves, Courts Should Get Fair Share
Advocates for California's court system whose hopes for increased funding have been rising in conjunction with the state's tax revenues were let down again when Governor Jerry Brown released his May...
Viewpoint: BAR-ometer
Coupons not accepted here ... Alsup's way with words ... Our mea culpa
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Viewpoint: Court Struggles to Regulate Attorney Blogging
Ten weeks ago, the Virginia Supreme Court decided the case of Hunter v. Virginia State Bar. In several respects, Hunter was a case of first impression about lawyer bloggers. Here's the case in a...
Letter to the Editor: Oracle Should Renounce Forced Arbitration
I am no longer surprised at the never-ending hypocrisy of corporate America when it comes to access to justice. The latest example is Oracle. Facing the loss of a trial by jury to an arbitration...
Viewpoint: The Devilish Things Courts Do
A bizarre civil case, involving allegations of demonology, has resulted in a contempt finding, a staggering award of millions of dollars in sanctions against attorney Michael Arcangelo of San...
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MoFo's unsavory fee fight ... Steinberg's threat ... Plaintiff lawyer's plea
Viewpoint: 10 Years Later, the Commencement Address John Yoo Might Deliver
Deans, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends: I am honored to address you today. Some of you might ask yourself, "What can this law professor, who has worked only in government and the...
Civil
- Workers Prevail Over Safeway in Pair of Appeals
- Richmond Hopes Cotchett Threat Can Bring Chevron to Table
- Feds Attack S&P's 'Puffery' Defense in Securities Suit
- Ninth Circuit Strikes Arizona Abortion Law
- Q&A: Counsel for Brocade, A10 Discuss Settlement Deal
Courts News
- Appeal Court Consensus Builder Leaves Bench
- In Tricky Prosecutions, Judges Play Peacemakers
- Lawmakers Find $100 Million for Trial Courts
- Brown Taps Three Prosecutors for S.F. Bench
- Capital Accounts: Judges Want Watchdog On Shorter Leash
Criminal
- In Tricky Prosecutions, Judges Play Peacemakers
- Haag Promotes DOJ Insider to Crim Chief
- Juror's Online Research Forces New Trial
- Fed Criminal Chief Under Haag Leaving
- Judge OKs 'Stingray' Tracking
Government & Policy
- Bill to Create CEQA Courts Dies
- DOJ's Tony West Defends Record on Whistleblowers
- Pass Rate on February Bar Exam Was 41 Percent
- State AG Sues Chase Over Debt Collection Practices
- Bar to Raise Legal Aid Funds with Opt-Out Surcharge
In-House
- Ullyot Exit Closes Chapter for Facebook
- DCM's Matthew Bonner
- Facebook GC Is Leaving Company
- Kilpatrick Hires Boston Scientific's VP of IP
- Lawyer Hires at Yahoo Underscore Sunnier Outlook
Law Firms
- Ropers Majeski Tries to Re-Invent Itself
- After Defections, CalPERS Wants Winston Disqualified
- Bingham Adds IP Partner in Silicon Valley
- Yahoo Picks Up Tumblr for $1.1B
- Kirkland Reps S.F.'s Vista on $906M Buy of Software Maker
