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September 07, 2017 | The Recorder

Sup.Ct.App.Div.; AD-5574 The Appellate Division of the San Mateo County Superior Court reversed a judgment. The court held that an arrestee’s silence…

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3 minute read

September 07, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 4th; D070711 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a trial court order. The court held that the reduction of a conviction from a felony to a misdemeanor…

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3 minute read

September 07, 2017 | The Recorder

9th Cir.; 14-35976 The court of appeals reversed a district court judgment and remanded. The court held that a striking inconsistency in the job numbers…

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2 minute read

September 07, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 4th; D069680 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that state law setting aside funding for off-site stabling of horses…

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5 minute read

September 07, 2017 | The Recorder

In the modern practice of law, arguably nothing is more important to an attorney than her laptop. With the rise of electronic document management systems, the laptop can act as the equivalent of an entire office building of documents and allow the attorney to work from virtually anywhere.

By Randy Evans and Shari Klevens

6 minute read

September 07, 2017 | The Recorder

The future of cross-border government enforcement investigations has been shaken by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's recent decision in United States v. Allen, 864 F.3d 63 (2d Cir. 2017), which held that the Fifth Amendment's prohibition on the use of compelled testimony in criminal proceedings applies even when that testimony was compelled by a foreign official in a foreign investigation. Allen's ramifications are far-reaching and may put pressure on other circuits, including the Ninth, to embrace the holding or disavow it.

By Hartley M.K. West, Steven G. Kobre and Michael F. Peng

6 minute read

September 06, 2017 | The Recorder

9th Cir.; 15-55676 The court of appeals affirmed a district court judgment. The court held that a visa petition that was denied could be deemed to have…

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5 minute read

September 06, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 1st; A147966 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that an employee’s termination arising from his marriage to…

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4 minute read

September 06, 2017 | The Recorder

C.A. 2nd; B270506 The Second Appellate District affirmed a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that because the U.S. Supreme…

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2 minute read

September 06, 2017 | The Recorder

9th Cir.; 13-17326 The court of appeals vacated and remanded in part a district court judgment and denied an application for leave to file a second or…

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2 minute read