California
3917 ABA Journal California articles.
Judge Patrick Connolly of Los Angeles County won’t be able to disqualify a colleague from considering the resentencing of a defendant Connolly once prosecuted.
Jun 1, 2023 3:46 PM CDT
A draft ethics opinion says California judges should not attend law office celebrations with free food and drinks.
May 31, 2023 8:16 AM CDT
Updated: A federal judge in Colorado has warned lawyers for litigants in a business dispute that he will not “sit idly by in the face of further mudslinging.”
May 24, 2023 10:30 AM CDT
The State Bar of California’s board of trustees on Friday asked members of a blue-ribbon commission who backed a proposal to bypass the bar exam to develop their proposals further.
May 23, 2023 8:57 AM CDT
The former chief operating officer of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith has alleged in an August 2019 whistleblower letter that he was fired after raising concerns about the law firm’s financial practices.
May 22, 2023 10:57 AM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California law that bans the in-state sale of pork that comes from pigs raised in tiny stalls.
May 11, 2023 12:06 PM CDT
More than 110 lawyers are leaving Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith to join a new law firm founded by two of its longtime lawyers.
May 2, 2023 3:03 PM CDT
California is embarking on a new "CARE Court" program that will help people with psychotic disorders get comprehensive mental health treatment.
Apr 28, 2023 10:45 AM CDT
Polyamory is a slightly narrower form of consensual nonmonogamy in which people agree to have multiple, loving relationships openly and with full consent. Structure and agreements vary widely.
Apr 27, 2023 10:08 AM CDT
Law firms looking for a way to save money without layoffs are increasingly adjusting associate class years, according to legal recruiters in California and New York who
spoke with Law.com.
Apr 25, 2023 9:31 AM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday accepted two cases that consider whether public officials may violate the First Amendment when they block people from personal social media accounts that discuss their government roles.
Apr 24, 2023 3:05 PM CDT
In the criminal justice world, pig butchering refers to bacon—but not literally. Instead, it’s a term used to describe scamming someone online out of all their money through promises of romance and cryptocurrency windfalls, says Erin West, a prosecutor in the Santa Clara County, California, district attorney’s office.
Apr 24, 2023 8:40 AM CDT
Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow aspiring lawyers to skip law school if they study under a supervising attorney for two years.
Apr 11, 2023 9:29 AM CDT
A federal appeals court has upheld a California law that bans honking your car horn—except when reasonably needed to warn of a safety hazard.
Apr 11, 2023 8:50 AM CDT
Justice Thomas: I was following colleagues’ advice on luxury trips
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said he was following guidance from colleagues and others in the judiciary when he…
Apr 7, 2023 2:13 PM CDT
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