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Judge’s
Past as Prosecutor Disqualifies Her From
RJA Matter
(April 17, 2026)
Defendant
Should Not Have Been Coerced Into Giving
Up Entrapment Defense—C.A.
(April 17, 2026)
Suit
Accusing Brita of Overstating Filtration
Properly Axed
(April 17, 2026)
Suit
Accusing Brita of Overstating Filtration
Properly Axed
(April 17, 2026)
California
Supreme Court Disbars Ex-Dean John
Eastman
(April 16, 2026)
Judge
Who Ignored Declaration, Attachments
Based on Lack of Verification Erred—C.A.
(April 16, 2026)
Taxation
Effort Was Protected Conduct Under CCP
§425.16
(April 16, 2026)
Neither
COVID-19 Nor California’s Response
Amounts to ‘Physical’ Harm to
Property—C.A.
(April 16, 2026)
Pro
Per Must Pay $10,000 in Sanctions for
Persistent Frivolity
(April 16, 2026)
Parents
May Be Tied by Arbitration Term Agreed
to by School
(April 15, 2026)
Court
of Appeal Upholds Murder Convictions of
Couple Though No Body Was Found
(April 15, 2026)
Error
to Deny Court Fees to Grandmother Based
on Equity
(April 15, 2026)
Driver’s
License Suspension Is Not Marred by
Officer’s Non-Elaboration in Report—C.A.
(April 15, 2026)
Peremptory
Challenge Leads to Reversal of Rape
Conviction
(April 14, 2026)
Workplace
Order Banning Abortion Protestor Based
on Act Outside Clinic Is Proper—C.A.
(April 14, 2026)
Iranian’s
Claims of Banking Bias Barred by
Liability Shield
(April 14, 2026)
Failure
to Audio-Record Proceeding Doesn’t
Invalidate Arbitrators’ Award—Ninth
Circuit
(April 14, 2026)
C.A.
Identifies Lawyer Who Was Scammed by
Initials, Only
(April 13, 2026)
Mother,
Who Called Minutes After Rights
Terminated, Not Entitled to Rehearing,
Court Says
(April 13, 2026)
L.A.
Lawyer Loses Bid to Strike Malicious
Prosecution Claim
(April 13, 2026)
California
Youths Lack Standing to Sue EPA Over
Climate
(April 10, 2026)
Clerical
Error as to Prison Time Does Not Open
Door to Change Misdemeanor
Sentences—C.A.
(April 10, 2026)
Nuisance
Suit Based on DWP Cutting Off Power
Reinstated
(April 10, 2026)
Prohibition
on Use of Property for Abortion Is
Unenforceable
(April 9, 2026)
C.A.:
Impracticability Affirmative Defense to
Breach of Contract Claim Sounds in
Equity
(April 9, 2026)
California
Law Targeting Dialysis Centers Is
Unconstitutional
(April 8, 2026)
Pfahler
to Retire After 20 Years on Bench
(April 8, 2026)
CJP
Hearing on Draper Expected to Last Three
Weeks
(April 8, 2026)
Candidate
Provides No Explanation for Gaffe
(April 8, 2026)
Arbitration
by Non-Parties to Contract Can’t Be
Compelled
(April 8, 2026)
Admitted
Killer’s Conviction Upended Due to Bias
Ruling
(April 7, 2026)
Leiter
Slates Retirement From Superior Court
(April 7, 2026)
Fee
Award Tossed in Qui Tam Case Opposed by
Government
(April 7, 2026)
Ninth
Circuit to Decide, En Banc, Effect of
No-Contest Plea
(April 7, 2026)
Suit
Saying City Was Bilked Out of $10
Million Reinstated
(April 6, 2026)
Judge
James Chalfant to Exit L.A. Superior
Court
(April 6, 2026)
Family
Code Provisions Prevail Over Contract
Principles
(April 6, 2026)
Consumer
Expectation Test Inapplicable to Freak
Accident
(April 3, 2026)
CJP
to Conduct Hearing on Charges Against
Judge Draper Prior to June 2 Election
(April 3, 2026)
Prosecutor’s
Failure to Contradict Perjury Properly
Raised
(April 3, 2026)
Government
Properly Barred From Hindering Reporters
(April 2, 2026)
Judge
Issuing DVRO Exceeded Bounds—C.A.
(April 2, 2026)
Gibson
Dunn LLP Must Pay Disputed Retirement
Benefits
(April 1, 2026)
C.A.
Says Litigation Should Have Ended After
It Held in 2022 That No Contract Existed
(April 1, 2026)
Inability
to Pay Is Irrelevant to Penalties for
Theft From Trust
(March 30, 2026)
CJP
Report Reveals Private Admonishments to
Two Judges Based on Perceived Bigotry
(March 30, 2026)
Sheriff
Oversight Groups Possess Statutory
Subpoena Power
(March 30, 2026)
Tung
Accuses Court of Improperly Delegating
Judicial Role
(March 27, 2026)
No
Fee-Shifting in Tort-of-Another
Suit—C.A.
(March 27, 2026)
Judge
Erred in Ignoring ‘Invalid’ Nuptial in
Parentage Clash
(March 27, 2026)
Unsuccessful
Petition for High Court Review Is
‘Litigation’
(March 26, 2026)
Conviction in Paul Pelosi Attack Stands
Despite Initial ‘Clear’ Sentencing
Error—Ninth Circuit
(March 26, 2026)
Validity
of DMV Hearing Does Not Turn on Advocacy
Inquiry
(March 26, 2026)
Error
to Deny Disqualification Due to
Intentional Disclosure
(March 25, 2026)
Former
O.C. Judge Receives Censure, Bar for
Defrauding Workers’ Compensation Fund
(March 25, 2026)
Positions
of Driver, Passenger Sparked Reasonable
Suspicion of Crime—C.A.
(March 25, 2026)
Fragment
of Expressive Work Is Subject to
Protection
(March 24, 2026)
LASC
Judge David S. Cunningham III to Retire
(March 24, 2026)
Bumatay,
VanDyke Accuse California of
Anti-Religious Bias
(March 24, 2026)
Ordering
Suspect Out of Home Does Not Dodge
Warrant Rule
(March 24, 2026)
Pro
Pers Are Held to Same Standard as
Lawyers in Using AI
(March 23, 2026)
C.A.
Says Impound, Search of Vehicle Based on
Suspended License Alone Violates
Constitution
(March 23, 2026)
Judgment
After Arbitral Award May Be Axed Due to
Standing
(March 23, 2026)
Default
Judgment on Vague Divorce Petition
Rightly Tossed
(March 20, 2026)
Mere
Reference to ‘Court’ in Agreement
Doesn’t Undo Intent to
Arbitrate—Ninth Circuit
(March 20, 2026)
Gun
Ban for Domestic Abuse Misdemeanants
Passes Muster
(March 19, 2026)
C.A.
Says Apple Pay App Is ‘Financial
Account’ Excluded by Probationer’s
Search Conditions
(March 19, 2026)
Victims-Fund
Claimant Need Not Show Judgment Is
Valid
(March 19, 2026)
ALJ
Won’t Be Identified on Ballot as
‘Judge’ of Hearings
(March 18, 2026)
Good-Faith
Exception to Warrant Necessity
Applied to Search of Cellphone—C.A.
(March 18, 2026)
Lawsuit
Asserting Public Fraud by Big Pharma
Is Revived
(March 18, 2026)
Lawyer
Not ‘Ineffective’ While ‘Suspended’
for Trust Reports
(March 17, 2026)
Good-Faith
Exception to Warrant Necessity
Applied to Search of Cellphone—C.A.
(March 17, 2026)
Action
Over ‘Diary of Mad Black Woman’
Properly Dismissed
(March 17, 2026)
Lawyer
May Enforce Lien by Suing Client,
Competing Attorney
(March 16, 2026)
Man
Who Called 911 to Report Attack Has
No Claim Based on Arrest of
Him—Ninth Circuit
(March 16, 2026)
Family
Court Judge Wrongly Sanctioned Party
for Faith-Based Refusal to Agree to
Amend—C.A.
(March 16, 2026)
Judge
Erred in Preliminarily Enjoining
Online Privacy Law
(March 13, 2026)
Election
Officials Trim Ballot Designation
(March 13, 2026)
Judiciary
Committee Introduces Bill to Retain
Bar Dues Cap
(March 13, 2026)
Lost
Opportunity Damages May Be Recovered
Under ADA
(March 12, 2026)
ALJ’s
Chosen Ballot Designation Disappears
(March 12, 2026)
‘Branch
Falls’ From Other Trees Relevant to
Notice of Danger
(March 12, 2026)
No
Qualified Immunity for Officers in
17-Minute Handcuffing
(March 12, 2026)
Lawsuit
Over Response to First Grader’s
Drawing Is Revived
(March 11, 2026)
State
Bar Files Disciplinary Charges
Against Co-Founder of Downtown LA
Law Group
(March 11, 2026)
Warrantless
Search Following 15-Hour Standoff
Was Valid
(March 11, 2026)
Eight
LASC Open Seats to Be on Primary
Election Ballot
(March 10, 2026)
Expelled
Student Wasn’t Denied Due Process
Based on Lack of Cross-Examination
(March 10, 2026)
Italian
American Lawyers Fete Women of
Distinction
(March 10, 2026)
One
Superior Court Open Seat Is Filled,
Possibly Three
(March 9, 2026)
C.A.
Imposes $1,500 Sanction for Citing
Fake Cases
(March 9, 2026)
Immunity
Shields Prosecutors Accused of
Wrongful Detention
(March 9, 2026)
Gascón’s
Chief of Staff Ordered to Pay Fees
to Ex-Colleague
(March 6, 2026)
Deputy
District Attorney Wins LASC Seat
(March 6, 2026)
Court
Has Limited Role in Reviewing
Diversion Rulings—C.A.
(March 6, 2026)
‘Catalyst’
Fees Unavailable if Changes Follow
Final Judgment
(March 5, 2026)
No
New LASC Open Seats to Develop; One
Race About to Be Decided
(March 5, 2026)
Judge
Walgren to Face Challenger
(March 5, 2026)
Claims
Linking Tracking Apps to Stalking
Head to Arbitration
(March 5, 2026)
Injunction
Favoring Parental Rights in
California Is Restored
(March 4, 2026)
LASC
Judge Draper, Facing CJP Charges,
Perfects Candidacy for Reelection
(March 4, 2026)
Lack
of Authority to Initiate Bankruptcy
Is Not Jurisdictional
(March 4, 2026)
Rate
of Prejudgment Interest in Quantum
Meruit Cases Is 7%
(March 3, 2026)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Action Seeking
Payment for Out-of-State Education
During Pandemic
(March 3, 2026)
Sotomayor
Bemoans Failure to Review Prisoner
Filing Fees
(March 3, 2026)
No
Error in Holding Parties Responsible
for Sibling’s Relapse
(March 2, 2026)
Registrar
Permits Proscribed Designation>
(March 2, 2026)
Ethics
Body Greenlights Contributions
Between Commissioners Running for
Judgeship
(March 2, 2026)
Shooting
at Police Is Felony Resisting Even
if Gun Is Empty
(February 27, 2026)
State
Bar Court Judge Calls for Discipline
of Attorney Over Citations to
Fabricated Cases
(February 27, 2026)
Ethics
Body Greenlights Contributions
Between Commissioners Running for
Judgeship
(February 27, 2026)
$2
Billion Damages Reduction Needed in
$7 Billion Dispute
(February 26, 2026)
Racist
Comments to All-White Jury in Trial
of Black Man Do Not Justify Habeas
Relief
(February 26, 2026)
Trial
Judge Erred in Issuing DVRO Against
Absent Inmate
(February 26, 2026)
Judge
Erred in Denying ‘Big Law’ Fee Rate
to Four-Party Firm
(February 25, 2026)
LASC
Admits Failure to Report
Dispositions to DOJ in Nearly Half
Million Criminal Cases
(February 25, 2026)
DOJ
Files Lawsuit Over Alleged
Antisemitic Acts at UCLA
(February 25, 2026)
Failure
to Strictly Comply With Prop. 65
Notice Is Not Fatal
(February 24, 2026)
Los
Angeles Attorney Sentenced to Prison
for Connection to Nigerian Oil
Bribery Scheme
(February 24, 2026)
California-Based
Entity May Be Liable for Trafficking
Abroad
(February 23, 2026)
Newsom
Taps Goorvitch for Court of Appeal
Seat
(February 23, 2026)
Suspension
Recommended for Ex-Chief Deputy City
Attorney
(February 20, 2026)
Court
of Appeal Lauds Judge Kalra Over His
Handling of Default Judgment
Proceeding
(February 20, 2026)
L.A.
Superior Court Judge Christina L.
Hill to Retire
(February 20, 2026)
DOJ
Moves to Intervene in Action
Accusing LAUSD of Bias
(February 20, 2026)
Prevailing
Elder Abuse Plaintiff May Recover
Fees for Defense
(February 19, 2026)
Workout
Videos That Include Dance Steps Are
Not Subject to Copyright Protection
(February 19, 2026)
Judge
Erred in Applying 2020 Deadly Force
Law to 2019 Case
(February 19, 2026)
Judge’s
Failure to Find Threat to Witness
Was Willful Obstruction Requires
Resentencing
(February 19, 2026)
Threat-Maker’s
Dad Properly Restrained From Having
Guns
(February 18, 2026)
L.A.
Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor
Dies
(February 18, 2026)
Noticed
Date of Dismissal Triggered Clock
for Attorney Fees
(February 18, 2026)
Error
to Deny Racial Justice Challenge
With No Explanation
(February 17, 2026)
Possible
Challenger to Judge Walgren Eyes
Third Office
(February 17, 2026)
Link
Between Damaged Wheelchair, Death,
Too Tenuous
(February 17, 2026)
Justice
Liu Urges Legislature to Rethink
Sentencing Scheme
(February 17, 2026)
Minor
Can’t Disaffirm Clause That Disputes Be
Arbitrated
(February 13, 2026)
Woman
Who Aided Boyfriend in Killing Family as
Teenager Was Rightly Denied Relief—C.A.
(February 13, 2026)
Whistleblower
Action Over Ex-Sheriff’s Corruption Is
Revived
(February 13, 2026)
DDA
Candice J. Henry to Become L.A. Superior
Court Judge
(February 11, 2026)
Confession
to Undercover Agent Might Trigger
Miranda if Known Officer Interrupts—C.A.
(February 11, 2026)
Lawsuit
Over Suicide at L.A. County Jail
Properly Dismissed
(February 11, 2026)
LASC
Judge Walgren Might Be Spared Election
Challenge
(February 10, 2026)
C.A.
Reverses Judgment Without Deciding That
It Was Erroneous, Blocking Preclusive
Effect
(February 10, 2026)
Ninth
Circuit Rejects ‘No Corpus Delicti’
Assertion
(February 10, 2026)
All
Open Seats for LASC Have at Least One
Contender
(February 9, 2026)
Parent
Cannot Waive Past-Due Child-Support Even
Though Offspring Are Now Adults—C.A.
(February 9, 2026)
Judge
Erred in Quashing Subpoena for
‘Disabled’ Victim
(February 9, 2026)
11
of 12 L.A. Superior Court Open Seats Are
Staked Out
(February 6, 2026)
Misuse
of Data Is Not Required ‘Harm’ for
Liability Under License Plate Privacy
Law
(February 6, 2026)
Lawsuit
by ‘Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker’ Is
Partially Revived
(February 6, 2026)
LASC
Judge Pat Connolly Draws Election
Challenge
(February 5, 2026)
Comparing
Defendant to Fictional Dog Cited in Voir
Dire Is Not RJA Violation—C.A.
(February 5, 2026)
Judge
Erred in Questioning What Inmate’s
Religion Requires
(February 5, 2026)
Lawyer
Says He’s Challenging Walgren Based on
Bias
(February 4, 2026)
Newsom
Appoints One to LASC
(February 4, 2026)
Counsel
Cited for Not Following Local Rule About
Bankruptcy
(February 4, 2026)
State
Bar Urges Disbarment of Oakland Lawyer
Over Profane, Racially-Charged Remarks
( February 4, 2026)
Self-Styled
‘Radical’ Lawyer Challenges Judge
Walgren
(February
3, 2026)
C.A.
Says Former UCLA Doctor’s Conviction Is
Undermined Due to Undisclosed Jury Note
(February
3, 2026)
Tiny,
Fuzzy Font Is Insufficient to Annul
Arbitration Contract
(February
3, 2026)
Arbitral
Immunity Extends to False Advertising,
Over-Billing
(February 2, 2026)
C.A.
Says Remote Rental Car Company Is Not
Liable for Member’s Drunken Collision
(February 2, 2026)
$1.5
Million Fee Award Against L.A.
Archbishop Is Upheld
(February 2, 2026)
California’s
Switchblade Ban Survives Facial
Challenge
(February 2, 2026)
Open
Container Offense Requires Handy, Usable
Cannabis
(January 30, 2026)
Two
Attorneys Stake Out Superior Court Seats
(January 30, 2026)
$1.5
Million Fee Award Against L.A.
Archbishop Is Upheld
(January 30, 2026)
Judge
May Disregard Arbitration Agreements in
Class Action
(January 29, 2026)
School
District Is Not Liable for Student’s
Off-Campus Suicide, C.A. Declares
(January 29, 2026)
Conditioning
CCP §998 Offer on Insurer’s Consent Is
Valid
(January 29, 2026)
Order
Affirmed in Case Where Judge Accused
Lawyer of Lyin
(January 28, 2026)
C.A.
Revives Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Realtor
Liable for Not Disclosing Rezoning
Possibility
(January 28, 2026)
Dissenter
Accuses Majority of Ignoring Insurer’s
Conflict
(January 28, 2026)
Paez
Argues Majority Doesn’t Grasp Potential
of Torture Looms If Man Is Deported
(January 28, 2026)
State
Bar Ponders Admission Exam Without
California Section
(January 27, 2026)
Successor
Liability Might Apply Despite Gap In
Ownership of Bar/Restaurant—C.A.
(January 27, 2026)
METNEWS ‘Person of the Year’ Awards Presented at
Dinner
(January 27, 2026)
Claim
Against Governmental Entity Need Not Be
Filed Before Suing Under FEHA—C.A.
(January 27, 2026)
Cal
State Must Collectively Bargain Over
Vaccine Changes
(January 27, 2026)
Judge
Who Didn’t Preside at Trial Wrongly
Acted on Motion
(January
26, 2026)
L.A.
Superior Court Judge Brandolino to
Retire
(January
26, 2026)
Discovery
Sanctions on Wife Are Not Unjust Due to
Husband’s Domestic Abuse Record—C.A.
(January
26, 2026)
Telling
Shooter to Bring Gun to Fight
Insufficient for Murder
(January
26, 2026)
Administration
Takes Credit for Plummeting Number of
Homicides in Major U.S. Cities
(January
26, 2026)
No
Injury Required to Sue Under Consumer
Credit-Check Law
(January 23, 2026)
Law
Prevents Cities From Regulating Hours of
Street Vendors Differently From
Stores—C.A.
(January 23, 2026)
Spouse
Not Bound by Separation Date in Her Own
Pleading
(January 23, 2026)
C.A.
Refiles Opinion to Lend Parties
Anonymity, Using Initials
(January 22, 2026)
C.A.:
Denial of Bond Request in Derivative
Suit Does Not Bar Cost Award to
Prevailing Party
(January 22, 2026)
Lawyer
Sanctioned for Filing ‘Totally’
Meritless Writ Petition
(January 22, 2026)
Default
Judgment Snatched From Law Firm
(January 22, 2026)
Judge
May Not Compel P.D. to Handle Habeas
Corpus Petition
(January 21, 2026)
CJP
Accuses LASC Judge Robert Draper of Bias
(January 21, 2026)
Action
Alleging ‘Idea Theft’ by Tucker Carlson
Rightly Axed
(January 21, 2026)
No
Error in Axing of RNC’s Suit Alleging
Gmail Hid Emails
(January 20, 2026)
O.C.
Lawyer Rightly Sanctioned for Violating
Order in Client’s Family Law Case—C.A.
(January 20, 2026)
Plaintiff’s
Claim of Sandbagging by Judge, Defendant
Rejected
(January 20, 2026)
Declaration
of Past Errors May Be Available Under
CPRA
(January 16, 2026)
S.C.
Decision Not to Depublish Brown Act Case
Prompts Groban to Urge Clarifying
Legislation
(January 16, 2026)
Third-Party
Gag Order Was Properly Imposed on
Microsoft
(January 16, 2026)
Rescission
of Settlement of Labor Claims Requires
Refund
(January 16, 2026)
Parolees
May Be Entitled to Resentencing Relief
After Release
(January 15, 2026)
C.A.
Panel Bares Identity of Appellant Who
Litigated in Superior Court as ‘Mr. BW’
(January 15, 2026)
Judge
Erred in Placing Constraint on Public
Records Release
(January 15, 2026)
Notice
of Availability to Pay Judgment Halts
Interest Accrual
(January 14, 2026)
Employer
Barring Muslim Head Covering Wasn’t
Religious Discrimination
(January 14, 2026)
Precedent
Creating Exception to Plain-Error Rule
Overruled
(January 14, 2026)
New
Trial Warranted Due to Defendant
‘Dodging’ Discovery
(January 13, 2026)
Non-Testimony
at Parole-Revocation Hearing by Beating
Victim Was Justified—Ninth Circuit
(January 13, 2026)
In-Court
Identification Not Tainted by Earlier
‘Suggestions’
(January 13, 2026)
Fees
May Follow Prevailing on Motion to
Appoint Arbitrator
(January 12, 2026)
Ninth
Circuit: Class Certification Stands in
Case Over Nestlé’s
‘Sustainability’Labels
(January 12, 2026)
Fees
Due for ‘Unauthorized’ Settlement Signed
After Firing
(January 9, 2025)
Settlement
of Class Action Against Hyundai, Kia
Properly Approved by Central District
Judge
(January 9, 2025)
Claims
Based on Apple’s Refusal to Share Watch
Data Fail
(January 9, 2025)
Two-Part
Test Controls if Nonprofit ‘Volunteer’
Is Due Wages
(January 8, 2025)
Orange
Superior Court Judge to Plead Guilty to
Mail Fraud in Workers’ Compensation
Scheme
(January 8, 2025)
Photos
of Fetus That Was Killed Along With
Mother Not Unduly Prejudicial, C.A.
Holds
(January 8, 2025)
Retroactive
Records-Sealing to Hide Identity
Properly Denied
(January 7, 2026)
No
Constitutional Issue With Commissioners
Deciding Bail at Revocation
Hearings—C.A.
(January 7, 2026)
Judge’s
Critiques Do Not Undermine Judgment of
Conviction
(January 7, 2026)
Parents
May Bear Some Blame for Coach’s Abuse of
Minor
(January 6, 2026)
C.A.
Revives Claims Against Petroleum Firm
Alleging Failure to Warn of Climate Harm
(January 6, 2026)
Case
Improperly Dismissed Based on Lawyer’s
Misconduct
(January 6, 2026)
Judges
Rap Rehearing Denial in Federal
Staffing-Cuts Case
(January 6, 2026)
C.A.
Strikes Award of Fees for Services of
Lawyer/Spouse
(January 5, 2026)
Challenge
to City’s Residency Requirement for
Cannabis Dispensers Properly Dismissed
(January 5, 2026)
Ban
on Open-Carrying of Weapons in Large
Counties Is Invalid
(January 5, 2026)
Proposition
36 Doesn’t Bar Pretrial Mental Health
Diversion
(January 2, 2026)
Reconsideration
of Another Judge’s Decision Required in
Light of New Case, C.A. Holds
(January 2, 2026)
Resentencing
Need Not Result in ‘Meaningful
Modification’
(January 2, 2026)
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