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Brown Names 16 to Superior Courts, Eight of Them Here
(December 6, 2013)

State Supreme Court Rules Counsel May Stipulate to Factual Basis for Guilty Pleas
(December 6, 2013)

Panel Approves Asylum Denial Based on State Department Hearsay
(December 5, 2013)

Government Use of Violent Felon Informant Not Misconduct
(December 5, 2013)

Court Cannot Order Visitation Between Siblings, Court of Appeal Rules
(December 5, 2013)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Ex-Sheriff Carona’s Bid to Cut Sentence
(December 4, 2013)

Supreme Court Says Transfer Is Appropriate Means to Enforce Forum-Selection Agreements
(December 4, 2013)

Probate, South District to Get New Supervising Judges
(December 4, 2013)

Brad Pauley of Horvitz & Levy to Head ABA Appellate Lawyers’ Group
(Snippets, December 4, 2013)

S.C. Rejects Juror Misconduct Claims, Upholds Death Sentence
(December 3, 2013)

Ninth Circuit to Unveil Argument Streaming Next Week
(December 3, 2013)

Court Orders BIA to Reconsider Denial of Asylum to Gay Russian
(December 2, 2013)

Hate Crimes Down in State, A.G. Harris Reports
(December 2, 2013)

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in ‘Trump U.’ Suit
(November 29, 2013)

C.A. Upholds Ordinance Barring Marijuana Cultivation
(November 29, 2013)

C.A. Upholds $1 Million Verdict Over Termination of Franchise
(November 27, 2013)

State Supreme Court to Hear State Bar’s Bid to Revive SLAPP Fee Award Against Disciplined Lawyer
(November 27, 2013)

Brown Reappoints MALDEF’S Regional Counsel Nancy Ramirez to Teacher Credentialing Body
(November 27, 2013)

Law Clerk’s Domestic Partner Entitled to Health Benefits—Panel
(November 26, 2013)

C.A. Justice Suzukawa to Retire at End of February
(November 26, 2013)

Court of Appeal Rejects Insanity Contention In School Shooting Case
(November 26, 2013)

Miller-O’Brien Reappointed to Law Revision Commission
(November 26, 2013)

State Bar Slates Admission Ceremony for Newest Lawyers
(Snippets, November 26, 2013)

C.A. Rejects Challenge to County Jail Expansion as Premature
(November 25, 2013)

Rule Does Not Allow Sanctions in Family Law Cases—C.A.
(November 25, 2013)

Pass Rate for July 2013 Bar Exam Exceeds 55 Percent
(November 25, 2013)

Federal Appeals Court Tosses Drug Evidence After Unlawful Search
(November 25, 2013)

Judge John Meigs to Retire From Superior Court
(November 25, 2013)

S.C. Says Expert Cannot Challenge Breathalyzer Technology
(November 22, 2013)

State Supreme Court Agrees to Review Ruling That Applied Anti-Deficiency Statute to Short Sales
(November 22, 2013)

Mallano to Retire From C.A. Next Year
(November 21, 2013)

Prosecutor Ann H. Park Tosses Hat Into the Ring for Superior Court Judgeship
(November 21, 2013)

C.A. Upholds Laws Prohibiting Felons From Possessing Firearms
(November 21, 2013)

Court Upholds Conviction for Robbery-Murder ‘Mastermind’
(November 20, 2013)

Longtime Southwestern Professor Myrna Raeder Dies at 66
(November 20, 2013)

C.A. Upholds Restraining Orders Obtained by Singer, Film Mogul
(November 20, 2013)

Winston & Strawn Adds Two Partners to Los Angeles Office
(Snippets, November 20, 2013)

C.A. Rejects Immunity for Distribution of Confidential Abuse Memo
(November 19, 2013)

Prosecutor Magno Says She Will Run for Superior Court
(November 19, 2013)

Ninth U.S. Circuit Affirms Lifetime Firearm Ban for Spouse-Beater
(November 19, 2013)

Sex Offender Was Deprived of Equal Protection, C.A. Rules
(November 18, 2013)

Meat Grinder Held Not to Be a ‘Power Press’ Under Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity Exception
(November 18, 2013)

S.C. Declines to Hear Challenge to Gun Possession Restrictions
(November 15, 2013)

C.A. Vacates Bond Forfeiture in Randy Quaid Case
(November 15, 2013)

C.A. Rejects Suit Over Computer System for Welfare Payments
(November 14, 2013)

Ninth Circuit Panel Overturns Molestation Conviction, Cites ‘Inexplicable’ Oversight by Defense Counsel
(November 14, 2013)

Banning Thief From ‘Parking Lot’ of Store Held Unconstitutional
(November 14, 2013)

C.A. Rejects Bid to Oust Public Defender From Mental Health Case
(November 13, 2013)

C.A. Upholds Ex-Coach’s Conviction of Theft From College
(November 13, 2013)

Judge Lays Out Plan to Race Cars in Europe When Term Ends
(November 13, 2013)

C.A. Revives Suit Between Groups Seeking to Establish Local Casino
(November 12, 2013)

Superior Court Judge DiLoreto Will Not Seek Re-Election, Endorses Christopher Frisco for Seat
(November 12, 2013)

Court Overturns Disqualification of Attorney for Murder Suspect
(November 12, 2013)

State Bar to Hold Annual Hearings on Professionalism
(Snippets, November 12, 2013)

News Archives

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(stories listed by date, in descending order)

A Monthly Report on Where Things Stand
Judges, Lawyers Under Scrutiny,
Judicial Vacancies and Appointments,
Bills Affecting the Legal Community

The Bullet Train Is Like the Walking Dead


By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, December 4, 2013)

Prop 13: Still the 800 Pound Gorilla
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, November 27, 2013)

Politicians Party in Paradise
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, November 20, 2013)

Italian American Lawyers Association Adds Feature at Dinner Meeting: a Commercial Break
(Perspectives, November 18, 2013)

Blue State Lawmakers Make Taxpayers Blue
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, November 5, 2013)

Commercial Liens — Paper Terrorism in Your Mail Box


By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, November 4, 2013)

It’s Scary Season Again
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, October 30, 2013)

Student Loan Repayment Conditions Have Become an Albatross
By GERT K. HIRSCHBERG
(In My Opinion, October 24, 2013)

“Ze Plane! Ze Plane!" — The Magic of Third Party Releases in a Confirmed Plan
By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, October 24, 2013)

The Betrayal of Taxpayers
By JON COUPAL
  (In My Opinion, October 23, 2013)

Prop 13: Who’s the Fairest of Them all?
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, October 17, 2013)

LAUSD Another Brainless Organism
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, October 9, 2013)

Why Higher Business Property Taxes Would Hurt Homeowners
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, October 3, 2013)

Keeping Two Sets of Books
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, September 30, 2013)

No Comments from the Peanut Gallery
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, September 20, 2013)

Dodgers, McCourt Ask Judge to Scuttle Lawsuit Over Stow’s Injuries
(Perspectives, September 16, 2013)

[X] Mike Feuer
(Editorial, May 10, 2013)

1950s: Ike Was in the White House, Women Wore Nylons, Doctors Made House Calls
(Perspectives,April 10, 2013)

Playing Cards — The Final Hands
By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, January 14, 2013)

Playing Cards — Protect Yourself: Liens and Schemes
By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, December 17, 2012)

Lacey Becomes 42nd District Attorney of Los Angeles County
(Perspectives, December 3, 2012)

Gregory Alarcon: Not Apt to Be Chosen as Anybody’s ‘Judge of the Year’
(Perspectives, November 20, 2012)

Playing Cards: Pull Up a Chair and Sit Down—More Ways to Collect
By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, October 30, 2012)

Playing Cards: Pull Up a Chair and Sit Down—Finding the Money
By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, September 12, 2012)

Was Lacey’s Recantation of Earlier Testimony a Routine Correction or Perjury?
(Perspectives, August 30, 2012)

Reaganomics: It Worked Then; It Would Work Now
(Perspectives, August 28, 2012)

Department 36: The Judge Is a Bobble-Head, His Clerk an Unbridled Dominator
(Perspectives, August 15, 2012)

Playing Cards: Pull Up a Chair and Sit Down—How Much Is Owed?
By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, August 7, 2012)

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