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C.A. Rejects Civil Conspiracy Theory in Suit Over Drunk Driving
(May 24, 2013)

Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Woman Abducted From Bakersfield Mall in 1993
(May 24, 2013)

Juror Misconduct Results in Third Reversal in Murder Case
(May 23, 2013)

Feuer Says He’s Gratified, Ready to Work After Landslide
(May 23, 2013)

Governor Brown Names Four to Los Angeles Superior Court
(May 22, 2013)

State Bar Reports Lower Pass Rate for February Bar Exam
(May 22, 2013)

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Arizona Ban on Abortions After 20 Weeks
(May 22, 2013)

Immigration Bill With California Judgeships Advances
(May 22, 2013)

C.A. Upholds $3 Million Fee Award in Tobacco Settlement Violation
(May 21, 2013)

No Preemptive Suit to Challenge Lender’s Right to Foreclose—C.A.
(May 20, 2013)

L.A. City Council Criticizes Court Consolidation Plan
(May 20, 2013)

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Shopping Bag Law
(May 17, 2013)

CJP Adopts Rules Amendments Opposed by CJA
(May 17, 2013)

Moreno Says He Expects to Hear Soon on Ambassadorship
(May 17, 2013)

C.A. Throws Out Multimillion Dollar Verdict in Traffic Fatality
(May 16, 2013)

Senate Confirms Orrick as Northern District Court Judge
(May 16, 2013)

State Courts Get Shut Out in May Revise of Governor’s Budget
(May 15, 2013)

Committee Recommends Carter as Top Court Executive
(May 15, 2013)

Jackie Lacey Endorses Mike Feuer for City Attorney
(May 15, 2013)

Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit Over Fatal Police Shooting
(May 14, 2013)

Services Friday for Law Professor, Television ‘Judge’ Jones
(May 14, 2013)

Luis Rodriguez Unopposed as Next State Bar President
(May 13, 2013)

C.A. Expands Class Certification in Security Guards’ Suit
(May 13, 2013)

Ninth Circuit Says Alleged Copyright ‘Troll’ Lacked Standing
(May 10, 2013)

Ninth Circuit Revives Suit by Freed Inmate Over Use of Informant
(May 9, 2013)

Reporting Law Does Not Trump Attorney-Client Privilege
(May 9, 2013)

C.A. Rejects Challenge to Court Reporter’s Allegedly Excessive Fees
(May 8, 2013)

Court Rules for State Teachers’ Retirement System in Property Tax Dispute With Los Angeles County
(May 8, 2013)

Fourth District Court of Appeal Names New Clerk
(May 8, 2013)

High Court Says Cities Can Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
(May 7, 2013)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence for Local Gang Leader
(May 7, 2013)

Brown Names Five Lawyers to Fair Employment and Housing Council
(May 7, 2013)

Panel Strikes Down Law on Disruption of Council Meetings
(May 6, 2013)

District Court to Consider New Terms for Magistrates
(May 6, 2013)

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The New Legislature’s Assault on Prop. 13 Begins


By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, May 22, 2013)

Don’t Leave ‘Em with Two Nickels to Rub Together
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, May 14, 2013)

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

The Ongoing War on Working Folks
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, May 2, 2013)

Court System Is on Life Support
By GERT K. HIRSCHBERG
(In My Opinion, April 26, 2013)

The Bill Has Come Due
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, April 24, 2013)

Enemies of Prop. 13 Make Clear Their Intentions
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, April 16, 2013)

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

More Devilish Legislation Out of Sacramento
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, April 2, 2013)

California—The Cyprus of America
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, March 28, 2013)

Brown’s PERB: Wrecking Reasonable Pension Reform
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, March 20, 2013)

Health Care and Price Gouging
By GERT K. HIRSCHBERG
(In My Opinion, March 15, 2013)

Assume Nothing in California’s Tax Battles
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, March 12, 2013)

Shrieks and Moans and Spending Cuts
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, March 5, 2013)

The Boredom Factor
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, February 26, 2013)

Of Obesity, Bridges and Peanuts
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, February 21, 2013)

The Shameful History of Parcel Taxes
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, February 12, 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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