A LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWSPAPER

Featuring articles on law and the courts, government, politics, business and health

Supreme Court Tosses Death Sentence, Cites Instructional Errors
(February 3, 2012)

Fair Housing Act Held Inapplicable to Roommate Search
(February 3, 2012)

High Court Denies Review of Race Bias Ruling Involving LAUSD
(February 2, 2012)

Governor Names Kimiko Burton to State Personnel Board
(February 2, 2012)

Brown Fills Two Bay Area Superior Court Judgeships
(February 2, 2012)

Ninth Circuit to Hear Salvadoran Woman’s Asylum Appeal En Banc
(February 1, 2012)

Ricardo Torres II to Be Arraigned on Embezzlement Charge
(February 1, 2012)

Judge Deborah Andrews Will Not Seek Re-Election
(February 1, 2012)

Deukmejian Urges Legal Community to Agitate for Court Funding
(January 31, 2012)

Start of Filing Sets Up Contest Between Prosecutors
(January 31, 2012)

Autonomy Bill Passes State Assembly, 41-23, Goes to Senate Next
(January 31, 2012)

S.C. Says Some Mentally Ill Defendants May Be Denied Right to Represent Themselves
(January 31, 2012)

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder of Surfer
(January 31, 2012)

High Court Upholds Use of Commission’s Senate Map This Year
(January 30, 2012)

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gary Hahn to Retire
(January 30, 2012)

C.A. Orders New Hearing on Rights of Mentally Impaired Parents
(January 27, 2012)

Superior Court Judge Carl J. West Slates Retirement
(January 27, 2012)

John Krattli to Serve as Acting County Counsel
(January 27, 2012)

High Court Allows Suit Against Deputy Who Shot Fleeing Suspect
(January 26, 2012)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to Statute Requiring Some Juveniles to Register as Sex Offenders
(January 26, 2012)

Justices Will Not Hear Challenge to L.A. Ordinance
(January 26, 2012)

C.A. Rejects Bid to Block Release of Sexual Harassment Report
(January 25, 2012)

Court of Appeal Ruling Applies Collateral Estoppel, Bars Second Hearing for Same Probation Violation
(January 25, 2012)

C.A. Throws Out $2 Million Retaliation Award to LAPD Officer
(January 24, 2012)

Court Rejects Use of Hearsay in Red Light Camera Case
(January 24, 2012)

C.A. Upholds Convictions in Two Gang-Related Murder Cases
(January 23, 2012)

Services Pending for Defense Attorney Gigi Gordon
(January 23, 2012)

Fourth Deputy District Attorney Announces Bid for Superior Court
(January 23, 2012)

Chief Justice Names San Diego Jurist to Key Post
(January 23, 2012)

Appeals Panel Revives Same-Sex Partner’s Bid for Parental Status
(January 20, 2012)

U.S. Seeking En Banc Review of Bone Marrow Ruling
(January 20, 2012)

Hoon Noh Joins Dykema Gossett LLP’s Los Angeles Office
(January 20, 2012)

Ex-Gov. Gray Davis Praises Rally Audience For ‘Speaking Up’ for Court Funding
(January 19, 2012)

Superior Court Judge Emilie Elias Joins Judicial Council
(January 19, 2012)

State Supreme Court Agrees to Review Cases on Medical Marijuana
(January 19, 2012)

Court Upholds California Venue in Arms Trafficking Prosecution
(January 18, 2012)

U.S. High Court Turns Down Challenge to Gun Ban
(January 18, 2012)

Environmental Lawyer Takes Out Papers to Run for Superior Court
(January 18, 2012)

Court Rejects Claim by Mother of Child With Cystic Fibrosis
(January 17, 2012)

Woodland Hills Lawyer Bernsley Slates Judicial Campaign
(January 17, 2012)

Access Commission Opposes AB1208, Cites Effect on ‘Vulnerable Populations’
(January 17, 2012)

Latest Entrant in D.A. Race Appears to Be First Out
(January 17, 2012)

Ninth Circuit Convenes in Memory of Judge Boochever
(January 17, 2012)

Chief Justice Juggles Governance of Branch and Family With Grace
(Person of the Year, January 17, 2012)

East Coast Transplant Who Rose to Governorship Looks Back at Life of Service
(Person of the Year, January 17, 2012)

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

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Listing of events in the Los Angeles area staged by bar associations, law firms, law schools, business and civic groups, and associations of paralegals, legal secretaries, law librarians, and others.

Better Selection Process Would Give California Better Judges
By GERT K. HIRSCHBERG
(In My Opinion, January 26, 2012)

The Life and Death of Federal Judgments and Chapter 11 Plans


By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, January 13, 2012)

Letter-Writers Defend Girardi’s Screening of Video Many Deemed Offensive
(Perspectives, January 3, 2012)

Recapping the Year for Taxpayers

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, December 29, 2011)

Too Little Help to Investors, Homeowners Comes Too Late
By GERT K. HIRSCHBERG
(In My Opinion, December 23, 2011)

Holiday Concert: Another Triumph for Gary S. Greene and His Troup of Musicians, Singers
(Perspectives, December 20, 2011)

Success in Prosecuting a Bankruptcy Non-Dischargeability Proceeding
By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, December 19, 2011)

What the U.S. Congress Keeps Doing Wrong and Why
By GERT K. HIRSCHBERG
(In My Opinion, December 9, 2011)

Woe Unto the Bankrupt Plaintiff Who Doesn’t Schedule the Lawsuit
By DAVID J. COOK
(The Legal Community, December 6, 2011)

Now It Is Time To Give Jobs a Chance
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, December 5, 2011)

The Nearly-Impossible Dream: a Thick, Juicy Hamburger
(Misc., December 1, 2011)

Wilson Selected to Officiate at ‘Freak Trial’
(Reminiscing, November 10, 2011)

College Football Needs Some Serious Revisions
By GERT K. HIRSCHBERG
(In My Opinion, November 9, 2011)

Some Big Bar Questions May Get Lost in Coming Election Fervor
By GERT K. HIRSCHBERG
(In My Opinion, October 18, 2011)