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At-Will Employee Is Bereft of Remedy for Wrongful Firing
(April 26, 2024)

Hochman Blasts Gascón Over Allegations of Criminal Acts by Assistant D.A. Teran
(April 26, 2024)

Court of Appeal Rejects Novel Fee-Shifting Argument
(April 26, 2024)

Sovereign Immunity Is No Protection Where Challenged Conduct Might Recur
(April 26, 2024)

Interest on Fee Award Accrues From Date of Latest Order
(April 25, 2024)

Superior Court Can't Rid Itself of Cases by Shipping Them to Ex-Judge's ADR Firm
(April 25, 2024)

Ellenberg, McCallum Elected as Commissioners
(April 25, 2024)

Appeal of Fee Award After Anti-SLAPP Denial Was Timely
(April 24, 2024)

Complaint Filed on Behalf of Dead Party Properly Dismissed for Lack of Standing
(April 24, 2024)

Witness Dissuasion Law Only Prohibits Pre-Filing Conduct
(April 23, 2024)

Hostile-Work-Environment Claim Proper Under Rehabilitation Act
(April 23, 2024)

Filing False Police Report Constituted 'Protected' Activity
(April 22, 2024)

New Trial Ordered Due to Failure to Disclose Payment to Witness
(April 22, 2024)

Craig J. Mitchell to Retire From Superior Court
(April 22, 2024)

Accusing Neighbor of Racism Is Not of Public Interest
(April 22, 2024)

Jury's $1.8 Million Noneconomic-Damage Award Stands
(April 19, 2024)

Dependency Jurisdiction Over Child May be Proper Absent Future Risk
(April 19, 2024)

Parole Status Inquiry During Traffic Stop Is Constitutional
(April 19, 2024)

No Violation in Forced Use of Thumb to Unlock Phone
(April 18, 2024)

Police Justified in Detaining Man in Red Shirt Based on Suspect Being So DescribedC.A.
(April 18, 2024)

Administrative Remedies Not Exhausted Though Form Filed
(April 18, 2024)

Delay Does Not Affect Admissibility of Child-Abuse Report
(April 17, 2024)

Statement in a Plea Agreement Signed by Prosecutor Is AdmissibleNinth Circuit
(April 17, 2024)

Sovereign Immunity Precludes Father's Suit Against Kingdom of NorwayNinth Circuit
(April 17, 2024)

Officers Who Asphyxiated Man Have Qualified Immunity
(April 16, 2024)

Minute Order Dissolving Marriage Ineffective Where Preparation of Judgment Ordered
(April 16, 2024)

Morals Offenses 15 Years Ago, Earlier Don't Justify Sex-Offender RegistrationC.A.
(April 16, 2024)

Convictions Upheld Despite Prosecutorial Misconduct
(April 15, 2024)

Guilty Plea Erased Right to Appeal Defect in Waiver of Right to Grand Jury Indictment
(April 15, 2024)

Memorial Service Set for Judge Mackey
(April 15, 2024)

Destruction of Portions of Home by SWAT Team Justified
(April 12, 2024)

Judge Abused Discretion in Failing to Hold Evidentiary Hearing on New-Trial Motion
(April 12, 2024)

Superior Court Complaint Is Not 'Filed' Until File-Stamped
(April 11, 2024)

Judges Keosian, Clover to Leave L.A. Superior Court
(April 11, 2024)

Candidate May Seek Multiple Offices in Primary Election
(April 10, 2024)

Lie Must Go to the Nature of the Bargain to Support Mail-Fraud Conviction
(April 10, 2024)

Newsom's Bid to Shield Ex-Advisor's Records Fails in C.A.
(April 9, 2024)

Belated Claim That Juror Was Antagonist to Defendant Reasonably Found Implausible
(April 9, 2024)

Low Sentence Is Presumptive If Childhood Trauma 'Contributed,' Even If Not 'Substantially,' to Crime
(April 9, 2024)

Spouse Eying Bid for DVRO May Make Secret Recordings
(April 8, 2024)

'Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity' Judgment Can't Be Modified Under Resentencing Law
(April 8, 2024)

Questionable Conduct Ascribed to Ex-State Bar Executive
(April 5, 2024)

DMV Hearing Is Not Necessarily Marred by Lack of Due Process Based on Prospect
(April 5, 2024)

No Liability for Injury From Crumbling Hotel Shower Head
(April 4, 2024)

Once Trial Court Shunts Case to Arbitration, It Lacks Power to Dismiss, C.A. Declares
(April 4, 2024)

Retired Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey, 94, Dies
(April 3, 2024)

Murder Convictions Upset Based on Reading of Preliminary Hearing TestimonyC.A.
(April 3, 2024)

Judge Erred in Adding Prejudgment Interest to Award
(April 2, 2024)

Law Allowing Local Governments to Override Initiative-Based Zoning Restrictions Upheld
(April 2, 2024)

Dujan, Goldman Elected Commissioners
(April 2, 2024)

Letter Sent by Loeb & Loeb Partner Was Not Protected
(March 29, 2024)

Health Care Power of Attorney Did Not Authorize Agreement to Arbitrate
(March 29, 2024)

Dismissal Upheld in RICO Suit Against Garcetti, Others
(March 28, 2024)

Wife's Moving to Guesthouse Does Not Compel Conclusion Husband Was AbusiveC.A.
(March 28, 2024)

Labor Code's Attorney-Fee Provision Trumps CCP Section
(March 27, 2024)

C.A. Decides 'Rare Case' in Which Restaurant Adequately Alleged Loss Due to COVID-19
(March 27, 2024)

Stone to Be Nominated as Court of Appeal Justice
(March 27, 2024)

Claim in 2020 of COVID-19 Cure Was Not Securities Fraud
(March 26, 2024)

S.C. Clarifies Wage Order for Ninth Circuit
(March 26, 2024)

Attorneys Not Entitled to Retain Full Flat Fee Where Ethics Compelled Them to Withdraw
(March 26, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Dumps Appeal Based on Lawyer's Duplicity
(March 25, 2024)

Amended Felony-Murder Rule Does Not Require Assisting in Actual Killing
(March 25, 2024)

C.A. Affirms Victory for Michelin in Failure-to-Warn Case
(March 25, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Suit Against LAPD Over Shooting
(March 22, 2024)

Class Action Against Meta to Proceed
(March 22, 2024)

Challenge to Program Promoting Minority Business Timely
(March 22, 2024)

Right to One Continuance in DVRO Case Is Inapplicable Where Response Was Filed
(March 22, 2024)

ADDA Backs Hochman for District Attorney
(March 22, 2024)

Photographic Lineup Was Not Unduly Suggestive
(March 21, 2024)

C.A. Won't Reverse Order Denying Change in Support Order Based on Legal Maxim
(March 21, 2024)

Terminating Sanction Was Extreme for Discovery Failure
(March 20, 2024)

Gascón Recall Committee Dismisses Lawsuit
(March 20, 2024)

Costs of Metallica Concert Postponements Were Excluded From Coverage
(March 20, 2024)

YouTube, Google Might Be Liable for Cryptocurrency Scam
(March 19, 2024)

COVID-Inoculation Requirement Did Not Violate Confidentiality of Medical Information ActC.A.
(March 19, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Publicly Reprimands Former U.S. Attorney
(March 18, 2024)

Deputies' Use of Non-Lethal Bullets, Dog on Unarmed Man Not Objectively Unreasonable
(March 18, 2024)

Judge-Elect Kimberly Repecka Expresses Gratitude
(March 18, 2024)

News Archives

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C.A. Justices Irresponsibly Shield Identities of Sex-Offense Defendants
(Perspectives, April 23, 2024)

ULA Tax Numbers Expose Economic Ignorance


By JON COUPAL
 
(In My Opinion, April 16, 2024)

Get Out of Our Way

By JON COUPAL
 
(In My Opinion, March 27, 2024)

Taxpayers Have Sent a Clear Message to Newsom
By JON COUPAL

(In My Opinion, March 20, 2024)

Don't Blame Prop. 13 for California's Mental Health Crisis
By JON COUPAL

(In My Opinion, March 13, 2024)

District Attorney Election: Almost a Vote for 'None of the Above'

David
                                                          Diamond
By David D. Diamond
 
(In My Opinion, March 5, 2024)

How About Some Oversight Over Existing Laws?
By JON COUPAL

(In My Opinion, February 29, 2024)

Judge Who Dismissed Suit to Restore Name of �Hastings College of Law� Got It Wrong


By KRISTIAN WHITTEN

(In My Opinion, February 27, 2024)

[X] Anybody but Gasc�n [X] Anybody but Gasc�n
(Editorial, February 14, 2024)

No on Gasc�nNo on Gasc�n
(Editorial, February 13, 2024)

[X] Keith Koyano
(Editorial, January 19, 2024)

Why Is the Price of Gas So High in California? Well�
By KRISTIAN WHITTEN

(In My Opinion, January 19, 2024)

A Wealth Tax Would Expedite the Exodus
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, January 18, 2024)

[X] Leslie Gutierrez
(Editorial, January 17, 2024)

[X] Sharon Ransom
(Editorial, January 9, 2024)

Assessing Proposition 13�s Continued Survival in 20244
By JON COUPAAL
(In My Opinion, January 8, 2024)

[X] Tracey M. Blount
(Editorial, January 4, 2024)

[X] Steven Yee Mac
(Editorial, January 3, 2024)

UC Hastings Name-Change Litigation: A Year-End Report
By KRISTIAN WHITTENKRISTIAN WHITTEN

(In My Opinion, December 29, 2023)

Changes Offer Clues As to What Assembly Will Do
By JON COUPAL

(In My Opinion, December 11, 2023)

No, Weingart, All Minors Need Not Be Identified by Initials, Only
(Perspectives, November 28, 2023)

Taxpayers Respond to Newsom�s Anti-Prop. 13 Lawsuit
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, November 22, 2023)

Judicial Candidate, Registered Democrat, Swears He's Not Democratic Party Member
(Perspectives, September 23, 2022)

May Judicial Candidates Tout Political Party Endorsements in Candidate Statements?
(Perspectives, September 22, 2022)

Should Judicial Candidates Get Away With Deception That Other Candidates Can t?
(Perspectives, September 20, 2022)

Elections Code Section on Ballot Designations Does Apply in Orange, San Diego Counties
(Perspectives, September 19, 2022)

Court of Appeal Wastes Its Time, Needlessly Accords Anonymity to Parties
(Perspectives, September 1, 2022)

It's Hogwash
(Perspectives, June 28, 2022)

Attorney Seeks, Gets, Federal Courts Shielding of Felon s Identity
(Perspectives, June 2, 2022)

Lawyer Seeks Self-Censoring of Report Because She Vouches for Client
(Perspectives, June 1, 2022)

Candidate McKay Is Aptly Described as Clueless Blunderer
(One Judge s View, May 12, 2022)

Gasc�n Crosses the Line Again
(Perspectives, May 3, 2022)

Brickbats Tossed at Prosecutor in Long Beach Who Seeks Judgeship
(Perspectives, April 5, 2022)

Ineligible Candidate Seeks Election As Los Angeles City Attorney
(Perspectives, March 15, 2022)

Albert Robles, a Politico With Baggage, Seeks to Unseat Judge
(Perspectives, March 3, 2022)

Judicial Candidate Falsely Portrays Herself as a Deputy District Attorney
(Perspectives, February 28, 2022)

Court of Appeal Justices Swipe Property Belonging to the Public
(Perspectives, November 22, 2021)

If Park Has Won, LACBA Has Lost
(Perspectives, June 2, 2021)

A Lack of Commitment to Fairness Marks Ann I. Park s Tactics
(Perspectives, May 14, 2021)

A Penal System Based on Rehabilitation Was Tried; Failed; Was Dismantled
(Perspectives, February 17, 2021)

Posing as a Progressive, Gasc�n, in Reality, Advocates Retrogression
(Perspectives, February 16, 2021)

Consumers: Beware of Instacart! D.A.'s Office, Please Take Note
(Perspectives, September 3, 2020)

Xavier Becerra: Doing a Job That Isn't the One He s Paid to Do
(Perspectives, September 1, 2020)

A Dog Named Charlie Is Dead. His Tormentor Goes Free
(Perspectives, August 11, 2020)

Looking Back on 31 Years-Plus in Law Practice

Ernestine
                                                    Fields
By L. ERNESTINE FIELDS
(Reflections, July 30, 2020)

The Judge Mike Cummins Scam: This Is the Time for Use of Inherent Powers
(Perspectives, December 10, 2019)

Candidate David D. Diamond Is at It Again
(
Perspectives, December 4, 2019)

Los Angeles County Bar Association Leaders, Units Respond to State Bar Access Proposal
(
The Legal Community, October 2, 2019)

Returning to Courtroom 16 at the Spring Street Courthouse
By J. STEPHEN CZULEGER
(
Special Feature, August 29, 2019)

The Art of Craft Breweries
By RALPH BARAT SALTSMAN, STEPHEN WARREN SOLOMON
and STEPHEN ALLEN JAMIESON

(
The Legal Community, August 20, 2019)

Secretization Continues: Court of Appeal Extends Anonymity to Drunk Driver
(
Perspectives, May 2, 2019)

State High Court Takes Look at Duty of Loyalty Toward a Client and Attorney Fees


By THOMAS EDWARD WALL

(The Legal Community, October 4, 2018)

Parents of Appeals Court Justices Should Have Taught Their Kids Better Manners
(
Perspectives, October 2, 2018)

If She Gets to, I Do Too! Candidate Asserts in Writ Petition
(
Perspectives, August 22, 2018)

Courts of Appeal Seek to Secretize Public Matters
(
Perspectives, July 18, 2018)

A District Court Judge Defies U.S. Supreme Court Precedent
(
Perspectives, July 17, 2018)

AB2185 Would Permit Civil Defendants to Waive the Public s Right to Know
(
Perspectives, July 10, 2018)

Consitutional Law: Taxes, Guns & Privacy: We Need A Pardon!
By RALPH BARAT SALTSMAN AND STEPHEN WARREN SOLOMON
(
The Legal Community, May 23, 2018)

Candidate Says She's Pleased L.A. Times Endorsed Her Opponent
(
Perspectives, May 21, 2018)

Registrar-Recorder Refuses to Accede to a Judge s Determination
(
Perspectives, April 3, 2018)

More Candidates Try to Get by With Bogus Ballot Designations
(
Perspectives, March 14, 2018)

New Law on Ballot Designations Doesn't Stop Shenanigans
(
Perspectives, March 13, 2018)

County Squanders Funds in Defense of Lawyer Who Acts Like a Brat
(
Perspectives, October 16, 2017)

LACBA's Interim CEO Misinforms Trustees, Calls for Imprudent Action
(
Perspectives, July 19, 2017)

Should LACBA Encourage People Not to Hire Lawyers?
(
Perspectives, July 18, 2017)

Civil Rights: The CIA, Torture, the State Supreme Court and the Fate of Independent Contactors
By THOMAS EDWARD WALL
(The Legal Community, June 15, 2017)

LACBA-Gate Puts Spotlight on Good Guys, Bad Guys
(
Perspectives, May 30, 2017)

Stevens, Brown Need to Explain If They Can
(
Perspectives, May 25, 2017)

Secret Task Force Produces Secret Report; Secret Committee Makes Nominations
(
Perspectives, May 16, 2017)

Wrongdoing in LACBA: Schemers Slate New Election
(
Perspectives, May 5, 2017)

SB 235 Judicial Elections Reform Bill Seen as Worthwhile
(
Letters to a Senator, April 28, 2017)

Civil Rights: Marijuana Is Here to Stay
By STEPHEN WARREN SOLOMON, STEPHEN ALLEN JAMIESON, RALPH BARAT SALTSMAN, R. BRUCE EVANS, RYAN M. KROLL
AND JENNIFER L. ODEN

(The Legal Community, February 16, 2017)

Elwood Lui: Following in the Footsteps of David Yaffe
(
Perspectives, February 14, 2017)

Acting PD Seeks to Fool the Board of Supervisors
(
Perspectives, February 10, 2017)

Lawyers Seek to Justify Shielding of Identities of Cheerleaders/Litigants
(
Perspectives, January 19, 2017)

LACBA Censors Report Critical of LACBA


By WILLIAM L. WINSLOW
(Viewpoint, March 4, 2016)

Government Regulation: Court of Appeal Shines Light on Liquor Licensing
By RALPH BARAT SALTSMAN, STEPHEN WARREN SOLOMON
and STEPHEN ALLEN JAMIESON

(The Legal Community, October 20, 2015)

Chinese Americans Face a Challenging Road to Admission


By NOWLAND C. HONG
(The Legal Community, September 17, 2015)

A House for Equal Justice, From Design to Completion


By ELIZABETH R. FEFFER
(
Feature, June 18, 2015)

Recalling the Days When the Judges Cracked Down on Vice in Hollywood


By SANDY KRIEGLER
(
Feature, December 1, 2014)

 

VIEWPOINT ARCHIVES
 

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By Roger M. Grace

SERIES ON
District Attorneys of  Los Angeles County

 

See Grace's nostalgia column, Reminiscing

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By Jon Coupal and others

along with opinion columns that appear occasionally and "letters to the editor"

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