2005 
 

One Shot at Car Supported Two Attempted Murder Convictions
(December 30, 2005)

Podiatrist’s Suit Against Newspaper, Giants’ Bonds Properly Dismissed as SLAPP — Appeals Court
(December 30, 2005)

C.A. Orders New Trial for Man Convicted of Gang-Related Murder
(December 29, 2005)

C.A. Rules for Peacocks in Palos Verdes Estates
(December 29, 2005)

CJP Admonishes Judge for Failure to Self-Report DUI Citation
(December 28, 2005)

Daniel Lowenthal to Seek Open Superior Court Seat
(December 28, 2005)

Coach’s Suit Against Parent Who Called Him Unstable Held SLAPP
(December 27, 2005)

Punitive Damages in Auto Repair Case Upped to $175,000
(December 27, 2005)

State High Court Overturns Huge Penalty for Cigarette Giveaway
(December 23, 2005)

Senate Confirms Seven Judges in Waning Hours of Session
(December 23, 2005)

C.A. Extends Rule on Disqualification of Attorney Over Conflicts
(December 22, 2005)

Electronic Posting of City’s Meeting Agendas Permissible Under Ralph M. Brown Act, Attorney General Says
(December 22, 2005)

Court Revives Racial Bias Suit Over Use of Hotel Ballroom
(December 21, 2005)

Court of Appeal Upholds Sanctions Against Mesereau Over Actions at Deposition in Blake Civil Case
(December 21, 2005)

Appeals Court Allows Suit Against Law Firm Over Threat to Sue
(December 20, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Breakup Plan Dropped From Budget Bill
(December 20, 2005)

President Nominates Former Idaho GOP Chair to Ninth Circuit
(December 19, 2005)

Superior Court Judges Kolostian, Knight Slate Retirements
(December 19, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearings in Ricky Lee Earp Case
(December 19, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Ex-CSUN Student’s Death Sentence in 1991 Murders
(December 16, 2005)

CJP Rejects Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge’s Bid For Dismissal of Misconduct Proceedings
(December 16, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Ex-CSUN Student’s Death Sentence in 1991 Murders
(December 16, 2005)

CJP Rejects Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge’s Bid For Dismissal of Misconduct Proceedings
(December 16, 2005)

S.C. to Hear Widow’s Challenge to Wrongful Death Settlement Division
(December 15, 2005)

Former Referee Wallenstein to Become Superior Court’s Newest Commissioner
(December 15, 2005)

Govenor Appoints Three to Law Revision Commission /a>
(December 15, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Panel Limits Scope of Alien Detention Statute
(December 14, 2005)

Ex-Judge Ronald C. Kline Faces Prison Term After Guilty Plea to Child Pornography Charges
(December 14, 2005)

Confirmation Hearings Set for Governor’s Nominees To First District Court of Appeal Nominees
(December 14, 2005)

C.A. Revives Pacific Lumber Plan for Logging On North Coast
(December 13, 2005)

Proposition 115 Does Not Require Preservation of Police Officer’s Raw Investigative Notes, C.A. Rules
(December 13, 2005)

Fellow Jurists Praise Selection of Corrigan to Supreme Court
(December 12, 2005)

Schwarzenegger Names Three, Including Former Aide, To Judicial Posts in Northern Part of State
(December 12, 2005)

Victoria Chavez Confirmed, Sworn in as Court of Appeal Justice
(December 8, 2005)

CJP Initiates Forced Retirement Proceeding Against Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rodney Nelson
(December 8, 2005)

Commissioner Ziskrout to Retire After Nearly Four Decades on Bench
(December 8, 2005)

Judicial Council Adopts New Qualifications for Temporary Judges
(December 7, 2005)

Attorney and Councilman Edward Masry Dead at 73
(December 7, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence in Southeast L.A. County Killing Spree
(December 6, 2005)

Judicial Council Endorses Proposal to Amend Constitution
(December 5, 2005)

Schwarzenegger Names Commissioner, Prosecutor, Federal Defender to Los Angeles Superior Court
(December 5, 2005)

State Workers Cannot Arbitrate Discipline Disputes, S.C. Rules
(December 2, 2005)

Governor Names Three to Superior Court Judgeships
(December 2, 2005)

C.A. Clarifies Rule on Late Filing of Appellate Briefs
(December 2, 2005)

Judgment Against Lawyer for Filing ‘Shakedown’ Suits Upheld
(December 1, 2005)

California Supreme Court to Decide Whether Worker Who Uses ‘Medical’ Marijuana May Be Fired
(December 1, 2005)

Services Tuesday for Retired Superior Court Judge Garvey
(December 1, 2005)

Ban on Class-Action Arbitration Struck Down by Court of Appeal
(November 30, 2005)

Court Says Broker Was Insurer’s ‘Representative,’ Revives Suit Over Northridge Earthquake Damage
(November 30, 2005)

‘No-Knock’ Entry Justified, Divided State Supreme Court Rules
(November 29, 2005)

U.S. High Court Denies Review of Ninth Circuit Ruling Allowing ‘Shaming’ as Punishment for Theft of Mail
(November 29, 2005)

CJP Requests New Masters in Case of Santa Barbara County Jurist
(November 28, 2005)

Appeals Court Finds Local Lawyer in Contempt for Comments in Petitions Seeking Rehearing
(November 28, 2005)

MacLaughlin Keeps Bulk of Court Management Team Intact for 2006
(November 28, 2005)

C.A. Nixes Closed-Door Meetings Between City Entity, Counsel
(November 23, 2005)

Appeals Court Revives Suit Against Blockbuster by Independent Video Rental Companies
(November 23, 2005)

July Bar Exam Pass Rate Under 50 Percent for Third Straight Year
(November 22, 2005)

Court of Appeal Sides With Adidas, Strikes Down Ban on Importation of Kangaroo Products
(November 22, 2005)

C.A. Rejects Challenge to Caruso Glendale Town Center Project
(November 21, 2005)

Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert C. Nye Dead at 85
(November 21, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Overturns Ruling on Impoundment of Vehicle
(November 18, 2005)

California High Court to Decide Whether Renter of Cellular Phone Loses Privacy Right by Using Alias
(November 18, 2005)

Retired C.A. Justice Christian Killed Crossing Street
(November 18, 2005)

CJP Orders Judge Kevin Ross Removed From Bench
(November 17, 2005)

Lack of Identification Is Grounds for Arrest When Suspect Is Charged With Infraction—Lockyer
(November 17, 2005)

Rule on Permanent Disbarment to Be Circulated for Comment
(November 16, 2005)

Commissioner Mark Weiss Slates February Retirement
(November 16, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Local Policy on Shackling of Defendants
(November 16, 2005)

Justices Deny Review of Ruling That Nevada Hotel Can Be Sued Here
(November 15, 2005)

C.A. Blocks Release on Parole of Long Beach Killer
(November 15, 2005)

Superior Court Judge Sandoz to Retire Next Year
(November 14, 2005)

Former Federal Prosecutor Here Named to New Post At U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(November 14, 2005)

Specter, Leahy Criticize House GOP Move to Split Ninth Circuit
(November 10, 2005)

Court of Appeal Limits Scope of Law Allowing Court to ‘Freeze and Seize’ White-Collar Defendants’ Assets
(November 10, 2005)

Ex-Lawmaker Mentally Competent to Settle Dispute, Court Says
(November 9, 2005)

Covina Lawyer Rocky Crabb Elected Superior Court Commissioner
(November 9, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Disqualification Bid in Judicial Threats Case
(November 8, 2005)

Commercial Trucker Owes Duty of ‘Extreme Caution,’ Not Just Due Care, Under Hazardous Conditions—C.A.
(November 8, 2005)

Courthouse Hall to Be Named in Honor of Arabian
(November 8, 2005)

Judicial Council Backs MCLE Requirement for State’s Judges
(November 7, 2005)

Judge Howard Schwab Says He Will Retire in February
(November 7, 2005)

Southwestern Law School Receives Professorship Grant
(November 7, 2005)

Statute Criminalizing False Complaints Against Police Is Invalid
(November 4, 2005)

Democrats Attack House Committee Action on Circuit Split
(November 4, 2005)

MacLaughlin, Czuleger to Be Feted as 2005 ‘Persons of the Year’
(November 4, 2005)

School’s Queries About Sexual Feelings Not a Privacy Violation
(November 3, 2005)

S.C. to Review Ruling That State Public Assistance Is Available to Indian Children Placed in Canada
(November 3, 2005)

Former Congressman, Judge James Rogan Joins Orange County Firm
(November 3, 2005)

Order That Spouse Withdraw Domestic Violence Complaint Upheld
(November 2, 2005)

Arbitration Clauses in Employment Contracts Did Not Waive Tribe’s By a MetNews Staff WriterImmunity From Suit—Court of Appeal
(November 2, 2005)

Hearing on Chavez Nomination for C.A. Set for December 7
(November 2, 2005)

Justices Turn Back Attack on Validity of Coastal Commission Actions
(November 1, 2005)

U.S. High Court Overturns Ninth Circuit Ruling on Pro Se Defendant’s Right to Law Library Access
(November 1, 2005)

Judge Victoria Chavez Named to Court of Appeal
(October 31, 2005)

Fund Award to Pair Who Invested in Lawyer’s Business Upheld
(October 28, 2005)

Former L.A. Superior Court Judge Huey P. Shepard Sentenced to Four Years for Thefts From Clients
(October 28, 2005)

C.A. Throws Out $3.4 Million Award Over Ovitz Film Venture
(October 27, 2005)

Samuels Named Outstanding Corporate Counsel by LACBA
(October 27, 2005)

C.A. Cites Contamination Threat, Orders New Playa Vista Review
(October 26, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Limits Use of ‘Deliberate Ignorance’ Instruction
(October 25, 2005)

State Bar Governors Streamline Fee Waiver Process
(October 25, 2005)

State Bar Panel Delays Action on Permanent Disbarment Rule
(October 24, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Will Not Review Ruling That Wearing of Buttons Depicting Victim in Court Requires New Trial
(October 24, 2005)

Court of Appeal Rejects Suit Over Holocaust-Era Insurance Claims
(October 21, 2005)

Ninth Circuit, in En Banc Ruling, Allows Use of Race As ‘Tiebreaker’ in High School Pupil Assignments
(October 21, 2005)

S.C. to Rule on Suit Alleging Price Discrimination Against Men
(October 20, 2005)

Court of Appeal Reinstates Hilary Clinton’s Bid to Be Dismissed From Judicial Watch Suit Over Fundraiser
(October 20, 2005)

Advisory Committee Proposes Changes in Publication Standards
(October 20, 2005)

Court Orders New Trial Because Judge Would Not Replace Lawyers
(October 19, 2005)

O’Connor Named Grand Marshal for Rose Parade
(October 19, 2005)

C.A. Upholds Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Illegal Aliens
(October 18, 2005)

Thousands File for Bankruptcy as Clock Counts Down on Old Rules
(October 17, 2005)

Subpoena for Lawyer to Testify Against Client Properly Quashed
(October 14, 2005)

Veteran Administrator Named to Head State Bar’s Office of Admissions
(October 14, 2005)

Radio Ads Promoting Web Payment of Traffic Fines to Begin Monday
(October 14, 2005)

U.S. Urges High Court to Toss Prosecutor’s Suit Against Garcetti
(October 13, 2005)

Superior Court Judge Floyd Baxter to Retire Nov. 1
(October 13, 2005)

S.C. to Rule on Assessment for Open Space Acquisition
(October 13, 2005)

Court Turns Down Crips Founder’s Challenge to Death Sentence
(October 12, 2005)

Public Entities Not Obligated to Pay for Employee Uniform Costs, First District Court of Appeal Rules
(October 12, 2005)

Judge Marshall to Take Senior Status in Two Weeks
(October 11, 2005)

Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Extending Law Allowing Out-of-State Lawyers to Arbitrate in California
(October 11, 2005)

Authorization for Displaced Lawyers to Practice in State Sought
(October 7, 2005)

Andrea Hoch Named Governor’s Legal Affairs Secretary
( October 7, 2005)

Appeals Court: Corpus Delicti Rule Still Applies at Preliminary Hearings
( October 7, 2005)

Reversal on Class Certification No Basis for Challenge to Judge
(October 6, 2005)

State Bar Panel to Weigh Asking High Court to Authorize Some California Law Practice by Displaced Attorneys
(October 6, 2005)

U.S. High Court Decision on Testimonial Hearsay Not Retroactive
(October 5, 2005)

Assessor’s Electronic Map Data Subject to Disclosure Under California Public Records Act, A.G. Opines
(October 5, 2005)

Justices Turn Down Petition From Septuagenarian on Death Row
(October 4, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Panel Tosses Misconduct Case Against Manuel Real
(October 3, 2005)

Appellate Court Takes Broad View of Priest-Penitent Privilege
(September 30, 2005)

November Discipline Hearing Set for Judge Convicted of Drunk Driving
(September 30, 2005)

Appeals Court: Fleeing Arrest Is Willful Resistance
(September 30, 2005)

Chatsworth Courthouse Not Affected by Nearby Fires, Official Says
(September 30, 2005)

Confidentiality Law Allowed Disclosures to Patient’s Ex-Fiancé
(September 29, 2005)

Ruling Giving Widow Little of Wrongful Death Settlement Upheld
(September 28, 2005)

Appeals Court Invalidates Law Permitting Discounts For Drivers With Existing Auto Insurance Coverage
(September 28, 2005)

Malibu Council’s Development Agreement Violated Brown Act
(September 27, 2005)

Ninth Circuit to Review Hobbs Act Jurisdiction Issue En Banc
(September 27, 2005)

Governor Signs Bill Setting State Bar Dues for Next Two Years
(September 26, 2005)

Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Limiting Disqualification Of Judges for Contacts With ADR Providers
(September 26, 2005)

C.A. Throws Out Settlement of Proposition 65 Action Over Surgical Devices
(September 26, 2005)

Ninth Circuit’s Callahan Reportedly Vetted for U.S. High Court
(September 23, 2005)

Judiciary Panel Vote Sets Stage for Roberts Confirmation
(September 23, 2005)

C.A: Mediation Privilege Bars Release of Priest’s Personnel Records
(September 23, 2005)

Death Sentence Upheld in Killing of Employee of Glendale Domino’s
(September 22, 2005)

State Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Definition of ‘Care Custodian’ in Dependent Adult Protection Law
(September 22, 2005)

C.A. Rejects Religious Objection to Photos on Drivers’ Licenses
(September 21, 2005)

Medical Association Withdraws Brief in Dispute Over Doctors’ Religious Refusal to Inseminate Lesbian
(September 21, 2005)

Equitable Estoppel May Revive Northridge Earthquake Claims
(September 20, 2005)

Ex-Lawyer Faces Sentencing for Unauthorized Practice
( September 20, 2005)

California Limit on Towing Charges Not Preempted by U.S. Law
(September 19, 2005)

EEOC Sues Nursing Home Over English-Only Rule
(September 19, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Rejects One-Eyed Drivers’ Bias Claims Against UPS
(September 16, 2005)

Secrecy of Documents Exchanged in Government Litigation Upheld
(September 15, 2005)

District Attorney Charges Lawyers With Conspiring to Violate Rule Against Unauthorized Practice
(September 15, 2005)

C.A. Overturns Reinstatement of Deputy Who Covered Up Beating
(September 14, 2005)

Riverside Lawyer Heiting Sworn In as 81st State Bar President
(September 13, 2005)

Power Failure Said to Have Minimal Impact on Courts
(September 13, 2005)

Legislator: Judicial Branch ‘Family’ Must Speak With One Voice on Proposals for Article VI Reforms
(September 13, 2005)

Friedman, Taking CJA Helm, Calls on Judges To Build ‘Relationships’ With Legislators
(September 13, 2005)

Bar Governors Cut Charge for Online Dues Payment
(September 13, 2005)

Text of Chief Justice Ronald M. George’s State of the Judiciary Address
(September 13, 2005)

Conference of Delegates Backs ‘Relaxing’ Restrictions on Providing Katrina Relief
(September 13, 2005)

Drug Testing of Pretrial Releasee Unconstitutional, Panel Says
(September 12, 2005)

O’Connor Successor Should Be Another Woman and Westerner, Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Says
(September 12, 2005)

Famed Forensic Consultant Urges Judges to Question Experts
(September 12, 2005)

Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations Backs Community Property for Domestic Partnerships
(September 12, 2005)

Media Attorney, Jurists Clash at CJA Panel on Court Secrecy
(September 12, 2005)

Former Inglewood Police Officer Among Five Named to Superior Courts in Northern California
(September 12, 2005)

Lawyer-Client Romance No Basis for Overturning Death Sentence
(September 9, 2005)

Author/Attorney Richard North Patterson Kicks Off Bar Convention With Politically Charged Speech
(September 9, 2005)

Schwarzenegger Appoints Three to Superior Court Judgeships
(September 9, 2005)

Employee Who Uses ‘Medical’ Marijuana May Be Fired—C.A.
(September 8, 2005)

Davis Wright Lawyer Seth Levy Wins CYLA’s Jack Berman Award
(September 8, 2005)

Survey Shows Trust in Courts Is Climbing, Judicial Council Says
(September 8, 2005)

S.C. to Rule on Stockton Vehicle Seizure Scheme
(September 8, 2005)

Menendez Brothers’ Habeas Corpus Appeal Is Rejected
(September 8, 2005)

Court Allows Two Convicted in Bomb Plot to Keep Citizenship
(September 7, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Panel, Citing High Court Ruling, Cuts Punitive Damage Award Against Abortion Protestors
(September 7, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Shifts Standard for Showing Sexual Harassment
(September 6, 2005)

Louisiana State Bar Association Launches Effort to Help Displaced Attorneys and Their Families
( September 6, 2005)

Judicial Council Names Bamattre-Manoukian, Horn Jurists of Year
( September 6, 2005)

Mail Order Company’s Shipping ‘Insurance’ Charge Was Not Unfair Business Practice, C.A. Rules
( September 6, 2005)

Privilege Bars Action by ‘Whistleblower’ Who Threatened Bosses
(September 2, 2005)

C.A. Rejects Judicial Bias Claim, Upholds Discrimination Award
(September 1, 2005)

State High Court Declines to Hear Appeal of Ruling Upholding Secret Ballot Waiver for Fax Voting
(September 1, 2005)

Appeals Court: No Self-Representation Right in Conservatorship Action
(September 1, 2005)

Law on Default Relief Held Inapplicable to Summary Judgments
(August 31, 2005)

Lockyer Joins Other Western Officials In Suit Against Bush Administration’s Repeal of ‘Roadless Rule’
(August 31, 2005)

High Court Clarifies Contentious Environmental Coverage Issue
(August 30, 2005)

Daughter Holding Health Care Power of Attorney May Bind Mother to Arbitration, Appeals Court Rules
( August 30, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Pregnant Gardena Woman
( August 30, 2005)

C.A. Limits Recovery for Emotional Distress in Products Action
(August 29, 2005)

Bar President Takes Home First Prize in Horse Event
(August 29, 2005)

High Court Rejects Claim That Jews Were Kept Off Death Jury
(August 26, 2005)

State Bar Dues Bill Headed to Governor, but Bid for More Judgeships Looks Dead for This Year
(August 26, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Denies ‘Necessity’ Defense to HIV-Positive Deportee
(August 25, 2005)

Panel Upholds Inmate’s Conviction for Soliciting Murder of Judge
(August 24, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge by Indian Activist, Says Navajo Court Has Power to Try Nonmember
(August 24, 2005)

Supreme Court Says Mother’s Lesbian Partner Is Child’s Other Parent
(August 23, 2005)

James D. Ward to Retire From Court of Appeal
(August 22, 2005)

Ministers’ Defamation Suit Against Church Held to Be SLAPP
(August 19, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentences for Two in Murders
( August 19, 2005)

Judicial Immunity Held No Defense to Suit for Battering Litigant
(August 18, 2005)

S.C. Denies Publication Request in Racial Bias Suit Over Incident at Six Flags Magic Mountain Park
(August 18, 2005)

Privileged Information Disclosed by Lawyer May Be Admitted
(August 17, 2005)

Retired Superior Court Judge Weil Dead at 83
(August 16, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Says Mexican Gay Man Is Eligible for Asylum
(August 15, 2005)

Cowan, Ipema Elected Superior Court Commissioners
(August 15, 2005)

S.C. Revives Suit Over Firing of Woman Deemed Unattractive
(August 12, 2005)

Corporation’s Officers and Directors Not Liable for Alleged Wage and Hour Violations, S.C. Rules
(August 12, 2005)

Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Same-Sex Marriage Case
(August, 11, 2005)

Dispute Over Painting Allegedly Stolen by Nazis Settled
(August 10, 2005)

Nora Manella Under Consideration for This District’s Court of Appeal
(August 10, 2005)

Judge Alston, Who Opened Courts to TV, Dies at 74
(August 9, 2005)

Plans for Rea Service Altered
(August 9, 2005)

Cal Western Dean Takes Helm of ABA Committee
(August 9, 2005)

Lawyers Face Bans for Not Paying Fees, Completing MCLE
(August 9, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Forest Service Plan for Logging in Alaska
(August 8, 2005)

State High Court Holds Pre-Dispute Jury Waivers Unenforceable
(August 5, 2005)

Funeral Services Set Next Week for U.S. District Judge William J. Rea
(August 5, 2005)

Cell Phone Renter Did Not Lose Privacy Right by Using Alias—C.A.
(August 4, 2005)

Special Schooling for Native Hawaiian Children Violates Rights Law
(August 3, 2005)

Former Governor Leads City Attorney in Fundraising In Contest for Democratic Nomination for A.G
(August 3, 2005)

S.C. Rules for Lesbian Couple in Bias Dispute With Country Club
(August 2, 2005)

State Agency Cannot Enforce Medi-Cal Lien Against Wrongful Death Recovery, Supreme Court Says
(August 2, 2005)

Prison Hair Length Rule Infringes Religious Freedom, Court Says
(August 1, 2005)

Delgadillo Names Two to Posts in City Attorney’s Office
(August 1, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Pro Per’s Death Sentence in Hollywood Poisoning
(July 29, 2005)

Presiding Justice Laurence D. Kay to Retire From First District Court of Appeal Next Month
(July 29, 2005)

Governor Names Four to Los Angeles Superior Court
(July 28, 2005)

S.C. Puts Utility Re-Regulation Measure Back on Ballot
(July 28, 2005)

Azusa Lawyer, Ex-Mayor Alexander Sentenced to Jail for Tax Evasion
(July 28, 2005)

CJP Charges Santa Barbara Jurist With Driving Drunk, Lying
(July 27, 2005)

State Bar Rejects Governor’s Bid for JNE Commission Access
(July 26, 2005)

Showing Witness Photo of Tattooed Murder Defendant Was Not Unduly Suggestive, High Court Rules
(July 26, 2005)

‘Reality’ Show Featuring Retired Local Judges Set to Debut Thursday
(July 26, 2005)

C.A. Upholds Subpoenas for Archdiocese Documents in Priest Abuse Investigation
(July 26, 2005)

Freixes, Weiss, Friedenthal Elected Superior Court Commissioners
(July 25, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Eavesdropping on Suspects’ Jailhouse Conversations
(July 22, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Panel Rejects Unabomber’s Bid for Return of Papers, Orders Sale to Benefit Victims
(July 22, 2005)

C.A. Upholds Bar on Cross-Examination of News Reporter
(July 21, 2005)

Retired Judge, LAPD Veteran William R. Clay Dead at 85
(July 21, 2005)

Court of Appeal Panel Rejects Claims Against UWLA By Law Student Who Flunked Out of School
(July 20, 2005)

UWLA Law School Names Cheryl Ward, Formerly of City Attorney’s Office, as Interim Dean
(July 20, 2005)

Settlement Reached in Suit Over Search of METNEWS Offices
(July 19, 2005)

Showing of Favoritism to Supervisor’s Paramours May Create Actionable Hostile Working Environment—S.C.
(July 19, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Grants New Trial in Suit Over Racial Harassment
(July 18, 2005)

Court of Appeal Ruling Will Not End Efforts to Block Venice Beach Building Demolition, Preservationists Say
(July 18, 2005)

Holly Fujie, John McNicholas Win Seats On State Bar Board of Governors
( July 15, 2005)

Ruling Paves Way for Demolition of Venice Beach Complex
(July 15, 2005)

Court Tosses Punitive Damage Award Against State Official
(July 14, 2005)

Doctor’s Conviction for Lying on Bankruptcy Forms Upheld
(July 13, 2005)

Governor Appoints Three to Bay Area Superior Courts
(July 13, 2005)

Services Today for Aurora Recana, Wife Of Superior Court Judge Mel Recana
(July 13, 2005)

Time Limit for Trial Request After Fee Arbitration Strictly Construed
(July 12, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Second Death Sentence for Defendant Whose First Trial Lawyer Was Held Ineffective
(July 12, 2005)

C.A. Rejects Man’s Bid for Half of Ex-Wife’s Tort Settlement
(July 11, 2005)

Court Overturns Order for Release of Convicted Murderer
(July 11, 2005)

Court Revives Convictions in Murder of ‘Killing Fields’ Survivor
(July 8, 2005)

Insured Who Told Agent She Had Smoked, but Wrote Otherwise on Application, Did Not Conceal Fact—S.C.
(July 8, 2005)

Court of Appeal Upholds Assessment for Open Space Acquisition
(July 7, 2005)

C.A.: Judge Need Not Give Reasons for Granting New Trial Motion
(July 6, 2005)

Appeals Court Overturns Rulings Against Prison Board
(July 6, 2005)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Inmate’s Conviction for Threatening to Kill President
(July 6, 2005)

Expert May Rely on ‘Testimonial’ Hearsay in Forming Opinion—C.A.
(July 5, 2005)

Balloting Underway for Three Commissioner Positions
(July 5, 2005)

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Announces Retirement After 24 Years
(July 5, 2005)

Businesses Must Take Measures to Protect Patrons From Attack
(July 1, 2005)

S.C. Says Criminal Defense Lawyer Must Be Allowed To Withdraw After Gaining Judicial Appointment
(July 1, 2005)

S.C. Leaves Standing Ruling Favoring Domestic Partnership Law
(June 30, 2005)

Claim Reported by Lawyer After Malpractice Policy Expired Was Timely Under Circumstances—C.A.
( June 30, 2005)

Suit by Male Clubgoers Over Higher Admission Charges Rejected
(June 29, 2005)

Contractual Bar to Class Action Arbitrations May Be Invalid—S.C.
(June 28, 2005)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence for Valley Woman
(June 28, 2005)

C.A. Upholds Convictions of Killers Dubbed ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
(June 27, 2005)

S.C. Rejects Challenge to Validity of Coastal Commission Actions
(June 24, 2005)

S.C. Orders Bar Critic and Former Judicial Candidate Ronald R. Silverton Disbarred for Second Time
(June 24, 2005)

S.C. to Decide Whether Abuse-Study Subject May Sue Professor
(June 23, 2005)

C.A. Upholds Discipline for Auditors Blamed in O.C. Bankruptcy
(June 22, 2005)