C.A. Upholds Extension of Child Sex Crime Limitations Period
(December 31, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Nancy Brown Slates Jan. 31 Retirement
(December 31, 2003)

Judge Faces Discipline Over Voir Dire Racial Bias Comments
(December 30, 2003)

Yaffe Slates Jan. 8 Hearing on Dueling Challenges to Ballot Designations of Campbell, Escobedo
(December 30, 2003)

C.A.: Worker’s Conversations With Union Representative Not Privileged
(December 30, 2003)

Cal-OSHA Investigating Pasadena Courthouse Conditions
(December 30, 2003)

Ruling Bars Oki Opponent From Running as ‘Temporary Judge’
(December 29, 2003)

Attorney Fees Not Available as Sanctions Under Summary Judgment Statute, C.A. Rules
(December 29, 2003)

Judge Restores Congressional Hopeful to March Primary Ballot
(December 26, 2003)

Services Set for Monday for Arne Lindgren; Chaired LACBA Probate Section
(December 26, 2003)

Judicial Candidate Challenges Charge for Candidate Statement
(December 24, 2003)

Roger Boren Named Administrative Presiding Justice
(December 24, 2003)

San Luis Obispo Courts Back in Operation After Earthquake
(December 24, 2003)

Suit Against Prosecutor Over Simpson Book Held Time-Barred
(December 23, 2003)

State High Court Alters Rule on Campaign Statements In Response to U.S. Supreme Court Decision
(December 23, 2003)

‘Sentence Entrapment’ No Defense in California, High Court Rules
(December 23, 2003)

C.A. Overturns Finding Biological Father Entitled to Presumed Father Status
(December 23, 2003)

Judicial Candidates Are Not Indigent, County Official Says
(December 22, 2003)

Court Lists 35 Candidates for Commissioner Posts
(December 22, 2003)

Clause in Contract Cannot Determine Appropriate Venue, C.A. Rules
(December 22, 2003)

Prosecutor Deliberately Argued Conflicting Theories, Judge Finds
(December 19, 2003)

Ninth, Second Circuits Rule Terror Detainees Cannot Be Barred From Access to Lawyers, U.S. Courts
( December 19, 2003)

Lawsuit Held Time-Barred Where Check for Filing Fee Was $3 Short
(December 18, 2003)

Court Commissioners Will Be Elected From New List, Assistant Presiding Judge MacLaughlin Says
(December 18, 2003)

Oki Says He Regrets Decision, but Is Not to Blame for Releases
(December 17, 2003)

Mary House Will Run for Assistant Presiding Judge
(December 17, 2003)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Tops Commissioner List, Source Says
(December 17, 2003)

‘Professor’ Designation Will Stand, Registrar’s Spokeswoman Says
(December 17, 2003)

The May 28, 2003 Incident
(December 17, 2003)

Charles Vogel to Leave Court of Appeal Next Month
(December 16, 2003)

Opponent Challenges Candidate’s ‘Professor’ Designation
(December 16, 2003)

Judge Rebuffs Daily Journal Bid to Cut MetNews Legal Advertisements
(December 16, 2003)

Candidate Will Fight to Retain ‘Temporary Judge’ Designation
(December 15, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds Sealing of Papers in Investigation of Possible Abuse by Priests
(December 15, 2003)

Pre-Tax Deduction of Wrongful Discharge Attorney Fees Disallowed
(December 15, 2003)

Court of Appeal Overturns Conviction in Internet Pornography Case
(December 12, 2003)

State Supreme Court Declines to Review Ruling That $2 Billion Pension Bond Is Unconstitutional
(December 12, 2003)

Oki Challenger’s Designation, Indigence Claim Under Review
(December 11, 2003)

Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Novak Resigns to Join Westside Law Firm
(December 11, 2003)

C.A.: Competency No Foundation for Admitting Elder Abuse Hearsay
(December 11, 2003)

Attorney General Launches Task Force on Domestic Violence Response
(December 11, 2003)

C.A. Finds Arbitration That Would Cost $10,000 Unconscionable
(December 10, 2003)

Judge Malcolm Mackey Rejects Claim That Shelters For Battered Women Violate Anti-Bias Laws
(December 10, 2003)

Appeals Court Says Stepparent Visitation Order Is Unconstitutional
(December 10, 2003)

Appeals Court Upholds Ex-Lawyer’s Conviction for Bilking Clients
(December 9, 2003)

Superior Court Candidate Patrick David Campbell Challenges Opponent’s Ballot Designation
(December 9, 2003)

State Bar Panel Says Ex-Lawyer Hunt Should Be Readmitted
(December 8, 2003)

Field of Opponents of Wesley, Oki Thins at Deadline
(December 8, 2003)

Los Angeles Court’s Teacher Program Wins Judicial Council Award
(December 8, 2003)

CJA Offers Tacit Support for Re-Election of Oki, Wesley
(December 5, 2003)

Retired Prosecutor and Former Cooley Aide Patchett Sets Run for District Attorney as End of Filing Nears
(December 5, 2003)

Right of Counsel to Contact Employee of Adverse Party Clarified
(December 4, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Ruling on Liability of Website Operator for Defamation
(December 4, 2003)

Federal Court in Riverside to Pilot Civil Case Assignment Program
(December 4, 2003)

La Verne Names Disabled Claremont Attorney Distinguished Alumnus
(December 4, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Panel Wrestles With Prosecutorial Immunity Issue
(December 3, 2003)

Prosecutor Patrick David Campbell to Run Against Colleague for Open Seat on Superior Court
(December 3, 2003)

Substance Found at Courthouse Harmless, Police Say
(December 3, 2003)

High Court to Decide Whether Abducted Mexican May Sue
(December 2, 2003)

Supreme Court Declines to Review Ninth Circuit Ruling That Upheld California’s Ban on Assault Weapons
(December 2, 2003)

Presiding Judge Names Six New Supervising Judges for 2004
(December 1, 2003)

Lockyer Rejects Bid to Oust San Diego School Board Head
(December 1, 2003)

C.A.: Defamatory Internet Postings Libel, Not Slander
(November 14, 2003)

Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner John Ladner Retires
(November 14, 2003)

Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether Operator of Amusement Park May Be Sued as ‘Common Carrier’
(November 13, 2003)

Wesley Says He Had Nothing to Do With Suspect’s Release
(November 12, 2003)

Menendez Prosecutor Carol Najera Enters Race for Open Seat on Los Angeles Superior Court
(November 12, 2003)

Settlement Reportedly Near in Beverly Hills Deputies’ Contempt Case
(November 12, 2003)

Court to Host Training Session for Consular Officials
(November 12, 2003)

Mistranslation of Miranda Warning Rendered Statements Inadmissible—Ninth Circuit
(November 10, 2003)

Courts, Government Offices to Close for Veterans Day
(November 10, 2003)

Bush Nominates Pennsylvania Jurist to Serve on U.S. District Court
(November 10, 2003)

Ex-Councilman Nick Pacheco May Challenge Cooley in Contest for District Attorney
(November 5, 2003)

C.A. Blasts Orange County Prosecutor’s ‘Outrageous’ Conduct
(October 31, 2003)

Glendale Galleria Limitation on Union Leafleting Violated Free Speech Rights, Ninth Circuit Rules
(October 31, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Huge Penalty Against R.J. Reynolds for Cigarette Giveaway
(October 31, 2003)

C.A.: Newspaper Entitled to Fees in Brown Act Suit Against Supervisors
(October 30, 2003)

Striking Grocery Unions File Federal Suits Over Benefits
(October 30, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Order Barring Ex-Client From Picketing Johnnie Cochran
(October 30, 2003)

State Supreme Court to Consider Premises Owner’s Liability to Independent Contractor’s Employee
(October 30, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Touchscreen Voting
(October 29, 2003)

San Bernardino County Fires Close Court Buildings
(October 29, 2003)

Impeachment From First Trial Admissible at Second, C.A. Rules
(October 29, 2003)

Former Attorney General Dan Lungren Seeks Sacramento Area Seat in Congress
(October 29, 2003)

Judge Rosemary Shumsky Will Not Run for Re-Election
(October 28, 2003)

Fires Spark Action in San Bernardino Legal Community
(October 28, 2003)

U.S. Senate Confirms Judge Dale Fischer to Serve on Federal Bench
(October 28, 2003)

Prosecutor Who Lost Her Harassment Suit Takes Out Papers to Challenge Cooley for District Attorney
(October 28, 2003)

Prosecutor Judith Meyer to Seek Seat of Judge James L. Wright
(October 27, 2003)

Judge May Not Require Formal Motion to Withdraw as Counsel After Preliminary Hearing, C.A. Rules
(October 27, 2003)

Deputy District Attorney Daniel Feldstern to Seek Judgeship
(October 24, 2003)

Nomination of Judge Dale Fischer to U.S. District Court Advances in Senate
(October 24, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Eviction of Anti-Smut Protesters From Strip Mall
(October 24, 2003)

Hashish Is Medical Marijuana, Attorney General Says
(October 23, 2003)

New Judge May Change Suppression Ruling After Mistrial, C.A. Says
(October 23, 2003)

Sheriff to Transfer Beverly Hills Courthouse Deputies
(October 23, 2003)

Orange County Jurist Named to Judicial Performance Commission
(October 23, 2003)

Magazine’s List of Top Black Attorneys Includes 11 From Los Angeles
(October 23, 2003)

Judge Sets Contempt Trial Date for 10 Beverly Hills Deputies
(October 22, 2003)

Renetzky, Gutierrez to Try Again for Superior Court
(October 22, 2003)

Judicial Council Relaxes Disposition Goals Under Fast-Track Rules
(October 22, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Richard Hubbell Declines to Seek Re-Election
(October 21, 2003)

Morrison Address May Lose Bar Convention Lunchtime Spot
(October 21, 2003)

En Banc Ninth Circuit Again Orders New Death Penalty Trial for Killer
(October 21, 2003)

Beverly Hills Courtroom Deputies to Face Judge Today
(October 21, 2003)

Judge Declines to Issue TRO in MTA Strike Voting Dispute
(October 21, 2003)

Congressional Black Caucus Slams Janice Rogers Brown Nomination
(October 20, 2003)

Councilmen Ask Court to Give Them Vote in Transit Strike
(October 20, 2003)

Proposed Rule Would Require Trial Courts to Seek Public Input
(October 20, 2003) 

Deputy District Attorney Edward Nison Enters Race For Open Superior Court Seat
(October 17, 2003)

Judge Marcus O. Tucker Says He Will Not Seek Re-Election
(October 16, 2003)

Opening of Some Courthouses Delayed as Sickout Resumes
(October 16, 2003)

High Court Declines to Review Retroactivity Ruling in Pension Case
(October 16, 2003)

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Gaming Compacts
(October 15, 2003)

Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Sickout
(October 15, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds Conviction of Man Who Murdered Neighbor
(October 15, 2003)

Group Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Gay Immigrant
(October 15, 2003)

Union Suit Claims Grocery Lockout Is Illegal ‘Mass Layoff’
(October 15, 2003)

Retired Newhall Municipal Court Judge H. Keith Byram Dies at 77
(October 15, 2003)

All Published Appellate Opinions From State Available Free on Court’s Web Site
(October 15, 2003)

Presiding Judge Backtracks on New Camera Cell Phone Policy
(October 14, 2003)

Courts, County Brace for Resumption of Deputy Sickout
(October 14, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Photographing, Fingerprinting of Welfare Applicants
(October 14, 2003)

Religious Group Could Not Have Foreseen Shooting of Child by White Supremacist, Court Rules
(October 14, 2003)

Davis Vetoes Bill Limiting Employment Arbitration Agreements
(October 14, 2003)

Transient Sex Offender Registration Requirement Struck Down
(October 10, 2003)

New Judicial Appointments Leave At Least 16 Vacancies
(October 10, 2003)

Courts, Government Offices to Close for Columbus Day
(October 10, 2003)

City Must Negotiate Change in Racial Profiling Policy, C.A. Rules
(October 10, 2003)

Memorial Service to Be Held on Saturday for Superior Court Judge Warren G. Greene
(October 10, 2003)

Supreme Court Urged to Sanction Police Conduct in Drug Sting
(October 9, 2003)

Janet Frangie Named to San Bernardino Superior Court
(October 9, 2003)

Discretion to Deny Defendant’s Request for Maximum Sentence Upheld
(October 9, 2003)

Supervisors Declare Emergency, Urge Discipline for Sheriff’s Deputies Involved as Sickout Continues
(October 9, 2003)

Challenge to Legislative Withdrawal of Driver License Bill Rejected
(October 8, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Warren G. Greene Dies at 54
(October 8, 2003)

Deputy Sickout Delays Opening of San Gabriel Valley Courthouses
(October 8, 2003)

Services Set for Retired Judge Sherman W. Smith Sr.
(October 8, 2003)

Davis Names Judges to San Francisco, Kings Superior Courts
(October 8, 2003)

Drug Evidence in Probation Search Is Inadmissible, C.A. Rules
(October 7, 2003)

High Court Declines to Review Ruling AT&T Cannot Require State Long Distance Customers to Arbitrate
(October 7, 2003)

Davis Names Linda Lofthus, Family Law Specialist, to San Joaquin Superior Court
(October 7, 2003)

District May Ban Teachers’ Union Buttons, C.A. Rules
(October 7, 2003)

Court Says Palmdale Courthouse Will Close on Dec. 1; Judges to Move to New Facility
(October 7, 2003)

Court Rules Officer Qualifiedly Immune in Abuse Investigation
(October 6, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Sentence of Life Without Parole for Teenager in Long Beach Robbery-Murder
(October 6, 2003)

Ninth Circuit to Review Ruling Precluding Claim Gun Was ‘Antique’
(October 6, 2003)

Davis Names William Dato, George ‘Woody’ Clarke to Bench
(October 6, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Panel Bars Compulsory DNA Testing for Parolees
(October 3, 2003)

Courtroom Deputies, Faced With TRO, End Sickout
(October 3, 2003)

Senate Confirms Two to District Court in San Diego
(October 3, 2003)

Appeals Court Reinstates Suit Over Shootings Outside Restaurant
(October 2, 2003)

Deputy Sickout Closes Five Courts; Judge Grants TRO
(October 2, 2003)

Davis Names Judge Kathleen Butz From Nevada Superior Court to Fill Last Court of Appeal Vacancy
(October 2, 2003)

S.C. Rejects Doctor’s Bid to Revive Claim for Damages From Broadcast
(October 2, 2003)

Appeals Court Rules Milwaukee Archdiocese Can Be Sued for Sending Known Pedophile Priest to California
(October 2, 2003)

Deputy Sickout Causes Delays, Brief Closures in County Courts
(October 1, 2003)

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Suit Against Austria Over Art Stolen by Nazis Can Go Forward
(October 1, 2003)

State Judicial Council Drops West In Favor of LegalNet as Publisher of Official Court Forms
(October 1, 2003)

Lockyer, Other Attorneys General Around the U.S. File Amicus Brief Supporting ‘Do Not Call’ List
(October 1, 2003)

Workers May Be Forced to Arbitrate Bias Claims, Court Says En Banc
(October 1, 2003)

Local Immigration Consulting Firm to Close Under Settlement Approved by Court, Lockyer Says
(October 1, 2003)

Superior Court Judges Jaeger and Martinez Slate Retirements
(September 30, 2003)

San Francisco Jurist Confirmed to Ninth Circuit Bench
(September 30, 2003)

Judge May Not Order Only Plaintiff to Name Experts, C.A. Rules
(September 30, 2003)

Davis Names Litigator to Contra Costa Superior Court
(September 30, 2003)

Cooley Declares Opposition to Proposition 54; Says Measure Is Vague, Needs More Exemptions
(September 30, 2003)

C.A. Cuts Punitive Damage Award in Tobacco Case to $9 Million
(September 29, 2003)

Defense Lawyers Group Seeks Publication of Ruling Balancing Fast Track Rule, Summary Judgment Law
(September 29, 2003)

San Diego Jurist Confirmed for Federal Judgeship; Oregon Prosecutor Also Approved
(September 29, 2003)

Commission Confirms Two to Serve on Court of Appeal
(September 29, 2003)

Four Jurists Confirmed for Southern California Appellate Posts
(September 26, 2003)

‘Catalyst’ Fee Award for Lottery Changes Overturned
(September 26, 2003)

U.S. High Court Sets Arguments in Bid for Release of Foster Photos
(September 26, 2003)

Governor Names Judges to San Francisco and Sutter Superior Courts
(September 26, 2003)

High Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Tobacco-Tax Initiative
(September 25, 2003)

Two Pasadena Lawyers Named to Los Angeles Superior Court
(September 24, 2003)

En Banc Ninth Circuit Panel Unanimously Reinstates Oct. 7 Recall Vote; ACLU Says It Will Not Appeal
(September 24, 2003)

Alameda County Judge D. Ronald Hyde Ordered Removed From Bench
(September 24, 2003)

C.A. Rejects Bid to Seal Toxic Tort Case Documents
(September 23, 2003)

C.A. Affirms Valley Man’s Conviction for Beating Girlfriend to Death
(September 23, 2003)

Pitchess Applies to Records of Ex-Officer, Appeals Court Rules
(September 22, 2003)

Lawyer for Compensation Fund Seeks Publication of Penalty Ruling
(September 22, 2003)

Vilma Martinez to Receive LAFLA’s Toll Award
(September 19, 2003)

Governor Names Two to Alameda Superior Court
(September 19, 2003)

S.C. to Rule on Malicious Prosecution Suit Against Lawyer
(September 18, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Bars Retrial of Attorney for Threats
(September 18, 2003)

High Court to Decide Whether Suit Over Dental Fillings Was a SLAPP
(September 18, 2003)

Ninth Circuit to Consider En Banc Review of Recall Ruling
(September 17, 2003)

Adult Sister Entitled to Presumed Parent Status in Dependency Proceeding, Court of Appeal Rules
(September 17, 2003)

Penalty Based on Workers Compensation Mileage Payment Delay Voided
(September 17, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Panel Orders Recall Vote Postponed Until March
(September 16, 2003)

Ex-Employee’s Conviction for Defrauding Law Firm Upheld
(September 16, 2003)

Court: Landlord’s Creditworthiness Policies Must Accommodate Disability
(September 16, 2003)

High Court to Honor Eagleson in Opening Local Session
(September 16, 2003)

Gay Doctor’s Suit Over Military Benefits Repayment Revived
(September 15, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rules Federal Law Does Not Preempt Airline Employee’s Negligent Drug-Testing Claim
(September 15, 2003)

C.A. Reverses Ruling Allowing Church Authorities to Oust Pastor
(September 15, 2003)

Taiwan Court Upends Convictions of ‘Fugitive’ Local Legal Figures
(September 12, 2003)

Courthouse Mural, Sponsored by Valley Bar Association, to Be Unveiled Today in Burbank
(September 12, 2003)

C.A. Rules Officer’s Right to Representative of Choice Not Absolute
(September 12, 2003)

Bid to Hold County Liable for Trammell Misconduct Won’t Be Heard
(September 11, 2003)

Order Removing ‘Condescending,’ ‘Sarcastic’ Jurist From Bay Area Court Left Standing by Justices
(September 11, 2003)

Davis Signs Bill Designed to Curb Alleged Abuse of Anti-SLAPP Law
(September 11, 2003)

State Bar Counsel Says Ex-Lawyer Hunt Should Not Be Readmitted
(September 10, 2003)

Governor Signs State Bar Dues Bill Limiting Scaling
(September 10, 2003)

Married Lawyers Plead Guilty in Theft of More Than $1 Million From City of Hope Hospital
(September 10, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Revives Antitrust Action Against Avid, Former Competitor
(September 10, 2003)

Capozzi Takes State Bar Helm, Invokes Aid of Past Presidents
(September 9, 2003)

George Says Tax Refunds Should Be Intercepted for Fines
(September 9, 2003)

Woman Can Sue IRS Agent Over Allegedly Brutal Search—Court
(September 9, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Idaho Requirement for Geographic Distribution of Petition Signatures
(September 9, 2003)

Conference of Delegates Votes to Oppose Racial Data Initiative
(September 9, 2003)

Valley Lawyer, Riverside Jurist Elected Court Commissioners
(September 8, 2003)

Conference of Delegates, Meeting for First Time as Independent Body, Rejects Move to Criticize Bush
(September 8, 2003)

Order That Ex-Colton Mayor Turn Bribe Money Over to City Upheld
(September 8, 2003)

State Bar Honors Orange County Senators for Budget Work
(September 8, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Convictions in Mexican Mafia RICO Case
(September 5, 2003)

Ted Kennedy Jr. Launches State Bar Annual Meeting With Call for Public Service, Disabled Rights
(September 5, 2003)

Davis Expected to Name Riverside Physician to Bar Board of Governors
(September 5, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Orders New Deportation Review, Says Immigration Judge Was Biased
(September 5, 2003)

Appeals Court Imposes $3,000 Sanction on Lawyer
(September 5, 2003)

Walking for Exercise a Form of Recreation, C.A. Holds
(September 5, 2003)

C.A. Finds Duty to Summon Aid After Unforeseeable Attack
(September 4, 2003)

State Bar to Honor Latham & Watkins for Pro Bono Work
(September 4, 2003)

C.A. Throws Out Suit By Family of Man Killed in Simi Valley Shooting
(September 4, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Says Death Penalty Ruling Applies Retroactively
(September 3, 2003)

Former Judge Murphy Failed to Appear at Diversion Hearings
(September 2, 2003)

C.A.: Attorney Liability for Mediating Dispute Not Barred
(September 2, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Revives Lawyer’s Disability Bias Claim Against Insurer
(September 2, 2003)

S.C. Slams Judge’s Handling of Voir Dire, Overturns Death Sentence
(August 29, 2003)

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Injured in Car Crash Driving to Work at Santa Clarita Court
(August 29, 2003)

Community College Not Immune From Ballplayer’s Suit, C.A. Says
(August 28, 2003)

September Hearings Set for Appellate Court Nominees
(August 28, 2003)

High Court to Consider Killer’s Claim of Imperfect Defense of Another
(August 28, 2003)

Davis Names Superior Court’s Zelon, Flier to Court of Appeal
(August 27, 2003)

C.A.: Citizen’s Arrest Not Protected by Anti-SLAPP Law
(August 27, 2003)

Injunction Against Posting DVD Decryption Program Was Proper
(August 26, 2003)

Retired Judge William P. Hogoboom Dies at 84; Memorial Service Friday
(August 26, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Declines to Find Exception to Therapist Privilege
(August 25, 2003)

Appeals Court Blocks Disclosure of Officers’ Test Results
(August 25, 2003)

Supreme Court: Tentative Rulings on Sentencing Not Required
(August 22, 2003)

Ceremony Honoring Late Hollis Best Draws Crowd of Over 500 in Fresno
(August 22, 2003)

Supreme Court Says PUC Lawfully Settled Edison Power Rate Suit
(August 22, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Claim Over Failure to Leave Council Meeting
(August 21, 2003)

C.A.: Janitors Constructively Possessed Store Property for Robbery
(August 21, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Finds No Equal Protection Violation in Law Permitting Neighbors to Veto Incorporation
(August 21, 2003)

Slip-and-Fall Liability Requires Proof of Notice—Appeals Court
(August 20, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Judith Chirlin Narrowly Escapes Baghdad Blast
(August 20, 2003)

Malicious Prosecution Suits Subject to Anti-SLAPP Motions
(August 19, 2003)

Supreme Court Says Medical Staff Evaluation Privilege Is Qualified
(August 19, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Bid for En Banc Review of Ruling On Fremont Street Experience Speech Rights
(August 19, 2003)

Fourth District Acting Administrative Presiding Justice Named
(August 19, 2003)

Court of Appeal Rules: Trial Court May Not Give Children Power to Veto All Visitation
(August 18, 2003)

Appeals Court Says Discipline of Doctor Must Be Based On More Than Failure to Complete Diversion Program
(August 18, 2003)

Gov. Davis Appoints Two To Modoc and Shasta Superior Courts
(August 18, 2003)

Future Child Support Obligations Cannot Render Parent Insolvent
(August 15, 2003)

High Court Says Personal Premeditation Not Required For Abettor of Attempted Murder to Get Life Sentence
(August 15, 2003)

100-Year-Old Recall Candidate Still Campaigning After Setback
(August 15, 2003)

Movie Theaters May Not Relegate Wheelchair Patrons to Front
(August 14, 2003)

Davis Names Two Judges to East Bay Superior Courts
(August 14, 2003)

En Banc Review Granted in Habeas Case Involving Testimony by Judge
(August 14, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Penalties for Evading Mobile Home Rent Control
(August 13, 2003)

Davis Appoints Three to Riverside, San Bernardino Courts
(August 13, 2003)

ACLU Asks Federal Judge in Los Angeles for Recall Election Delay
(August 13, 2003)

Retaliatory Eviction No Defense if Landord Exiting Rental Market
(August 12, 2003)

Services Set Thursday for Former Judge, Assemblyman
(August 12, 2003)

C.A. Rules State Court Must Accept Case Rejected by Ninth Circuit
(August 12, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Rejects Bid to Block Vote on Recalling Davis
(August 11, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Panel Expresses Reluctance, but Rules Guatemalan Raised in U.S. Has No Right to Remain
(August 11, 2003)

Appeals Court Reduces Malpractice Judgment Against Former Judge
(August 11, 2003)

Supreme Court Rejects Petitions in All Five Recall Election Cases
(August 8, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Nominee Narrowly Wins ABA Panel Approval
(August 8, 2003)

Supreme Court Limits Pro Per Habeas Filings by Represented Prisoners
(August 8, 2003)

Gov. Davis Appoints Four to Orange Superior Court
(August 8, 2003)

C.A.: CIGA Must Cover Judgment for Breach of Duty to Defend
(August 8, 2003)

Court of Appeal Rejects Good Faith Claim for ‘Stale’ Warrant
(August 7, 2003)

Judge Lourdes G. Baird to Take Senior Status Next Year
(August 7, 2003)

Asian American Bar Group Urges Supreme Court to Postpone Vote On Racial Privacy Initiative
(August 7, 2003)

Retired Judge William C. Beverly Jr. Joins JAMS
(August 7, 2003)

Court Rules Withheld Evidence Requires Reversal in Child’s Death
(August 6, 2003)

State Bar Names Five Local Lawyers to JNE Commission
(August 6, 2003)

Judge Michael Nash Elected to Board of National Juvenile, Family Court Judges Group
(August 6, 2003)

Richard Chernick to Head ABA Dispute Resolution Section
(August 6, 2003)

Case Against Fired Defender Will Not Be Dropped, Prosecutor Says
(August 6, 2003)

State High Court Gives Approval to ‘Second Parent’ Adoptions
(August 5, 2003)

Judge Eric Taylor to Head California Judges Association
(August 5, 2003)

MALDEF Sues to Knock Connerly Initiative Off Recall Ballot
(August 4, 2003)

Federal Judges Plan to Spend Reserve Fund to Pay Jurors
(August 4, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Firing of Times Employee for Threatening Police Officer
(August 4, 2003)

Senate Confirms Federal Judges For New Mexico, Texas, North Carolina, Florida
(August 4, 2003)

Unknown Parole Condition Held Not to Justify Residence Search
(August 1, 2003)

New Budget Would Hike Fees to Pay for Trial Courts
(August 1, 2003)

Retrial Barred After Judge Dismissed Juror for Bias, C.A. Rules
(July 31, 2003)

S.C. to Decide Whether Parents of Children Killed by Deranged Driver May Sue Day Care Center
(July 31, 2003)

C.A.: Dentist’s Disclosure of Officer’s Drug Problem Not Privacy Violation
(July 31, 2003)

Superior Court Sets Vote to Fill Commissioner Vacancies
(July 31, 2003)

Ballot Measure Could Open Court Executive Committee Meetings
(July 30, 2003)

Court Rejects Challenge to Domestic Partner Ordinance
(July 30, 2003)

Attorney for Fired New York Post Reporter Says Ruling Is Victory for Journalists
(July 30, 2003)

Commissioner Robert I. McIntosh To Retire From Superior Court
(July 30, 2003)

Judge Says Fired Deputy Public Defender Did Not Mislead Court
(July 30, 2003)

C.A. Throws Out Part of Suit Over Coverage of Pooh Litigation
(July 29, 2003)

State Bar Votes to Cut 18 Staff Positions to Balance Budget
(July 29, 2003)

State Need Not Reimburse Localities for Police Training on Domestic Violence, C.A. Rules
(July 29, 2003)

Judicial Council of California Launches Spanish Version of Online Self-Help Center
(July 29, 2003)

Domain Name Registrar May Be Liable for ‘sex.com’ Conversion
(July 28, 2003)

Councilman Cannot Represent City in Lawsuit—A.G.
(July 28, 2003)

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Davis Recall Election
(July 28, 2003)

C.A. Rejects Strict Liability for Suit Against Tissue Bank
(July 28, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Revives Suit by Washington Inmates Over Voting Rights for Prisoners
(July 28, 2003)

Appeals Court Overturns $16 Million Vitamin Litigation Fee Award
(July 25, 2003)

Governor Names Four to Los Angeles Superior Court
(July 25, 2003)

C.A. Revives Malicious Prosecution Suit by Man Charged With Insurance Fraud
(July 25, 2003)

High Court Upholds Death Sentence in Oakland Murders
(July 25, 2003)

C.A. Denies Writ Petition Seeking to Block Recall Certification
(July 24, 2003)

High Court to Consider West Bluffs Development Plan
(July 24, 2003)

C.A. Rejects Claim Agreement Provided for ‘Reverse Contingency Fee’
(July 24, 2003)

Gov. Davis Names Four to San Diego Superior Court
(July 24, 2003)

Two Local Lawyers Among New Partners at Allen Matkins
(July 24, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds ‘Junk Fax’ Law, Revives Class Actions
(July 23, 2003)

Conviction Upheld for Man Who Threw Dog Into Traffic
(July 23, 2003)

C.A. Rules Insurer Had Duty to Defend in Dentist Molestation Claim
(July 23, 2003)

Crenshaw Eviction Lawyer Calvin Spann Dies at 78
(July 23, 2003)

Proposition 36 Not Retroactive, State Supreme Court Rules
(July 22, 2003)

Davis Recall Opponents Ask Court of Appeal for Writ
(July 22, 2003)

Davis Names Fresno Litigator To Superior Court Judgeship
(July 22, 2003)

Convicted Rapist Andrew Luster Petitions High Court to Revive Appeal
(July 22, 2003)

Canine Identification Requires Kelly Hearing—Court of Appeal
(July 21, 2003)

Court Rejects Asylum for Low-Level Guatemalan Activists
(July 21, 2003)

Appeals Court, Superior Court Rebuff Efforts to Block Davis Recall
(July 21, 2003)

Divided Ninth Circuit Overturns EPA Ruling in Ethanol Case
(July 18, 2003)

Brown Reportedly to Be Named to D.C. Circuit by Bush
(July 18, 2003)

High Court Rejects Jury Selection Bias Claim, Upholds Death Sentence
(July 18, 2003)

High Court to Hear Redlands Water Contamination Case
(July 17, 2003)

Judith Levey Meyer to Run for Superior Court Judge
(July 17, 2003)

Judge Denies Expedited Discovery, Quick Hearing in Recall Suit
(July 17, 2003)

Judicial Council Approves Reforms to Jury Instructions
(July 17, 2003)

Sheriffs May Release ‘Mug Shots’ To the Public, Lockyer Opines
(July 17, 2003)

Long Beach Bar Association Names Du Vernet New Executive Director
(July 17, 2003)

Charter Cities Not Exempt From Prevailing Wage Law—C.A.
(July 16, 2003)

Opponents File Challenge to Davis Recall Petitions
(July 16, 2003)

Inspector’s Ruse Places Him Outside Scope of Employment—C.A.
(July 16, 2003)

S.C. Tosses Murder Conviction, Declares Confession Involuntary
(July 15, 2003)

District Held Liable for Sexual Assault on Student in Bathroom
(July 15, 2003)

CYLA Names Anthony Diaz, Deputy Los Angeles City Attorney, to State Bar Board of Governors
(July 15, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Streamlining Immigration Appeals
(July 15, 2003)

Testimony in Police Beating Trial Continues After Judge Rejects Bid to Allow Media Back In
(July 15, 2003)

Israeli Marines Persecuted Arab Now Seeking Asylum, Court Says
(July 14, 2003)

Supreme Court’s 1997 Ruling on Pension Calculation Held Retroactive by First District Court of Appeal
(July 14, 2003)

Appeals Court Limits Scope of Insurance Coverage for Permissive Users
(July 14, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Murder Conviction of Man Who Claimed Girlfriend’s Shooting Was Accidental
(July 14, 2003)

Sheldon Sloan Wins Seven-Way Race for Board of Governors
(July 11, 2003)

Business That Hosted ‘Rave’ Party Held Not Liable For Accident Caused by Attendee on Way Home
(July 11, 2003)

CJP Schedules Arguments on Bay Area Judge Accused of Misconduct
(July 11, 2003)

Reversal Required Where Key Findings Absent From CEQA Appellate Record, C.A. Rules
(July 11, 2003)

C.A. Limits Ability to Dismiss ‘Frivolous’ Sex Offender Petitions
(July 10, 2003)

State Supreme Court Denies Review of Ruling Barring Whistleblower Suit Against University of California
(July 10, 2003)

Government Immune From Reservist’s Suit Over Call-Up—Ninth Circuit
(July 10, 2003)

Former NBC Executive Joins Entertainment Practice at Lord, Bissell & Brook
(July 10, 2003)

School District Liable for Injury Resulting From Gate Location
(July 9, 2003)

Anatomical Remoteness of Injury Insufficient to Invoke Res Ipsa Loquitur in Medical Malpractice Case—C.A.
(July 9, 2003)

‘Serious Crime’ Asylum Bar Not Retroactive, Appellate Court Rules
(July 9, 2003)

Supreme Court Rules: Homeowner Not Liable Under OSHA for Injury to Tree Trimmer
(July 8, 2003)

Appeals Court: Blanket Nighttime Stop-and-Frisk Policy in High Crime Area Unconstitutional
(July 8, 2003)

S.C. Limits Scope of Adoption Law Aimed at Keeping Siblings Together
(July 8, 2003)

Immunity for Neutering Legislated by Mistake, C.A. Rules
(July 8, 2003)

C.A. Allows Doctor to Sue Over Secret Taping by TV Station
(July 7, 2003)

C.A. Reinstates Malicious Prosecution Suit Against Valley Lawyer
(July 3, 2003)

Court of Appeal Cites ‘Disentitlement’ Doctrine, Won’t Reinstate Appeal by Andrew Luster
(July 3, 2003)

Attorney Richard Welch Named Chairman of Tourism Board
(July 3, 2003)

Court of Appeal Rules: U.S. Law Does Not Bar Employee of Union From Suing for Bias
(July 2, 2003)

Judge Robert Sandoval Gets Presiding Judge’s Nod for Superior Court Appellate Division Opening
(July 2, 2003)

Ex-Employee’s E-Mail Barrage No Trespass, High Court Rules
(July 1, 2003)

Panel Overturns Arson Conviction, Says Questioning by Judge McKay ‘Intemperate’ and Suggestive of Bias
(July 1, 2003)

County Held Not Liable for Trammell’s Conduct Toward Woman
(June 30, 2003)

Court of Appeal Sides With ALJs in Dispute With State Employee Unions Over Discipline Process
(June 30, 2003)

State High Court Clarifies Deadline for Filing New Trial Motion
(June 27, 2003)

Better Communication Needed About Inmate Releases, Dukes Tells Baca
(June 27, 2003)

Drug Arrests on High Seas Upheld Under ‘Piracies’ Clause
(June 26, 2003)

S.C. to Look at Requirements for Granting Pitchess Motion
(June 26, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Limits Defamation Liability of Website Operators
(June 25, 2003)

S.C. Applies ‘but for’ Test to Transactional Malpractice Claims
(June 24, 2003)

Judge William Beverly Jr. to Retire, Will Work on Local History Project
(June 24, 2003)

Lawmakers Say Deal on Fee Hikes Will Limit Court Budget Cuts
(June 23, 2003)

Sheriff Baca Can Sue to Block Term Limits, Lockyer Says
(June 23, 2003)

Judge Michael Nash, Rex Heinke Named to State Judicial Council
(June 23, 2003)

MacLaughlin: Superior Court Might Not Incur Further Cuts
(June 20, 2003)

High Court Upholds Death Sentence in Slaying at South Los Angeles Gas Station
(June 20, 2003)

Recent Violent Felony Conviction Always Bars Proposition 36 Treatment—S.C.
(June 20, 2003)

S.C. to Decide if Right to Disclose Criminal Record Is Absolute
(June 19, 2003)

Retired Commissioner Herbert M. Klein Dead at 71
(June 19, 2003)

Disney Legal Department Restructure Announced
(June 19, 2003)

‘Lemon Law’ Plaintiff Must Allow at Least Two Attempts at Repair
(June 18, 2003)

C.A. Rejects Maternal Rights Claim Arising From Clinic Mixup
(June 17, 2003)

Services Set for Florence Pickard, Retired Superior Court Judge
(June 17, 2003)

C.A. Cuts Punitive Award Against Insurer in Worker-Leasing Dispute
(June 16, 2003)

Compton Election Dispute May Go to U.S. High Court, Attorney for Ousted Mayor Omar Bradley Says
(June 16, 2003)

Civil Grand Jury Drawn for 2003-2004 Term
(June 16, 2003)

Lichtman Making Early Bid for Assistant Presiding Judge Nod Oki Confirms He’s Also Considering Candidacy in Next Year’s Election
(June 13, 2003)

Text of Letter by Judge Peter D. Lichtman Informing Colleagues of His Candidacy for Assistant Presiding Judge
(June 13, 2003)

S.C. Agrees to Hear Female Ex-Executive’s Retaliation Claim
(June 12, 2003)

Davis Administration Dealt Fairly With Tribes Over Gambling Compacts, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules
(June 12, 2003)

S.C. Grants Review of Award to Pasadena Lawyer Over Firm’s Breakup
(June 12, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Tobacco-Tax Initiative to Fund Children’s Programs
(June 11, 2003)

‘Private Attorney General’ Bringing Consumer Suit Held Bound by Contract’s Forum Selection Clause
(June 11, 2003)

Lost Punitive Damages Not Recoverable in Malpractice Action
(June 10, 2003)

Superior Court Officials Notify Vendors That Payments Might Stop July 1 if State Does Not Pass Budget
(June 10, 2003)

CJP Charges Yuba Judge With Helping Friends in Traffic Cases
(June 10, 2003)

Challenge to Law Allowing Police to Sue Over Complaints Rejected
(June 9, 2003)

Court Overturns Ruling That Racing Board Violated Horse Trainer’s Due Process Rights in Doping Case
(June 9, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Deals Double Blow to Company in Technology Dispute
(June 6, 2003)

Appellate Panel Gives ‘Billionaire Boys Club’ Leader Joe Hunt New Chance at Overturning Conviction
(June 6, 2003)

C.A. Revives Suit, Questions Judge’s Fairness, Lawyer’s Ethics
(June 5, 2003)

Mexican Abducted at Behest of DEA May Sue in U.S. Court
(June 4, 2003)

Federal Appellate Panel Upholds Judge’s Ruling That Right to Sue for Copyright Infringement Is Assignable
(June 4, 2003)

S.C. Tosses Rock Stars’ Suit Over Depiction in Comic Book
(June 3, 2003)

Court Cites Penalty Phase Errors, Overturns Death Sentence For Modesto-Area Killer Allegedly Paid in Heroin, Cocaine
(June 3, 2003)

Ex-Judge Murphy Asks to Enter State Bar Diversion Program
(June 2, 2003)

Taking Frivolous Appeal Not Necessarily Malpractice, C.A. Rules in Tiff Between Orange County Lawyers
(June 2, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Says Alleged Cold War Spies May Sue CIA for Pay
(May 30, 2003)

C.A. Upholds $1.1 Milion Fine on Roberti Antagonists, Largest Penalty Ever Imposed Under Reform Act
(May 30, 2003)

Conviction in Spouse Killing Overturned, Prosecutor’s Remarks Cited
(May 29, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds Sexual Assault Conviction of Riverside Superior Court Judge’s Son
(May 29, 2003)

Police Cannot Be Sued for Coercive Questioning, Supreme Court Rules
(May 28, 2003)

Services Today for Judge Lang, Once Headed Los Angeles Municipal Court
(May 28, 2003)

Services Set for Supreme Court Justice David Eagleson
(May 28, 2003)

David Eagleson, Who Served Four Years on California Supreme Court, Dies at 78
(May 27, 2003)

Securities Industry’s Arbitration Agreements Still Enforceable in California, Court of Appeal Says
(May 27, 2003)

California Supreme Court To Honor Late Justice Marcus Kaufman June 4
(May 27, 2003)

State Bar Action Won’t Affect Lockyer Suit Against Trevor Law Group
(May 23, 2003)

State Does Not Have to Reimburse School Districts for Costs of Compliance With Open Meeting Law—S.C.
(May 23, 2003)

S.C. to Review Scope of Discretion Under Three Strikes Law
(May 22, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds Murder Conviction of ‘Lookout’ in Maywood Gang Murder
(May 22, 2003)

Research Attorneys Challenge Superior Court on Hiring Policy
(May 21, 2003)

Injunction Vacated as Ninth Circuit Panel Sends Airport Screeners Case Back to Takasugi
(May 21, 2003)

Fresno Attorney Anthony P. Capozzi Elected to State Bar Presidency
(May 20, 2003)

No Fine Reduction for Corrupt Ex-IRS Official, Ninth Circuit Rules
(May 19, 2003)

Court of Appeal Panel Upholds Injunction Against Officer Accused of Trying to Rape Boyfriend
(May 19, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects State’s Challenge to Reorganization of PG&E
(May 16, 2003)

President Nominates Interior Department Official for Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
(May 16, 2003)

Governor’s Revised Budget Gives Minor Help to Trial Courts
(May 15, 2003)

California Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to County Bar Candidate Evaluation Process
(May 15, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects First Amendment Challenge to Protest Ordinance
(May 15, 2003)

Retailer’s Revised Arbitration Pact Still Unconscionable—Court
(May 14, 2003)

High Court to Mull Suit Brought by Late JDL Leader Over Burbank City Council Invocation
(May 14, 2003)

C.A. Rejects Claim That Lawyer Had Special Duty to Client’s Spouse
(May 13, 2003)

S.C., in Followup to Task Force Report, Asks for Comment On Limited Multistate Practice Rules
(May 13, 2003)

C.A. Rejects Challenge by ‘Swingers’ to Liquor Control Regulations
(May 12, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Conviction in Gang-Related Murder Near South Los Angeles Eatery
(May 12, 2003)

Senate Panel Approves Kuhl, Callahan Nominations to Ninth Circuit
(May 9, 2003)

State Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Japanese Exchange Student
(May 9, 2003)

Feinstein Declares Opposition to Kuhl on Eve of Committee Vote
(May 8, 2003)

High Court, in Case Spawned by Lesbians’ Breakup, Urged to Void Adoptions by Non-Marital Partners
(May 8, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Assault Weapons Ruling Dissenters Reject Panel’s
(May 7, 2003)

‘Spontaneous’ Identification of Shooting Suspect Improperly Admitted, Court of Appeal Rules
(May 7, 2003)

Nowland Hong Elected Managing Officer of Brown, Winfield and Canzoneri
(May 7, 2003)

High Court to Hear Local Lawyer’s Bid for Foster Photos’ Release
(May 6, 2003)

Former Superior Court Judge, Convicted of Fraud, Offers Resignation From State Bar (May 6, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Dale Fischer Nominated to U.S. District Court
(May 5, 2003)

Budget Impasse No Bar to Pay for State Employees, S.C. Rules
(May 2, 2003)

S.C. to Review World War II-Era Slave Labor Compensation Cases
(May 1, 2003)

Court of Appeal Affirms Conviction of Candidate for Lying About Residence to Run in South Gate
(May 1, 2003)

Torrance Colleagues Remember Late Judge Mark H. McGee
(May 1, 2003)

Lawyers Held Not Liable for Disclosure of Mental Health Records
(April 30, 2003)

C.A. Again Reinstates Suit by Children Claiming Long-Term Abuse by Foster Parent
(April 30, 2003)

State Supreme Court Broadens Jailers’ Immunity From Suits
(April 29, 2003)

High Court Upholds Death Sentence for Man Who Killed Covina Neighbors
(April 29, 2003)

Memorial Service Scheduled for Retired Judge Robert Wallerstein
(April 29, 2003)

C.A. Limits Authority of City Clerk to Reject Initiative Petition
(April 28, 2003)

Girardi & Keese Among Largest Donors to Democratic Candidates, Study Shows
(April 28, 2003)

Elisabeth E. Ziegler, Who Sat on Local Trial Bench For 31 Years, Dies at 86
(April 28, 2003)

Commission Says Valley Candidate’s Mailer Misleading
(April 28, 2003)

High Court Upholds Death Sentence in Shasta County Killings
(April 25, 2003)

Retired Municipal Court Judge Robert Wallerstein, Who Survived Re-Election Challenge, Dies at 76
(April 25, 2003)

C.A. Revives Suit by Parents of Children Killed at Day Care Center
(April 24, 2003)

S.C. to Decide Whether Report of Sexual Misconduct By
Co-Worker Is Protected by FEHA
(April 24, 2003)

Jury Acquits Octogenarian Accused of Lewdness in Nursing Home
(April 24, 2003)

C.A. Affirms Convictions in ‘Asian Boyz’ Gang Killing Spree
(April 23, 2003)

Rosenkrantz Counsel Vows Habeas Corpus Bid After U.S. Supreme Court Setback
(April 23, 2003)

Ruling on San Diego Cross Left Standing by U. S. High Court
(April 22, 2003)

Judge Marilyn Hoffman to Retire From Los Angeles Superior Court
(April 22, 2003)

S.C. Rejects Latest Challenges to California’s Death Penalty Law
(April 22, 2003)

Court Upholds Perjury Conviction Based on Auto Accident Testimony
(April 21, 2003)

C.A. Throws Out Claim That College Course Was a Fraud
(April 21, 2003)

C.A. Rejects ‘Market Share’ Liability in Asbestos Exposure Case
(April 18, 2003)

Attorney General Bill Lockyer to Wed Orange County Lawyer Today
(April 18, 2003)

S.C. to Decide Whether Sec. 128.5 Sanctions Can Still Be Imposed
(April 17, 2003)

Court of Appeal Overturns Conviction Because Witness Was Allowed to Testify Behind Glass Shield
(April 17, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Eligibility Requirements for Sheriff Candidates
(April 16, 2003)

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Carlos Bea Nominated to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(April 16, 2003)

President Bush Nominates Attorney David Fleming to Fellowship Foundation’s Board of Trustees
(April 16, 2003)

Court Security to Be Cut as County Unveils Another Tight Budget
(April 15, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Commission Approval of West Bluffs Development
(April 15, 2003)

Court of Appeal Limits Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases
(April 14, 2003)

Marguerite Downing Drops Out of State Bar Board Race, Says She Will Campaign for Sheldon Sloan
(April 14, 2003)

L’Oreal to Ask S.C. to Review Ruling on Firing of Unattractive Worker
(April 14, 2003)

Capital Defendant Must Be Allowed to Represent Self—S.C.
(April 11, 2003)

Breakfast Club Endorses Sheldon Sloan for District 7 Board of Governors Seat
(April 11, 2003)

Cooley Decries Potential Budget Cut, Says ‘Most Vulnerable’ Will Be Hurt
(April 11, 2003)

Lockyer Says Term Limits Do Not Bar Senate Majority Leader From Running Again
(April 11, 2003)

Governor Reappoints Michael Kahn to Judicial Commission
(April 11, 2003)

S.C. to Review Constitutionality of Coastal Commission Makeup
(April 10, 2003)

C.A. Overturns Ruling That Defendant Who Struck, Threatened Lawyers Forfeited Right to Counsel
(April 10, 2003)

Former Los Angeles Lawyer Kathleen White Named as Yolo Superior Court Judge by Governor Davis
(April 10, 2003)

Talks Involving Senator, AOC Avert Court Closures, but Issues Remain
(April 9, 2003)

Whistleblower Must Exhaust Grievance Procedures Before Suing, Court of Appeal Rules
(April 9, 2003)

Trevor Law Group Suit Against Restaurants Dismissed in Superior Court
(April 9, 2003)

Public Entity Not Immune From Suit Over Bus Stop Location—S.C.
(April 8, 2003)

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Cross Burning
(April 8, 2003)

Court to Decide Whether Armenians Involved in Bomb Plot Can Be U.S. Citizens
(April 8, 2003)

Court Approves Furlough Plan, Workers Express Unhappiness
(April 7, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Sailor’s Conviction in Murder of Prostitute
(April 7, 2003)

Judges, Employees to Meet as Battle Shapes Up Over Budget Cuts
(April 4, 2003)

State’s First Lesbian Judge to Return to Bench Following Davis Appointment
(April 4, 2003)

Former Fresno Judge Censured, Barred From Assignments
(April 4, 2003)

  Lawyers Spar Over Order Barring Ex-Employee From Sending E-Mails
(April 3, 2003)

Lawyer Who Alerted Police to Murder Victim’s Bodies Didn’t Violate Client’s Rights—Ninth Circuit
(April 3, 2003)

Davis Names Ex-Presidents of San Diego County Bar as Superior Court Judges
(April 3, 2003)

Seven Seek District Seven Seat on Bar Board of Governors
(April 2, 2003)

Justices Skeptical of Bid to Block State Employee Pay During Budget Impasses (April 2, 2003)

Report Says CJP Disciplined Five Judges Publicly, 23 Privately, in 2002
(April 2, 2003)

Court May Not Add Costs Not Awarded by Arbitrator—C.A.
(April 2, 2003)

Use of Extrinsic Evidence to Contradict Settlement Rejected
(April 1, 2003)

Workers’ Compensation Act No Bar to Labor Arbitration—C.A.
(March 31, 2003)

Orange Superior Court Judge James Selna Confirmed To U.S. District Court for Central District
(March 31, 2003)

Lisa M. Chung, Newest Member of Los Angeles Superior Court, Takes Oath at Lancaster Courthouse
(March 31, 2003)

Florida Boutique Law Firm Feldman Gale & Weber Opens Los Angeles Office
(March 31, 2003)

Police Commission President Caruso Joins Italian American Foundation Board of Directors
(March 31, 2003)

Attorney Kills Paralegal, Self, in Dispute Over Money—Police
(March 28, 2003)

Marcus Kaufman, Retired Justice of State Supreme Court, Dead at 73
(March 28, 2003)

Governor Names Four to Central Valley Superior Courts
(March 28, 2003)

U.S. Supreme Court, in 5-4 Ruling, Upholds IOLTA Programs
(March 27, 2003)

High Court Agrees to Review Ruling That Berkeley May End Free Berths for Sea Scouts
(March 27, 2003)

Davis Names Judges In Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties
(March 27, 2003)

Bush Names Lawyer Donald Etra to Holocaust Memorial Council
(March 27, 2003)

Budget Crisis Threatens Quality of Justice, George Warns Lawmakers
(March 26, 2003)

U.S. Supreme Court, in 6-3 Ruling, Overturns Order Granting New Trial to California Death Row Inmate
(March 26, 2003)

David Pasternak Elected President of Bet Tzedek Board
(March 26, 2003)

Ex-Wife of ‘Kung Fu’ Star Entitled to 50 Percent of Show, Book Royalty Payments, Court of Appeal Rules
(March 26, 2003)

Court of Appeal Limits Injunction Against Abortion Clinic Picketing
(March 25, 2003)

Superior Court Judge James M. Sutton to Retire This Summer
(March 25, 2003)

Laura B. Rieder Joins Los Angeles Firm Of Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland
(March 25, 2003)

Governor Davis Names Four Women to Los Angeles Superior Court
(March 24, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Suit by Sheriff’s Deputy Claiming She Was Fired for Political Reasons
(March 24, 2003)

Court Upholds Death Sentence in Killing of Women Over Drug Debt
(March 21, 2003)

Panel Rejects Copyright Protection for Jellyfish Sculptures
(March 21, 2003)

Appeals Court Upholds Use of Juvenile Adjudications in Three-Strikes Cases
(March 21, 2003)

California Supreme Court Again Denies Freedom to Sirhan Sirhan
(March 20, 2003)

No Constitutional Right to Circulate Petitions in Front of Store
(March 19, 2003)

Contractual Time Limit on Suit Against Home Inspector Violates Public Policy, Court of Appeal Rules
(March 19, 2003)

San Bernardino Officials Report Probe of Murder of Los Angeles Commissioner Taylor at Standstill
(March 19, 2003)

Death Sentence Upheld for Man in Killing of Girlfriend’s Mother
(March 18, 2003)

Appeals Court Rejects Bid by Deputy Public Defenders In Riverside to Replace SEIU in Pay Parity Battle
(March 18, 2003)

Vodka Firm Did Not Infringe Photographer’s Copyright—Court
(March 17, 2003)

Habeas Corpus Relief Denied in Perjury Case in Which Superior Court Judge Testified for Prosecution
(March 17, 2003)

Caltrans Policy on Flags Violates Freedom of Speech—Ninth Circuit
(March 14, 2003)

Attorney Walter Gordon Jr. to Receive 2003 Shattuck-Price Award
(March 14, 2003)

Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee Confirmed as Ninth Circuit Judge
(March 14, 2003)

Prosecutor, Activist Dispute Death Penalty at Forum
(March 14, 2003)

Middle East Situation No Reason to Deny Israeli Custody—C.A.
(March 13, 2003)

Court Allows Former Fugitive to Appeal Conviction
(March 13, 2003)

Lawsuit Filed to Block Proposed Los Angeles County Hospital Closures
(March 13, 2003)

State Supreme Court Opinion Depublications Down, Court Reports
(March 13, 2003)

Failure to Register Law Corporation Not UCL Violation—C.A.
(March 12, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Plea Bargain, Rejects Claim Defendant Could Not Understand English
(March 12, 2003)

Orange County Judge Rated ‘Well Qualified” for Federal Bench by ABA
(March 12, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds Perrodin Victory Over Bradley in Compton
(March 11, 2003)

C.A. Throws Out Suit Against Lawyer for Linking Client’s Husband to Possible Homicides 20 Years Earlier
(March 11, 2003)

Firing Woman for Lack of Attractiveness Violates Anti-Bias Law
(March 10, 2003)

New Efforts Introduced in Senate, House to Break Up Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
(March 10, 2003)

Conviction of Defendant Who Refused to Leave Lockup Upheld
(March 7, 2003)

Superior Court Targets More Courthouses for Savings
(March 7, 2003)

Police Cannot Access Public Defender Database, Appeals Court Rules
(March 7, 2003)

Court Orders Swifter Review of Mentally Ill Defendants
(March 7, 2003)

Justices Uphold Application of Three Strikes Law to Theft Crimes
(March 6, 2003)

Court Limits ‘Fourth Waiver’ Home Searches of Parolees
(March 6, 2003)

Court Rejects Review in Arbitration of Lawyer’s Claim Against Firm
(March 6, 2003)

Suit Over Doctors’ Refusal to Perform Artificial Insemination Revived
(March 5, 2003)

Court May Award Sec. 128.7 Sanctions After Plaintiff Agrees to Dismissal, Court of Appeal Rules
(March 5, 2003)

S.C. Limits Class Actions for Medical Monitoring in Toxic Tort Cases
(March 4, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Homeowners’ Fraud Suits Stemming From 1994 Northridge Quake
(March 4, 2003)

Court Upholds Order Freezing Assets in Alleged Medical Insurance Fraud
(March 4, 2003)

Foster Parents’ Advanced Age No Bar to Adoption, Court Rules
(March 3, 2003)

Long Beach Lawyer Stuart Rice Elected Commissioner
(March 3, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects En Banc Rehearing in Pledge of Allegiance Case
(March 3, 2003)

Aviation Lawyer Lawrence Nagin Joins O’Melveny & Myers
(March 3, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Removed for Making Sarcastic Remarks
(February 28, 2003)

Supreme Court Limits Scope of Pitchess Disclosure
(February 28, 2003)

State Supreme Court Again Limits Employee Arbitration Agreements
(February 28, 2003)

Truthful Report From Public Court Record Not Privacy Invasion—C.A.
(February 28, 2003)

Lawyer Dale Minami Cited for Civil Rights Leadership
(February 28, 2003)

Appeals Court Rejects Exculpatory Clauses in Child Care Contracts
(February 27, 2003)

Assistant City Attorney Anthony Saul Alperin Dies
(February 27, 2003)

Lockyer Sues Trevor Law Group Under Statute It Allegedly Abused
(February 27, 2003)

Superior Court Official Jack LeVan Slates Departure
(February 27, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds Murder Conviction in Wife-Beating
(February 27, 2003)

Court Strikes Down Arizona Restriction on Political Attack Ads
(February 26, 2003)

San Pedro, Other Courthouses to Give Up Criminal Cases
(February 26, 2003)

S.C. to Review Appellate Ruling Denying Fees to Environmental Lawyers
(February 26, 2003)

C.A. Says Shaken Baby May Be Taken Off Life Support
(February 25, 2003)

U.S. High Court Will Not Review Wiretap Ruling Involving Hawaiian Airlines Pilot From Playa del Rey
(February 25, 2003)

Courthouses Near Epicenter Weather Quake Without Damage
(February 25, 2003)

Reed Smith Gets Real Estate Lawyer Thomas Harnsberger
(February 25, 2003)

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Names William Quicksilver to Management Post
(February 25, 2003)

Judge Usurped Jury Role in Restaurant Dispute Case, Court Rules
(February 24, 2003)

Children Who Accused Father of Killing Mother Lose Appeal
(February 24, 2003)

Judge Faulted for Thwarting Entry of Judgment Following Affirmance
(February 24, 2003)

High Court Adopts Broader Definition of Disability Under FEHA
(February 21,2003)

Agreement Creating Fee Lien Need Not Be Written—C.A.
(February 21,2003)

Pasadena Immigration Lawyer Prevails in Suit Against Former Employees
(February 21,2003)

High Court Denies Review of Judge’s Removal for Ticket-Fixing
(February 20, 2003)

Censorship of Religious References in Graduation Speech Upheld by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(February 20, 2003)

Alameda Judge Recognized for Distinguished Service by National Center for State Courts
(February 20, 2003)

California High Court to Decide Whether Fetal Murder Conviction Requires Knowledge of Mother’s Pregnancy
(February 20, 2003)

Landlord Has Duty to Protect Tenants From Each Other When Attack Is Foreseeable, Court of Appeal Says
(February 20, 2003)

Actual Innocence Not Required for Defendant’s Fee Suit, C.A. Rules
(February 20, 2003)

Court Upholds Ban on Possession of Guns on Public Property
(February 19, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Suit Over Alleged Whistleblowing, Expands Free-Speech Protections for Public Employees
(February 19, 2003)

Priest Not Liable for Seduction of Parishioner, C.A. Rules
(February 18, 2003)

Ninth Circuit to Decide En Banc Whether Unocal Can Be Sued by Burmese for Human Rights Violations
(February 18, 2003)

Divided Ninth Circuit Panel Adopts Narrow View of Family Leave Act
(February 18, 2003)

ADL to Honor Lockyer With Community Service Award
(February 18, 2003)

High Court to Consider FOIA Case Involving Photos of Vincent Foster
(February 18, 2003)

C.A. Justice Consuelo Callahan Nominated to Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
(February 14, 2003)

County, Gun Show Settle Suits Over Ouster From Fairplex
(February 14, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Securities Fraud Suit Against America West
(February 14, 2003)

Sharply Divided Court Denies En Banc Hearing in Race Bias Case
(February 13, 2003)

Campaign Finance Reforms Kept Off City Council Floor As City Attorney’s Office Again Expresses Concern
(February 13, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds Life Sentence in Shooting of Unarmed Teenagers
(February 13, 2003)

S.C. Won’t Revive Holden Suit Against Sheriff’s Lieutenant
(February 12, 2003)

Alleged Detention of Employees by Officers Investigating Company Is Cause for Rights Suit, Court Says
(February 12, 2003)

Court Nullifies AT&T Arbitration Mandate for California Customers
(February 12, 2003)

Otero Confirmed as Newest Federal Judge in Central District
(February 11, 2003)

Courts Make America Stand Apart, Antonovich Says
(February 11, 2003)

California Supreme Court Upholds Instruction on Sex-Crimes Evidence
(February 11, 2003)

Courts to Close for February Holidays
(February 11, 2003)

Ninth Circuit to Hear Law Firm Arbitration Dispute En Banc
(February 10, 2003)

Appellate Judge, in Belated Dissent, Criticizes Ruling Rejecting Police Cadet’s Claim of Religious Bias
(February 10, 2003)

C.A. Rules Court May Not Shorten Summary Judgment Notice Period
(February 10, 2003)

First Amendment Suit by Internet Voting Site Can Go Forward
(February 7, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Judicial Bias Claim in Dispute Between Lawyers for Heirs of DHL Founder
(February 7, 2003)

Raiders Get Mixed Results in Tax Cases Arising From Stadium Deals
(February 7, 2003)

Adultery Admission Properly Admitted Under Hearsay Exception—C.A.
(February 7, 2003)

Bush Nominates Texan Edward Prado for Fifth Circuit
(February 7, 2003)

C.A. Approves Use of Injunction to Preserve Discoverable Material
(February 6, 2003)

Court Reinstates City’s Approval of West Los Angeles Apartment Complex Rejected by Planning Commission
(February 6, 2003)

Appeals Court Upholds 65-Years-to-Life Term for Fatal Drunk Driving
(February 6, 2003)

Bankruptcy Firm Stutman Treister Moving to Century City
(February 6, 2003)

Proposition 36 Held to Bar Jail for Failing to Report for Drug Test
(February 5, 2003)

‘Scratchers’ Terminals Are Not Slot Machines—C.A.
(February 5, 2003)

Suit Against County, Pubic Defender for Poor Defense Reinstated
(February 4, 2003)

Guilty Plea Does Not Trigger New Bail Hearing Procedural Requirement, Supreme Court Rules
(February 4, 2003)

Dunn Named Dean of La Verne College of Law, Targets ABA Accreditation
(February 4, 2003)

Court Rules Group Bike Riding a ‘Sport’ Under Knight v. Jewett
(February 3, 2003)

Some Retired Judges Choose ADR Over Assignment
(February 3, 2003)

C.A. Rules Officers Not Required to Keep Eyes on Suspect for Breath Test
(February 3, 2003)

Judge Erred in Finding Acquitted Murder Defendant ‘Innocent’
(January 31, 2003)

Kremer to Retire This Summer as P. J. of Fourth District’s Div. One
(January 31, 2003)

High Court to Review Statute on Evictions From Subsidized Housing
(January 30, 2003)

Admission of Battered Women’s Syndrome Testimony Based on Single Incident Upheld by C.A.
(January 30, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Seeks Applicants for Bankruptcy Judge Position
(January 30, 2003)

Libel Suit Over Workplace Dispute Not SLAPP, Court Rules
(January 29, 2003)

Ex-Beach Boy Jardine’s Taking of Group’s Name for Touring Band Not ‘Fair Use,” Ninth Circuit Rules
(January 29, 2003)

C.A. Upholds CHP's Right to Stop Roadside Abortion Protests
(January 28, 2003)

H. Don Christian Elected Superior Court Commissioner, Mulcahy, Rice in Runoff for Second Seat
(January 28, 2003)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence, Says Palmdale Lawyer Not Ineffective
(January 28, 2003)

Publishers Reach Settlement With Justice Department
(January 28, 2003)

Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence, Says Judge Used Wrong Standard
(January 28, 2003)

Appeals Court Throws Out $6 Million Punitive Award, Finds No Tort
(January 27, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Says Lawyer Ineffective, Orders New Trial On Penalty, but Not Guilt, for Garden Grove Man
(January 27, 2003)

Journalists’ Society Names California Chief Justice George As Career Achievement Award Recipient
(January 27, 2003)

C.A. Upholds Life Sentence for ‘Lawyer’ in ‘Sexual Con Game’
(January 24, 2003)

Ex-Hockey Player’s Suit Against Team Doctor Reinstated
(January 24, 2003)

Woman Injured by Driver Who Was Impaired by Insecticide to Get Trial
(January 24, 2003)

Judge Orders RadioShack to Cease Using ‘As-Is’ Sales Policy
(January 24, 2003)

S.C. to Decide if Employer Liable When Customer Harasses Worker
(January 23, 2003)

Corporation’s Owners Not Personally Liable for Violation Of Fair Housing Act, U.S. Supreme Court Rules
(January 23, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Thomas Willhite Under Consideration for C.A.
(January 23, 2003)

Murphy Tells State Bar Court He Was in a ‘Fog’ During Long Absence From Bench
(January 23, 2003)

Appeals Court Ruling on Coastal Panel Prompts Special Session
(January 23, 2003)

Astoria Senior Living Center Dedicates Wing to Judge David Korman
(January 23, 2003)

World War II Slave Labor Statute Unconstitutional, Court Rules
(January 22, 2003)

Court of Appeal Tosses Former Judicial Candidate Vicki Roberts’ Suit Against County Bar as SLAPP
(January 22, 2003)

Commission Confirms Conrad L. Rushing as Sixth District Presiding Justice
(January 22, 2003)

Superior Court Judge Berle Assigned to Review Eight Clergy Abuse Cases
(January 22, 2003)

Mark Steinberg Rejoins City Attorney Delgadillo as Part-Time Adviser
(January 22, 2003)

C.A. Rules Aleve Ads Not Deceptive to ‘Reasonable Consumer’
(January 21, 2003)

KFC Franchisee Did El Pollo Loco Wrong, Court Rules
(January 21, 2003)

IRS Committed Fraud on Tax Court in Investment Case, Court Rules
(January 21, 2003)

Lynyak Moves Practice From Buchalter to Reed Smith
(January 21, 2003)

Hill Wynne Founders Launch Sheppard Mullin Media Group
(January 21, 2003)

First District Court of Appeal Upholds Firing of San Francisco Official
(January 21, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Halts Bush Plan to Open Highways to Mexican Trucks
(January 17, 2003)

Court Rejects Claim That Garment Workers Union Failed to Represent Employees Who Lost Jobs
(January 17, 2003)

Courts, Government Offices to Close Monday for King Holiday
(January 17, 2003)

S.C. to Decide if Youth Who Wrote Violent Poetry Committed a Crime
(January 17, 2003)

U.S. Attorney Debra Yang Named to Ashcroft Advisory Panel
(January 17, 2003)

Attorney Donna Melby to Become First Woman President of ABOTA
(January 17, 2003)

Compensation Statute for World War II-Era Slave Labor Upheld
(January 16, 2003)

Former Orange County Prosecutor Bryan Kazarian Disbarred Due to Drug-Trafficking Conviction
(January 16, 2003)

Alameda Superior Court Judge’s Discipline Hearing Put Off to March by CJP
(January 16, 2003)

Chicago/Baltimore-Based Piper Rudnick Opens Massachusetts Office
(January 16, 2003)

Rules Panel Acts on Recusal Measure Aimed at City Lobbyist Donations
(January 16, 2003)

Court Rejects Attack by Builders, Cities on EPA Runoff Rules
(January 15, 2003)

Discover Card Bar on Class Action Arbitrations Upheld
(January 15, 2003)

Lockyer Grants Critics Leave to Challenge Orange County’s New Charter
(January 15, 2003)

Ex-Latham & Watkins Partners Form Hollywood Firm Shoemaker Luti
(January 15, 2003)

Julian Waldon Joins Westside’s Family Law Firm of Nachshin & Weston
(January 15, 2003)

Court Reverses Order Ousting Henry Duque From PUC for Conflict
(January 14, 2003)

Superior Court Judge J. Michael Byrne Slates Retirement
(January 14, 2003)

Parolee ‘in Wrong Place’ Not Victim of Illegal Search, Court Rules
(January 14, 2003)

Governor’s Budget Plan Cuts From Trial Courts, Increases Fees
(January 13, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Alien Smuggling Conviction, Dissenter Kozinski Calls Ruling ‘Astonishing’
(January 13, 2003)

C.A. Rules Disability Benefits Not Excluded Under Collateral Source Rule
(January 13, 2003)

Dennis Perluss Confirmed, Sworn In as Presiding Justice in Div. Seven
(January 13, 2003)

Ninth Circuit Overturns Verdict Due to Lawyer’s Kinship to Judge
(January 10, 2003)

Ruling Upholding Campaign Spending Limits Withdrawn
(January 10, 2003)

Court of Appeal Upholds Conviction of Inglewood Gang Member for Murder
(January 10, 2003)

David Kohler, Former CNN Senior Vice President and Lawyer, to Head Law School’s Media Law Institute
(January 10, 2003)

Lloyd Monserratt, Pacheco Chief of Staff and Campaign Strategist, Dies at 36
(January 10, 2003)

C.A. Reinstates Challenge to Way State Enforces Medi-Cal Liens
(January 9, 2003)

Pasadena Lawyer Laura Farber Earns ‘Spirit of Excellence’ Honor From ABA
(January 9, 2003)

Court of Appeal Overturns Gang-Related Murder Conviction
(January 8, 2003)

Bush Again Nominates Kuhl, Otero for Federal Bench
(January 8, 2003)

Corine Zygelman Made Partner at Murchison & Cumming
(January 8, 2003)

Former Federal Prosecutor Among Five Named Partners at O’Melveny & Myers
(January 8, 2003)

Todd M. Sorrell Named Partner at Downtown’s Fulbright & Jaworski
(January 8, 2003)

Withdrawn Consent Is Not a Defense to Forcible Rape, S.C. Rules
(January 7, 2003)

State Bar Court Increases Length of Proposed Suspension Of Immigration Lawyer Working With ‘Notarios’
(January 7, 2003)

Indonesia Air Crash Suit Can Be Tried Here, Court of Appeal Rules
(January 7, 2003)

Supreme Court Asked to Decide Domain Name Conversion Issue
(January 6, 2003)

Party That Missed Hearing, But Later Signed Settlement, Allowed to Enforce It Under Code of Civil Procedure
(January 6, 2003)

Union Health Fund Loses Bid for Portion of State’s Tobacco Settlement
(January 6, 2003)