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S.C. Invalidates Fees for Employer Compelling Arbitration
(July 16, 2024)

District Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Suit Seeking to Enjoin U.S. Support of Israel
(July 16, 2024)

Cashing Rent Check Did Not Void Notice to Quit Premises
(July 16, 2024)

Court of Appeal Scolds Lawyers Over Hard-Hitting Brief
(July 15, 2024)

Mental Health Diversion May Be Granted While Awaiting Competency Decision
(July 15, 2024)

LASC Judge Thomas J. Griego Draws Public Admonishment
(July 12, 2024)

S.C. Vacates Judgment of Death in Case of White Supremacist Gang Member
(July 12, 2024)

Unproven Enhancement May Not Be Added in Resentencing
(July 12, 2024)

Immunity Upheld for Shooting of Compliant Passenger
(July 11, 2024)

Failure to Disclose Potential Suit Voided Obligations Under Insurance Policy
(July 11, 2024)

Graber, Paez Bemoan Finality of Ruling in Looted Art Case
(July 10, 2024)

Claim Rejected That Judge Was Biased Based on His Review of C.A. Opinion Signed by Wife
(July 10, 2024)

Restitution to Victims of Child Pornography Overturned
(July 10, 2024)

Lawyers With No Expert Witness in Action for Medical Malpractice Are Subject to Suit
(July 10, 2024)

Inmate, Self-Proclaimed ‘Witch,’ Can’t Have Access to Fire
(July 9, 2024)

Public Utilities Commission Failed to Notify Water Companies of Surcharge Elimination
(July 9, 2024)

Public Interest Privacy Suit Survives Anti-SLAPP Motion
(July 9, 2024)

No Cause of Action Lies for Falsifying Evidence Allegations
(July 8, 2024)

Arbitrator Exceeded Authority in Denying Statutorily Mandated Attorney Fees—C.A.
(July 8, 2024)

Silberman Slates Retirement
(July 8, 2024)

Removal Based on Government Incentives Was Improper
(July 8, 2024)

C.A. Overturns Three-Day Suspension of LASC Clerk
(July 5, 2024)

Law Firm Can’t Represent Defendant Where Potential Adverse Witness Was Its Client
(July 5, 2024)

Attorney Admits Misappropriating $4.8 Million
(July 5, 2024)

Act Nullifying Arbitration Contracts Is Not Retroactive
(July 5, 2024)

C.A. Files Three Opinions in Cases Arising From Mishap
(July 3, 2024)

Carjacking Is Not a ‘Crime of Violence’ Justifying Deportation—Ninth Circuit
(July 3, 2024)

Reversal ‘In Its Entirety’ Did Not Vacate Valid Conviction
(July 3, 2024)

LASC to Pay Employees to Quit in Light of Slashed Funding
(July 2, 2024)

Prosecution Cannot Compel Interview by Its Expert of Alleged Sexually Violent Predator
(July 2, 2024)

Attorney’s Conduct Was Annoying but Not Harassment
(July 2, 2024)

Attorney-Fee Award Against Firm That Filed Motion Upheld
(July 1, 2024)

Denial of Need-Based Attorney Fees Affirmed in Latest Round of Multi-State Custody Case
(July 1, 2024)

Two-Part Analysis for Withdrawal of Guilty Plea Announced
(July 1, 2024)

Bail Hearing Does Not Require Trial-Admissible Evidence
(June 28, 2024)

C.A. Upholds Attorney-Fee Award in Case Alleging Undue Influence, Elder Abuse
(June 28, 2024)

Federal Statute Prohibits Citizenship Discrimination
(June 28, 2024)

Testimony of Agent Posing as Inmate Properly Admitted
(June 27, 2024)

Retired LASC Judge David Rothman, 87, Dies
(June 27, 2024)

Lawyer Properly Disqualified Over Deposing Witness—C.A.
(June 27, 2024)

C.A. Says 1958 Decision Has Been ‘Eroded,’ But Underlying S.C. Opinions Ignored
(June 27, 2024)

Mallano Asserts That Judges Are Shortchanged by State
(June 26, 2024)

Restitution Award as Condition of Probation to Non-Victim Landlord Found Permissible
(June 26, 2024)

No Harassment in Publishing Litigant’s Actual Name—C.A.
(June 26, 2024)

Uber’s Reliance on Ratings in Deactivating Drivers Survives
(June 25, 2024)

DMV May Disclose License-Suspension Based on DUI Despite Lack of Conviction—C.A.
(June 25, 2024)

Three-Strikes Resentencing Must Comply With Initiative
(June 25, 2024)

Jurisdiction Might Exist in Dispute Between Non-Residents
(June 24, 2024)

Interplay of Personal Gun Use, Guilty Verdict Establishes Requisite Intent to Kill
(June 24, 2024)

It’s Error to Consider on Demurrer Miles Car Was Driven
(June 24, 2024)

Proposed Initiative Violates ‘Basic Plan of Government’
(June 21, 2024)

Objective Standard of Causation Applies in Medical Product Liability Cases—S.C.
(June 21, 2024)

$2.28 Million Award in Retaliatory-Discharge Case Axed
(June 21, 2024)

Restitution for Lost Wages Due to Slaying Victim’s Mother
(June 20, 2024)

RFP Benefitting Single Bidder Was Valid—C.A.
(June 20, 2024)

Commissioners Boxer, Ipson Appointed to Judgeships
(June 20, 2024)

PAGA Notice Need Not Define ‘Aggrieved Employees’
(June 20, 2024)

Vertical Exhaustion Rule Applies to Excess Insurer
(June 18, 2024)

Peremptory Challenges in Murder Case Upheld Despite Allegations of Racial Motivations—S.C.
(June 18, 2024)

UC Regents’ New Hospital Exempted From Zoning Rules
(June 17, 2024)

Court Properly Dismissed Action Alleging That Capacity of Energizer Batteries Is Overstated
(June 17, 2024)

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Newsom, State High Court Collude to Crush Tax Reform


By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, July 2, 2024)

Claims That Legislature Is Transparent Are Bogus

By JON COUPAL
 
(In My Opinion, June 26, 2024)

Professor’s Evidence Does Not Support Allegations Against Hastings


By KRISTIAN WHITTEN
 
(In My Opinion, June 13, 2024)

Public Comments by Judge Armendariz Deviated From the Truth
(In My Opinion, June 12, 2024)

Taxpayers Were Denied the Right to Vote on Pension Debt

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, June 11, 2024)

Public Is Denied Information That Government Has No Right to Hide
(Perspectives, June 5, 2024)

Chief Judge of Ninth Circuit Appears Derelict in Her Duties
(Editorial, May 31, 2024)

Financial Fraud at Our Community Colleges

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, May 29, 2024)

Stop Issuing Bonds Already!
By JON COUPAL
 
(In My Opinion, May 7, 2024)

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)

Dont Blame Prop. 13 for Californias 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 Gascón
(Editorial, February 14, 2024)

No on Gascón
(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 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 Newsoms 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)

Gascón 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, Gascón, 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)

 

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By Roger M. Grace

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