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Ninth Circuit Revives Discrimination Claims Against Circle K
(October 6, 2025)

State Sues City Over Sharing License Plate Data With Out-of-State Law Enforcement Agencies
(October 6, 2025)

Defense Attorney Sanctioned for Citing Fabricated Case Law
(October 6, 2025)

Court of Appeal to Hold ‘Public Meeting’
(October 6, 2025)

Bill Signed Mandating Rethinking Formulation of Bar Exam
(October 3, 2025)

Court of Appeal Justice Ashmann-Gerst Retires
(October 3, 2025)

2018 Banking Preemption Decision Has Not Been Nullified
(October 3, 2025)

Prosecutor Was Remiss in Assuring Judge That Victims’ Restitution Claims Were Valid—C.A.
(October 3, 2025)

Judge Preliminarily Enjoins Workplace Political Speech Law
(October 2, 2025)

D.A.’s Office Victorious in Opposing Diversion for Man Accused of Racially-Motivated Attacks
(October 2, 2025)

City Council Can’t Move Meeting in Response to Disruption
(October 2, 2025)

Law Extending Labor Rules to Public Sector Does Not Apply to Charter Cities—C.A.
(October 2, 2025)

Extrinsic Evidence Properly Barred in Ex-DDT-Maker’s Suit
(October 1, 2025)

Restitution Award Based on Forfeited Rent Payments Was Proper in Case Judge Termed ‘Unusual’ —C.A.
(October 1, 2025)

Ninth Circuit Vacates $312,429 Fee Award Against Walmart
(October 1, 2025)

Forced Polygraph Test May Support Wrongful Firing Claim
(October 1, 2025)

C.A. Imposes Sanctions for Relitigating Merits on Fee Appeal
(September 30, 2025)

Cross-Complaint Need Not Be Filed to Oppose Summary Judgment Sought by Co-Defendant
(September 30, 2025)

Newsom Signs Law Shielding Lawyers Over Out-of-State Acts
(September 30, 2025)

Litigant Must Pay Sanction Based on Lawyer’s Misconduct
(September 29, 2025)

State Supreme Court Approves Amendments to Rules on Bar Exam, Attorney Civility Oath
(September 29, 2025)

No Good Cause for Delay Due to Prosecutor’s Unavailability
(September 29, 2025)

Statewide Statistics Don’t Justify Racial Justice Act Discovery
(September 25, 2025)

Assailants Who Left Beaten Man in Path of Traffic Were Second-Degree Murderers—C.A.
(September 25, 2025)

Putative Class Action Over Wet Wipes Labeling Fails to Meet Filing Threshold—Ninth Circuit
(September 25, 2025)

California S.C. Erred in Denying Killer’s Habeas Petition
(September 24, 2025)

Dog-Groomer Has No Cause of Action Based on Being Bitten by Husky, C.A. Declares
(September 24, 2025)

Changed Circumstances Require Second Alter-Ego Ruling
(September 24, 2025)

C.A. Declines to Read Strict Liability Into Confidentiality Law
(September 24, 2025)

Case Over Transgender Surgery on Minor to Proceed in Court
(September 23, 2025)

C.A. Says No Resentencing for Robber Convicted of Associate’s Death in Unknown Shooter Case
(September 23, 2025)

No Attorney Fees for Trouncing City’s Contempt-Order Bid
(September 23, 2025)

Near-Tripling of Stipulated Support Payments Was Justified
(September 22, 2025)

Newsom Appoints Aharonov to L.A. Superior Court
(September 22, 2025)

C.A. Revives Suit by Ex-Sheriff Official Against L.A. County
(September 22, 2025)

Enderton-Speed Named State Bar Executive Director
(September 22, 2025)

Discovery of Federal Workforce Reduction Plans May Proceed
(September 22, 2025)

C.A. Rejects Bid for Special Proof Standard for DUI Murders
(September 19, 2025)

C.A. Affirms $5 Million Attorney-Fee Award Wiley Counsels That Hard-Fought Defense Can Be Costly
(September 19, 2025)

No Immunity for D.A. Investigator Accused of Lying in Report
(September 19, 2025)

Anti-SLAPP Statute Doesn’t Apply in Immigration Services Suit
(September 18, 2025)

California Bill to Fund Research in Wake of Trump Cuts to Be Presented to State Senate
(September 18, 2025)

LASC Announces Strategic Plan to Improve Access to Justice
(September 18, 2025)

Judge Rejects Menendez Brothers’ Petition for New Trial
(September 17, 2025)

Ineligibility for Mental Health Diversion Based on DUI Charge Extends to All Counts—C.A.
(September 17, 2025)

Coen Won’t Dismiss Charges Against Curren Price
(September 17, 2025)

Emails to Woman’s Attorney/Husband Constituted Defamation
(September 17, 2025)

Civil Harassment Restraining Order May Be Imposed Based on Single Incident, C.A.
(September 17, 2025)

Sanction Unwarranted Though Pro Per Cited Fictitious Cases
(September 16, 2025)

Filing of Amended Complaint Doesn’t Restart 60-Day Period for Preliminary Hearing—C.A.
(September 16, 2025)

Use of Foul Language Directed at Spouse Won’t Justify DVRO
(September 16, 2025)

Judge Erred in ‘Pre-Approving’ Residential Treatment Option
(September 16, 2025)

$10,000 Sanction Imposed Based on Fake Quotes in Briefs
(September 15, 2025)

Resentencing Barred While Death Judgment Is on Appeal to State Supreme Court—C.A.
(September 15, 2025)

Judge May Perform Ceremonial Swearing-in
(September 15, 2025)

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Joan Dempsey Klein: She Was a Leader, a Trailblazer, an Inspiration
(Viewpoint, September 30, 2025)

Our State Leaders Love Spending Other People’s Money


By JON COUPAL
 
(In My Opinion, September 30, 2025)

Robert H. Philibosian: Leader, Servant, Mentor, Friend; A Man of Vision and Action
(Viewpoint, September 29, 2025)

A Silver Lining From Newsom’s Redistricting Scheme?
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, September 3, 2025)

Will L.A. Taxpayers Be on the Hook for Olympic Costs?
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, August 26, 2025)

The ‘Defenders of Democracy’ Oppose Transparency
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, August 20, 2025)

Sacramento Seeks to Raise Taxes to Fund Bullet Train

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, August 5, 2025)

Both Parties Continue to Kick the Proverbial Can

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, July 16, 2025)

AB 84 Is an Assault on Taxpayers and Students

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, July 15, 2025)

When’s the Next Fight Over Taxpayer Rights?

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, July 2, 2025)

San Francisco's Latest Ridiculous Idea: Taxing Driveways
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, June 25, 2025)

California Homeowners Take Another Hit

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, June 10, 2025)

Newsom s Budget Proposal Is Seriously Unserious

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, June 3, 2025)

Support the Save Proposition 13 Act of 2026
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, June 2, 2025)

We All Saw This Coming
By JON COUPAL
 
(In My Opinion, May 22, 2025)

The Avalanche Has Begun
By R. REX PARRIS
(In My Opinion, May 21, 2025)

Did the Legislature Forget the Pension Crisis?

By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion May 13, 2025)

California s Politicians Are Clueless
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, May 8, 2025)

Sales Tax Increases Slam the Middle Class
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, April 29, 2025)

Proposition 13 Protects Home Equity
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, April 25, 2025)

UCLA Study Criticizes Measure ULA Tax
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, April 15, 2025)

Sacramento Fails to Consider the Long-Term Consequences
By JON COUPAL

(In My Opinion, April 8, 2025)

How Transfer Taxes Steal Your Home Equity
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, April 3, 2025)

Commission on Judicial Performance Fails to Perform
(Editorial, March 27, 2025)

Mission Creep Inevitably Bites Taxpayers
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, March 26, 2025)

State Assembly Slams the Door on Dissenters
 By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion March 20, 2025)

How Property Owners Can Block New Fees
 By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion March 11, 2025)

Is It the End of the Line for the High-Speed Rail?
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion February 25, 2025)

Enough Is Enough
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, February 19, 2025)

Enough With the Special Sessions in Sacramento
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, February 11, 2025)

Loss of Influence May Prove to Be a Benefit
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, February 6, 2025)

Orwellian Doublespeak to Attack Prop. 13 Protections
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, January 30, 2025)

Wildfire Victims Are Still Protected by Prop. 13
By JON COUPAL

(In My Opinion, January 24, 2025)

George Turner, Newly Enrobed Judge, Is in Violation of Canon
By a Concerned Citizen
(In My Opinion, January 21, 2025)

Bridge (Toll) Over Troubled Water
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, January 21, 2025)

Effort Continues in 2025 to Restore Name of Hastings to Law School


By KRIS WHITTEN

(In My Opinion, January 10, 2025)

DOGE Presents a Chance to Cancel High-Speed Rail
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, January 7, 2025)

New Laws That Californians Need to Know About
By JON COUPAL
(In My Opinion, December 31, 2024)

Kamala and Tim Want to Meet Me. Gosh.
(Perspectives, August 20, 2024)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It s Hogwash
(Perspectives, June 28, 2022)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Xavier Becerra: Doing a Job That Isn t the One He s Paid to Do
(Perspectives, September 1, 2020)

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

Looking Back on 31 Years-Plus in Law Practice

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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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