The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 yesterday that references to “God” in both the Pledge of Allegiance and on coins and paper bills are not violating the separation of church and state. In the majority opinion Judge Carlos Bea wrote, “The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, February 17, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Lincoln Fabrics will pay $4 million dollars to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. government… A couple wins a lawsuit against their former stockbroker… Profits are up and revenues are down at Shearman & Sterling… Profits and revenues are up at Irell & [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 12, 2010
A total of eleven District Attorneys were laid off last year in San Joaquin, California, with seven of those happening last month. The department, like most California state and local government offices, is facing steep budget cuts. The DA’s that were cut mainly handled misdemeanor prosecutions, including DUI’s and some domestic abuse cases. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Frank H. Wu has been named the next dean of California Hastings College of the Law. Wu, 42, is currently a professor at Howard University School of Law, and was the dean at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit from 2004 to 2008. Wu will be entering his position as dean of Hastings College of the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 24, 2009
You would think with his popularity dropping and his state in an economic shambles, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would be keen to avoid appearing cavalier, but apparently such is not the case. Just over a month after his wife was caught on filmbreaking California’s no cell phone while driving law, The Governator has been [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Opponents of California’s Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to limit marriage to heterosexual couples, have overcome a motion to dismiss their challenge of the law in federal court. Prop 8’s backers argued that the challenge should be dismissed because the Supreme Court let a similar law stand in Minnesota in a 1972 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Why is it more fun to pick on the rich and famous for minor transgressions? I don’t know, but it is. Maria Shriver, the first lady of California, has been caught on film breaking the state’s no cell phone while driving law. TMZ.com, a celebrity gossip site, has posted pictures and video [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 21, 2009
San Francisco’s Howard Rice, which cut all associate salaries by 10% in June, is taking a one year break from its Summer associates program for 2010, despite an increase in business. This is after some law students had already won on-campus interview slots with the firm. The firm intends to resume the program for Summer 2011. Founded in [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Former Los Angeles, California City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is joining Goodwin Procter as counsel. He still plans to run for state attorney general in 2010. Delgadillo is joining the firm’s 400-attorney litigation department. He will work out of the firm’s Century City and downtown LA offices. Meanwhile, US Attorney Thomas O’Brien will be step down from his [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
Paul Hastings has hired a team of three IP attorneys from Skadden. Jeff Randall joins Paul Hastings’ Palo Alto and Washington DC offices, as co-chair of the firm’s Global Intellectual Property Practice. He represents companies in multi-billion-dollar intellectual property cases. He earned his JD from the University of California Hastings College of Law. Allan Soobert joins in [...]
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