A man who was jailed for nearly a year and a half on suspicion of distributing child pornography can proceed with a malicious prosecution claim against his arresting officer.
A Florida law requiring defendants with felony convictions to pay legal fees and other monetary judgments before being allowed to vote violates the constitution, a federal judge ruled.
Cable news giant CNN secured a small victory last week in a defamation lawsuit brought by U.S. Representative Devin Nunes of California. On Friday, a federal judge in Virginia agreed to move the lawsuit to New York after determining there was “no logical connection” between the parties and the lawsuit’s original filing in Richmond. It … Read more
Three Republican groups are suing Gov. Gavin Newsom in federal court seeking to block an executive order that expanded vote-by-mail campaigns.
A federal appellate court has upheld a portion of California’s shelter-in-place order that prohibits in-person worship services at churches across the state.
Monterey County officials investigated whether Hobby Lobby was complying with a shelter-in-place order issued during the coronavirus pandemic.
DOJ attorney Eric Dreiband sent two letters to California officials warning of potential legal issues with shelter-in-place orders.
In the era of mass connectivity and social media, Facebook and Twitter have supplanted the traditional neighborhood watch. That’s proving to have both legal benefits and headaches.
An attorney who agreed to represent Tara Reade after she accused presidential candidate and sitting senator Joe Biden of sexual assault has dropped her as a client following numerous news stories describing inconsistencies in her education and employment background. Douglas H. Wigdor, an attorney who represents clients engaged in various employment-related litigation, said on Friday … Read more
Defense attorneys representing clients who were convicted in criminal cases are moving to have those cases re-examined and convictions possibly thrown out due to one key element in each case: Tara Reade. Reade, who also goes by the alias Alexandra McCabe, testified as an expert witness in several California criminal cases over the past decade, … Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice has informed California Gov. Gavin Newsom that his state’s COVID-19 phased recovery plan may violated constitutional protections because it groups churches and other places of worship in a later phase compared to sit-down restaurants, shopping malls and other businesses. In the letter, a copy of which is available here, DOJ … Read more
The months-long global coronavirus pandemic has halted the normal course of life for millions of people in the United States and around the world. As states grapple with decisions on how to reopen local economies, state and federal courthouses in California are modifying their operating procedures to keep the wheels of justice moving. Inside the … Read more