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Byline: SUDHIN THANAWALA

05 Jul

Trump loses effort to block 2 California sanctuary laws

published on July 5, 2018 - 1:18 PM

(AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected a request by the Trump administration to block two California laws that

02 Jul

California high court: Yelp can’t be ordered to remove posts

published on July 2, 2018 - 12:49 PM

(AP) — Online review site Yelp.com cannot be ordered to remove posts against a San Francisco law firm that a

29 Jun

Court nixes challenge to rare California bullet stamping law

published on June 29, 2018 - 1:00 PM

(AP) — The California Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit Thursday that sought to block an unusual law requiring new

26 Jun

US judge throws out climate change lawsuits against big oil

published on June 26, 2018 - 12:53 PM

(AP) — A U.S. judge who held a hearing about climate change that received widespread attention ruled Monday that Congress

21 Jun

Judge appears skeptical of Trump suit against California

published on June 21, 2018 - 1:41 PM

(AP) — A U.S. judge appeared skeptical of some of the Trump administration’s key arguments for seeking to block three

27 Apr

US judge allows suit over Berkeley speakers to move forward

published on April 27, 2018 - 1:24 PM

(AP) — A free speech lawsuit against officials at the University of California, Berkeley can move forward, although there is

23 Apr

Court: Copyright suit not allowed for selfie-taking monkey

published on April 23, 2018 - 1:04 PM

(AP) — U.S. copyright law does not allow lawsuits that seek to give animals rights to photographs or other original

21 Mar

Lawsuits vs. big oil lead to court lessons on climate change

published on March 21, 2018 - 12:41 PM

(AP) — A federal judge presiding over lawsuits that accuse big oil companies of lying about global warming to protect

08 Mar

Lawsuit against California echoes Arizona immigration fight

published on March 8, 2018 - 1:09 PM

(AP) — The Trump administration’s lawsuit against California over state laws aimed at protecting immigrants makes the same argument the

05 Mar

Cancer claim for Monsanto’s Roundup gets judge’s scrutiny

published on March 5, 2018 - 12:57 PM

(AP) — Claims that the active ingredient in the widely used weed killer Roundup can cause cancer have been evaluated