Los Angeles Superior Court facilities were completely closed today for a three-day period due to the coronavirus pandemic, and court's presiding jurist announced that most court functions will remain on hold until April 16, except for ``time-sensitive, essential'' matters. ... read more »

The Los Angeles Superior Court jury rejected Nicole Birden's claim that she was fired in 2016 due to her race, but the panel determined she was subjected to severe or pervasive harassment because she is black and that her supervisors failed to take corrective actions. ... read more »

A Black California Highway Patrol officer who acted as a driver for justices of the 2nd District Court of Appeal is suing one of the justices and the CHP for sexual harassment. ... read more »

The 80-year-old former talent manager for Nichelle Nichols is suing the "Star Trek'' actress' son, alleging he is trying to remove both him and Nichols from their current homes so that he can sell the property. ... read more »

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William N. Sterling imposed the term on Tyree Davion Woods, 24, who on May 9 pleaded no contest to first-degree murder and admitted that he personally used a firearm during the July 20, 2015, killing of Derron Jones. ... read more »

Implementation of Strict Reporting and Prevention Policies and Programs Result in Decline in Incidents and Promote Reporting of Past Misconduct Year Over Year--Out of concern for victim-survivors of abuse and in continued commitment to transparency, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles released an update to the 2004 Report to the People of God list of the names of priests who were either publicly or credibly accused of misconduct with minors. ... read more »

The Los Angeles Superior Court panel deliberated for less than a day before finding in favor of Kourtney Liggins, who was a science teacher at Transfiguration School, in her lawsuit that alleged wrongful termination in violation of public policy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. ... read more »

The deputy public defender has her sights on the seat. ... read more »

A former high school and college football player was sentenced today to four years behind bars in connection with a man's beating death during a brawl outside a Hollywood nightclub after a birthday celebration. ... read more »

Legislation that would streamline the state environmental review process for the proposed Los Angeles Clippers arena in Inglewood is on its way to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk after winning unanimous approval from the state Senate and passing in the Assembly, 68-4. ... read more »

The three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal ordered the case against Derrick Williams to be sent back to the trial court so that he may either be re-sentenced for second-degree murder or for the prosecution to opt to retry him for first-degree murder for the Dec. 25, 2010, killing of 25-year-old Kashmier James. ... read more »

The Los Angeles Superior Court jury reached the verdict after about two days of deliberations in 56-year-old Rickey Moland's lawsuit against McWane Inc., which does business in its Corona facility as Clow Valve Co. ... read more »

The City Attorney's Office Wednesday sued the owners of a South Los Angeles apartment building, alleging it is a "crime hub" where LAPD cars have been vandalized with threats to kill officers and where a child jumped out of a window to avoid gunfire. ... read more »

Sherman Wendell Smith, Jr., retired judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, passed away on September 4, following a long illness. He was 72 years old. ... read more »

A lawsuit was filed against Los Angeles Unified and Los Angeles County Friday April 29, on behalf of a 15-year-old girl who alleges a school bus driver refused to pick her up in a high-crime area in Wilmington while she was trying to get to school and that she was later found disoriented at a park. ... read more »