Paul Elias

March 19, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The 72-year-old Toledo was arrested after officers were called to a restaurant in Menlo Park just south of San Francisco, said a San Mateo County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman.

By Paul Elias and Christine Armario

5 minute read

September 09, 2014 | Daily Report Online

A debate over whether children would be harmed or helped by legalizing gay marriage was the main focus when a federal appeals court in San Francisco waded again into the issue of the constitutionality of gay marriage.

By Paul Elias

5 minute read

July 18, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Federal authorities on Thursday charged FedEx with assisting illegal pharmacies by knowingly delivering painkillers and dangerous drugs to customers without prescriptions.

By Paul Elias

3 minute read

June 23, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors.

By Paul Elias

5 minute read

May 06, 2014 | Daily Report Online

In a decision still studied in law schools as a 19th century lesson in bigotry, the California Supreme Court in 1890 denied Hong Yen Chang's application to practice law solely because he was Chinese.

By Paul Elias

4 minute read

May 06, 2014 | Daily Report Online

When a jury ordered Samsung to pay Apple $119 million for copying features of the iPhone, it was latest chapter in the worldwide legal fighting between the top two smartphone companies.

By Paul Elias

4 minute read

April 08, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Suspended California state Sen. Leland Yee has pleaded not guilty to all charges for his alleged role in a San Francisco political corruption and organized crime case.

By Paul Elias

1 minute read

January 27, 2014 | Daily Report Online

The California Supreme Court denied a law license on Monday to a former journalist who was caught fabricating stories for major national magazines.

By Paul Elias

2 minute read

December 20, 2013 | Daily Report Online

In a bitter fight over the effects of affirmative action, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that law school data on race, attendance and grades should be available to the public.

By Paul Elias

4 minute read

December 19, 2013 | Daily Report Online

For years, researcher Richard Sander has been fighting to obtain sensitive data collected by the administrator of California's bar exam as he studies the effects of affirmative action policies on the performance of minority law students.

By Paul Elias

3 minute read