Category Archives: Celebrities and the Law

Celebrities and Special Court Treatment

Celebrities and Special Court Treatment   If you have been following the court trials of the rich and famous over the past couple of years, you may feel that being a celebrity allows a defendant special treatment because of their status in popular culture. Often times, media reports suggest that because of a defendants perceived…

Matt Barnes fails traffic ticket 101-If you ignore a ticket, it just gets worse

Former Los Angeles Laker power forward Matt Barnes got hooked up yesterday by the Manhattan Beach Police Department.  Barnes has posted $51,000 in bail (that’s likely about $5k to a bail bond company for those of you keeping score at home) and he is now a free man again.   Barnes is also currently a…

Obama’s New Immigration Policy

On Friday June 15, 2012, President Obama’s administration announced the largest change in US Immigration policy in decades.  After years of stalled talks about the dream act, immigration reform, and amnesty; reality hit the fan in about 30 seconds on Friday.   According to the press release on the US Department of Homeland Security website,…

Kobe Bryant’s Wife, Vanessa Bryant, Files for Divorce

I know it’s a little of topic, but Kobe Bryant’s wife just filed for divorce.  Reports are coming in that it is because he has been unfaithful.  It should also be noted that there are no pre nups between the two. I remember when they married, Kobe mentioned no pre nup was necessary. What the…

Lindsay Lohan Completely….

Finished with her community service!  You are probably looking for Lindsay Lohan’s nude (or at least partial nude) photo spread from Playboy which has been leaked online today.   But we are a blog for California lawyers so we aren’t going to feature the playboy pictures here, you will have to go to TMZ or…