By now, no citizen of Los Angeles could have missed the recurring charges, headlined in the press, about the failure to addres...

In order to save the poor from the tragedy of a health care crisis, the catalyst of a catastrophe may be what is required to b...

The U.S. Supreme Court has five new Fourth Amendment cases on its docket. ...

Imagine a prevailing appellant, flushed with victory, returning to the trial court to see justice done on the second go-round....

Hopefully, the California Supreme Court will render it unnecessary to amend Proposition 209 with the words, "We really mean it...

Author and noted former district attorney prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi wrote after the release of findings and 129 recommendati...

In April of 1991, I wrote a goodbye column about my dear friend and colleague Justice Richard Abbe who had just retired from D...

Although it's not a court day, it ill behooves a judge to follow the wedding party to the reception and act like a clown. ...

In Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, 120 S.Ct. 2446 (2000), the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to greater discrimination base...

Republicans have used their control of the U.S. Senate to defeat, curb and delay President Bill Clinton's judicial appointment...

By James Shankles. The point-counterpoint between Jay Sekulow and Erwin Chemerinsky, "Prayer Policy" (Forum, Aug. 7), on the E...

By David A. Lash. When Congress overwhelmingly passed a repeal of the federal estate tax earlier this summer, the debate over ...

By Erwin Chemerinsky. Simply put, the court held that it violates due process and the Sixth Amendment to convict a person of o...

By Richard A. Nixon. The thrust of the article by Kirk C. Jenkins titled "Design Dilemma: Original Intent Analysis is Impossib...

Do we truly see ourselves as others see us? Do judges, for example, mistake a lawyer's sneer of contempt for a crooked smile? ...

By Erwin Chemerinsky. For almost 40 years under both liberal and conservative Supreme Courts, the law has been clear: Prayer i...

By Richard A. Nixon. The article by William G. Paul, president of the American Bar Association, titled "Diversity in the Legal...

The U.S. Supreme Court completed its term on June 28 by handing down four blockbuster cases: allowing greater government aid t...

In selecting future Supreme Court appointees, the next president will shape the course of the nation's history for at least th...

Trial attorneys should not ignore unpleasant case facts. Weaknesses must be evaluated and a plan devised to defuse them before...

Forum: In the Public Interest By David A. Lash Believe it or not, the so-called " new economy" of the 21st century can be a po...

Memoirs, love letters, diaries, recipes, novels, government secrets, all California Court of Appeal opinions - these items cal...

Practitioner: Appellate Law By James C. Martin and Benjamin G. Shatz Every lawyer knows that Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, 304 U....

Forum: By Erwin Chemerinsky For almost a half century, the U.S. Supreme Court has struggled with First Amendment challenges to...

Forum: In the Public Interest By David A. Lash California Business & Professions Code Section 6210, the statute creating t...

Forum: By Stephen F. Rohde It used to be that proponents of capital punishment could always count on the steadfast support of ...

By David A. Lash When adjusted for inflation, Los Angeles' janitors are earning less than they did 15 years ago. Things seem t...

It was Monday morning and Judge Learned Foote sang to himself as he trundled down the hall to his chambers, lugging his briefc...

Practitioner: Constitutional Law By Erwin Chemerinsky Over its 14-year history, the William H. Rehnquist Court has sided with ...