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Why does the law seem to act so often against poor people? Justice Cruz Reynoso became visibly agitated as he pondered his own...
Columns
Civil Rights
Civil rights agencies in California are MIA for conservatees
By Thomas F. Coleman
Three California civil rights enforcement agencies are effectively missing in action when it comes to protecting people with d...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The chicken or the egg: temporal primacy and California law
By Brian M. Hoffstadt
In Caniglia v. Strom, 20-157, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to decide whether there is a “community caretaker” exc...
Podcasts
Law Practice
Ralph Baxter: Major part of legal system is broken. But it can be fixed.
By Howard B. Miller, Ralph Baxter
Podcast host Howard Miller talks with Ralph Baxter about legal reform in Utah and Arizona, and the challenges for California.
Intellectual Property, Administrative/Regulatory
Recent USPTO Director Andrei Iancu: Innovate or Decline and Fail
By Howard B. Miller
Podcast host Howard Miller talks with Andrei Iancu about challenges to innovation and IP protection.
Upcoming Webinars
Webinars
This webinar will present a frank discussion between five judges, as they discuss how courts are adapting to COVID-19, with an...
Roundtables
Experts weigh in on significant class action developments
Featured Content
Litigation & Arbitration
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Advantages of using a judge pro tem
Parties use a judge pro tem to ensure a decision maker is knowledgeable in the law applicable to the dispute as well as having...
The increasing use of arbitration clauses, coupled with class action waivers in standard employment agreements, has led to a d...
Insights
Despite a very challenging regulatory climate, a few battery manufacturers are still scattered throughout Southern California.
Community News
Judges and Judiciary, Community News
Attorney associations honor 3 San Francisco judges
By Craig Anderson
San Francisco County Superior Court judges Samuel K. Feng, Monica F. Wiley and Loretta M. Giorgi have all been announced as aw...
MCLE
271 sanctions: game changer or just the bogeyman?
“Your honor, we are asking for 271 sanctions against the ...
By Scott J. NordThe importance of judicial economy
As litigation becomes more complex and courts continue to...
By David M. AxelradPlain view doctrine: What you see is what you get
The object of this article and self-study test is to fami...
By Gary S. PaerDiscipline Report
Discipline Report
April 2021
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.
Discipline Report
March 2021
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.
Discipline Report
December 2020
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.