Although Facebook and Twitter have become mainstream in the legal community, they still entail troublesome ethical issues.
For 40 years our nation has been engaged in a civil war: a war waged in our streets and neighborhoods, schools and workplaces.
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Court budget cuts mean long delays for trial dates and a rise in ADR. ...
Gender discrimination, the death penalty, and her elephant ride with Antonin Scalia. ...
Exercise caution when you draft a will that includes a gift to a caregiver. ...
A conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on gender discrimination, the death penalty, and her elepha...
Seven of California's most astute legal observers weigh in on how our judicial branch must reinvent itself in the face of mass...
How much attorneys contributed to candidates ...
It is a tired cliché to say that lawyers are risk adverse, or that they are behind the learning curve for social media. ...
These days, the hottest technology is often surprisingly inexpensive. ...
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In California, crime victims have the right to be heard—and they also are entitled to recover restitution from the perpetrator...
Contributory negligence standard ...
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In an unusual prcedural move, Bank of America seeks court approval of an $8.5 billion settlement of mortgage-backed securities...
A conversation with one of the world's most prominent legal philosophers about the relationship between law and emotion, anima...
The Legislature has decreed that just about everything said in mediation is confidential and courts are serious about enforcem...