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School injury cases can be complex and fact specific -- Doe v. Mount Pleasant Elementary School District serves as a pr...


Bronshteyn serves as a reminder of the broad discretion trial courts hold in awarding attorney's fees to prevailing p...


AB 711 aims to reduce redundant court reporters by requiring attorneys to confer early about their intent to use one, fosterin...


If the State Bar won't enforce oversight, the legal community must act to rein in high-volume, hedge-fund-backed "case mills" ...


Labor/Employment, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Why workplace harassment persists despite the rules

Oct. 7, 2025
By Leonid M. Zilberman

Despite more than 20 years of mandatory harassment training in California, workplace sexual harassment complaints have risen s...


Not taking it to the max

Oct. 7, 2025
By Benjamin G. Shatz

The history of California's judicial confirmation process reveals that long before the famous 1982 "Duke Nukem" deadlock, the ...


If you want to be paid, refusing to hand over a Form W-9 may not make sense.


Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's new grooming and gender-neutral standards risk disproportionately affecting Black and fema...


I.A. invidious alternative

Oct. 6, 2025
By Arthur Gilbert

A.I. sparks both alarm and utility -- from Geoffrey Hinton's warnings to courtroom missteps -- raising questions about clari...


War teaches luck matters. So does the law. Survival in court often depends on which lawyer, judge, or county you get -- not ju...


Labor/Employment

Many workers believe they're in a hostile work environment, but unless mistreatment is tied to a legally protected trait, the ...


As Europe expands ESG disclosure rules and the U.S. reins in federal DEI efforts, global companies face a sharper challenge: b...


A new California appellate decision affirms that prosecutors may pursue second-degree murder charges in DUI and street racing ...


Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

An attorney used AI tools to cross-check his brief. The result: 21 fabricated citations, a $10,000 sanction, and California's ...


Consumer Law, Business Law

By grounding complex disputes in universal moral principles, trial lawyers can make any business case accessible and compelling.


Technology, Intellectual Property

Ross Intelligence is appealing a Delaware court ruling that held its use of Thomson Reuters' copyrighted headnotes for AI trai...


Military Law, Government

Richard E. Cavazos, Hispanic hero

MCLE
Oct. 3, 2025
By Eileen C. Moore

In 2023, Fort Hood was renamed Fort Cavazos to honor Richard E. Cavazos, the first Hispanic four-star general and a decorated ...


Civil Procedure

Beyond justice is mercy

Oct. 2, 2025
By Armando Durón

In legal terms, mercy might be closest to equity because both seek to find a remedy beyond the structures of what the justice ...


Intellectual Property

The music industry's 1990s sampling battles mirror today's AI copyright disputes: both pit innovation against ownership, both ...


Constitutional Law

California's new "No Secret Police" Act aims to restore public trust, but its real test is whether state power can withstand f...


Criminal, Civil Rights

A criminal case against a trans civil rights attorney over a quickly corrected misstatement raises troubling questions about f...


Education Law

Charter school safety gaps fuel litigation over preventable injuries

Oct. 2, 2025
By Yosi Yahoudai, Alexander B. Boris

The Tracy case highlights a broader failure in charter school oversight -- where legal safety standards exist, but un...


Consumer Protection Law

California's crackdown on junk fees: What businesses need to know

Oct. 1, 2025
By Ashley R. Fickel, Zoey M. Surdis

California's Honest Pricing Law and the FTC's Junk Fees Rule are forcing businesses to show all-in prices, driving costly syst...


Entertainment & Sports, Contracts

As CSC's NIL Go platform opens new doors for college athlete merchandise, major sports brands are already pressing the limits ...


Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory

California contractor law faces 14th Amendment showdown

Oct. 1, 2025
By Holly Williamson, Andrea Oguntula

Vietnamese American nail salon owners and manicurists are challenging California's AB 5 law, claiming it unfairly forces nail ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Arbitration promises speed and efficiency -- but too often delivers delays. Here's how attorneys can take control and move the...


Government, Criminal

The weaponization of justice in America

Sep. 30, 2025
By Lou Shapiro

The Comey indictment is just the latest turn in a dangerous cycle -- where justice becomes a political weapon and courtroom ba...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Business Law

In the past year, the California Supreme Court has reshaped arbitration, contract liability, corporate governance and administ...


Constitutional Law

Airplanes, airports and property owners - Oh my!

Sep. 30, 2025
By Michael M. Berger

Despite decades of settled law, the federal government is still fighting airport noise claims -- this time over Navy jet flights.


Immigration, Constitutional Law

Fourth Amendment erodes as immigration raids hit home

Sep. 30, 2025
By Dan L. Stormer, Sarah Cayer

The Supreme Court's decision in Noem v. Perdomo builds on decades of precedent permitting immigration stops based on ...