Labor/Employment, DEI, Civil Rights
A casino trip for women turns into a test of discrimination law
By Karis Stephen
The EEOC lawsuit against a Coca-Cola beverage distributor over a women-only company retreat marks the first time the agency ha...
Consumer Protection Law
Costco auto-renewal lawsuit tests California ARL compliance, raises class action risk
By Camrie Ventry
A proposed class action against Costco over an allegedly defective membership renewal notice carries meaningful stakes: ARL en...
Entertainment & Sports
How a college football commissioner could block illegal off-the-field plays in the NIL era
By Frank N. Darras
College football's unchecked NIL economy, transfer chaos and fragmented governance are creating legal and competitive instabil...
Civil Rights
Charles E. Pell's campaign against Judge Ami S. Sagel is rooted in racism
By Benjamin T. Ikuta
A meritless ballot challenge by Charles E. Pell seeking to force Ami S. Sagel to highlight her ethnic middle name--despite zer...
Land Use
Navigating local responses to regulating data centers in California
By Arielle O. Harris
With regulatory scrutiny of data centers intensifying across California, the success or failure of a project hinges on underst...
This article explains how courts determine the relevance of evidence in criminal cases, including definitions, judicial discre...
Torts/Personal Injury
The Uber ballot measure is a taxpayer burden, not a legal industry dispute
By Jason Javaheri, Yosi Yahoudai
The Uber-backed California ballot initiative limiting personal injury litigation would reduce attorneys' ability to bring case...
A recent California case and related policy debates highlight growing tension between voter-approved mandates for life-without...
Civil Procedure
The notice minefield: Calendar days verses court days
By Reuben Ginsburg, Peter L. Steinman
Extensions of time for service vary by method and document--and the differences, governed by more than one statute, are not al...
Despite perceived declines in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, companies should continue to invest heavily in compli...
Appellate Practice
How trial and appellate attorneys work together for the common good
By Reid Ehrlich
The strongest trial outcomes are built with an appeal in mind; early coordination with appellate counsel is essential to prese...
Books
Law matters: 'The Five Types of Legal Argument' by Wilson Huhn
By Peter S. Bradley
The article analyzes Wilson Huhn's framework of legal reasoning in "The Five Types of Legal Argument," explaining how TIPTAP s...
Family, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The Wikipedia lawyer: Managing client expectations in an age of constant information
By Noel E. Guth
The rise of AI-informed and data-savvy clients in family law is transforming attorney-client relationships by shifting consult...
Intellectual Property
Copyright silencing: A practitioner's framework
By Amanda Harris
A copyright lawsuit over critical YouTube videos has been cited as part of a growing "copyright silencing" trend, raising conc...
Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Divorces are costly: The case for private trials
By Dianna Gould-Saltman, Michèle Bissada
Private divorce proceedings--particularly trials before privately compensated judges--can significantly reduce the monetary, l...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
John Eastman's disbarment was for misconduct, not advocacy
By Stephen Kaus
Critics say John Eastman was punished for "zealous advocacy," but the State Bar Court found he violated core duties of candor ...
Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Keys to a successful employment law mediation
By Eli M. Kantor, Jonathan D. Kantor
Effective employment law mediation requires more than meeting in the middle--it demands strategy, preparation and a discipline...
Civil Procedure
Death by rejection: The clerk's office as an unwitting adversary
By Edwin Hong
California's e-filing system can turn minor clerical or formatting errors into dispositive rejections that retroactively jeopa...
Data Privacy
Meta ends encrypted Instagram DMs: Are your messages still private under California law?
By Don R. Dennis Jr.
Meta's removal of end-to-end encrypted Instagram DMs raises a threshold question: whether users' expectation that their messag...
Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
Why is CARB giving insurers a pass on climate?
By Clara Vondrich
As CARB implements a first-in-the-nation climate risk disclosure framework, it is giving insurers a pass even as other compani...
Government
New law enforcement tools create opportunities and risks for local agencies
By Toni Otokunrin
As agencies adopt law enforcement technology to improve investigations, these tools also generate vast records, requiring care...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
California expands nurse practitioner authority; ownership question remains
By Mehdi Sinaki, Nicole Benalcazar
AB 890 expanded nurse practitioner autonomy while leaving ownership unresolved--creating tension between the statute's grant o...
Civil Rights
When the bench has a memory: Prosecutors, the RJA and the limits of neutrality
By K. Chike Odiwe
A recent California appellate decision confronts a question that has quietly shaped early litigation under the California Raci...
Constitutional Law
Why the DOJ's severability argument won't save Trump's law firm executive orders
By John H. Minan
The Justice Department is asking the D.C. Circuit to sever President Trump's executive orders targeting prominent law firms--b...
The rise of "AI-washing" securities litigation shows how courts are applying traditional defenses like puffery, scienter and s...
Consumer Protection Law, Civil Litigation
Why Prop. 65 is coming for food, cosmetics, dietary supplements and wellness products
By Christopher "Smitty" Smith
Prop. 65 has mushroomed from a modest regulatory requirement into one of the most powerful litigation tools in the world--and ...
Torts/Personal Injury, Immigration
The cost of doing business: Death in custody and private contractor liability
By Alina S. Vulic
ICE detention deaths are rising, often preventable and frequently tied to private contractors--yet California plaintiffs' atto...
Entertainment & Sports, Contracts
Litigation lessons for entertainment transactional attorneys: Unexecuted work-for-hire agreements
By Ashlee Difuntorum
Using independent contractors without signed work-for-hire agreements can leave entertainment companies without exclusive copy...
As companies race to signal AI adoption, regulators and plaintiffs' attorneys are scrutinizing those claims more closely than ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Beware attorneys, there be monsters out there (Part 2)
By Ron Mix
Part 2 of a series examines how incremental ethical lapses in legal practice can blur professional boundaries and lead to disc...