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Labor/Employment, DEI, Civil Rights

The EEOC lawsuit against a Coca-Cola beverage distributor over a women-only company retreat marks the first time the agency ha...


A proposed class action against Costco over an allegedly defective membership renewal notice carries meaningful stakes: ARL en...


College football's unchecked NIL economy, transfer chaos and fragmented governance are creating legal and competitive instabil...


A meritless ballot challenge by Charles E. Pell seeking to force Ami S. Sagel to highlight her ethnic middle name--despite zer...


With regulatory scrutiny of data centers intensifying across California, the success or failure of a project hinges on underst...


Criminal

Criminal relevance fundamentals

MCLE
Apr. 27, 2026
By Elia V. Pirozzi

This article explains how courts determine the relevance of evidence in criminal cases, including definitions, judicial discre...


Torts/Personal Injury

The Uber-backed California ballot initiative limiting personal injury litigation would reduce attorneys' ability to bring case...


Criminal

The unlockable prison gate

Apr. 27, 2026
By Mitchell Keiter

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

Apr. 27, 2026
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...


Corporate

Now is the time to invest in compliance

Apr. 24, 2026
By Daniel Seltzer

Despite perceived declines in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, companies should continue to invest heavily in compli...


Appellate Practice

The strongest trial outcomes are built with an appeal in mind; early coordination with appellate counsel is essential to prese...


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 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

Apr. 24, 2026
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

Apr. 24, 2026
By Dianna Gould-Saltman, Michèle Bissada

Private divorce proceedings--particularly trials before privately compensated judges--can significantly reduce the monetary, l...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

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

Apr. 23, 2026
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

California's e-filing system can turn minor clerical or formatting errors into dispositive rejections that retroactively jeopa...


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?

Apr. 23, 2026
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...


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

Apr. 22, 2026
By Mehdi Sinaki, Nicole Benalcazar

AB 890 expanded nurse practitioner autonomy while leaving ownership unresolved--creating tension between the statute's grant o...


A recent California appellate decision confronts a question that has quietly shaped early litigation under the California Raci...


The Justice Department is asking the D.C. Circuit to sever President Trump's executive orders targeting prominent law firms--b...


Securities

The rise of "AI-washing" securities litigation shows how courts are applying traditional defenses like puffery, scienter and s...


Consumer Protection Law, Civil Litigation

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

ICE detention deaths are rising, often preventable and frequently tied to private contractors--yet California plaintiffs' atto...


Entertainment & Sports, Contracts

Using independent contractors without signed work-for-hire agreements can leave entertainment companies without exclusive copy...


Securities, Criminal

AI-washing moves from hype to liability

Apr. 21, 2026
By Ashwin J. Ram

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

Part 2 of a series examines how incremental ethical lapses in legal practice can blur professional boundaries and lead to disc...