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For immigrant families, divorce is not just the end of a marriage but a confrontation between two systems of value--where atto...


Advanced vehicle technology and data are reshaping accident investigations, forcing personal injury attorneys to track system ...


AB 1680 would fundamentally remake the FAIR Plan--expanding it from fire-only coverage into a quasi-homeowners policy and vest...


A proposed California ballot initiative imposing a one-time 5% excise tax on billionaires' net worth has gained traction amid ...


After a sudden pause and sweeping new guidance, the Trump administration's rebooted FCPA enforcement signals not retreat, but ...


Technology, Constitutional Law

Weakening Section 230 would chill online speech

Feb. 6, 2026
By David A. Greene

Enacted 30 years ago through careful legislative deliberation, Section 230 remains the internet's strongest bulwark for free e...


Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice

AI-generated hallucinations are appearing in California court filings. When a decision rests on cases that don't exist, appell...


Torts/Personal Injury, Constitutional Law

For 30 years, Section 230 insulated platforms from liability, but generative AI is forcing courts to ask a new question: When ...


Technology, Constitutional Law

Section 230 remains a decisive litigation gatekeeper, but as platforms algorithmically shape and generate content, courts are ...


Education Law, Civil Rights, Administrative/Regulatory

Title IX: The current state of affairs

Feb. 6, 2026
By Angela Reddock-Wright

As the Supreme Court considers transgender athlete bans, a wave of new Title IX investigations signals another turning point i...


Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Recent California decisions underscore that while courts favor arbitration, overly aggressive employer-drafted agreements risk...


Alternative Dispute Resolution

Employment disputes rarely reach mediation in a neutral emotional state, which is why de-escalation is not merely helpful--it ...


Criminal, Civil Litigation

Humor, when used thoughtfully and respectfully in the courtroom, can break tension, build rapport with jurors and subtly reinf...


Immigration, Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory

Since 2019, South American Theft Groups have driven millions in losses across Los Angeles County, exploiting loopholes in Cali...


Torts/Personal Injury, Technology

When AI causes harm: Rethinking duty of care in the age of digital influence

Feb. 5, 2026
By Yosi Yahoudai, Monica Washington-Rothbaum

Plaintiffs are deploying established negligence and product liability doctrines against AI developers in cases alleging chatbo...


A recent Daily Journal guest article mischaracterizes ABA Opinion 518, wrongly suggesting that mediator's proposals imply lega...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Alternative Dispute Resolution

ABA Formal Opinion 518 reshapes but does not eliminate the ability of skilled mediators to ethically guide parties from litiga...


Real Estate/Development, Construction

SB 440 offers broader, more protective change order remedies for private works, providing a model to improve AB 626 before its...


A court-appointed receiver was supposed to stabilize a troubled Tenderloin building--now, 24 tenants, many elderly or non-Engl...


Government

Trump's second term pursued "greatness" through cuts, tariffs, force and unilateralism--fracturing alliances, undermining the ...


Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution

As mediation and collaborative practice eclipse traditional litigation, family law practitioners must recalibrate their skills...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

The AI mistake problem no lawyer can ignore

Feb. 4, 2026
By Randall A. Miller, Jeanette Chu


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Law Practice, Law Office Management, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Evidence, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

The role of lawyers as officers of the court

Feb. 4, 2026
By Wendy L. Patrick