Meteoric rise of deepfake AI-generated content creates risks for attorneys.

Most plaintiffs in contingent fee cases must report the entire settlement as income under Commissioner v. Banks, even ...

ABA Opinion 518 restricts how mediators can use the mediator's proposal but makes lawyers responsible for enforcing the bounda...

Effective appellate brief conclusions should be short, precise and relief-focused, balancing the functional purpose of stating...

Despite equal ability, Black and Latino students are routinely denied early algebra access -- turning a curricular choice into...

California law requires landlords to remediate hidden black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) and structural decay rather than mer...

In his final column as a sitting justice, Arthur Gilbert reflects on five decades of judicial service, the colleagues and staf...

The Racial Justice Act promises to root out racial bias in California's criminal justice system, but that promise will remain ...

California is facing a dual crisis as the engineered stone silicosis epidemic among immigrant workers grows -- now over 435 co...

Just as USDA acted to sustain WIC, it could -- within statutory bounds -- lawfully consider similar tools to bolster SNAP's co...

False AI citations are rising, and the court must act with a rule holding lawyers accountable.

Republican lawmakers' escalating attacks on federal judges reflect a broader campaign to intimidate the judiciary, threatening...

Mismanaging client funds -- through commingling, overdrafts, or poor recordkeeping--is the fastest route to serious State Bar ...

Plans to convert Baldwin Hills from oil production to parks or housing overlook the constitutionally protected property rights...

Donald Trump has weaponized the Constitution's sole unchecked presidential power -- the pardon -- to reward allies, inhibit fo...

After 44 years in litigation and mediation, the most effective briefs aren't courtroom arguments -- they're practical tools th...

A California divorce decree is binding throughout the U.S., but enforcing it abroad -- particularly in countries like Iran -- ...

I thank Mr. Bruce M. Brusavich for his thoughtful letter but maintain that section 170.6 is often used for purposes beyond its...

The QSF regulations give claimants and their counsel broad flexibility -- there's no requirement to use a trust, but rather th...

Judges can enhance fairness and public trust by using respectful, clear and compassionate communication to humanize courtroom ...

For centuries, Lady Justice's scales have favored wealthy white men, leaving everyone else to wait for true fairness.

Noland v. Land of the Free makes clear: AI can assist, but lawyers remain fully accountable for every word they file.

In probate law, only those with a genuine, sustained relationship or legal stake can petition to override another's autonomy, ...

As generative AI and digital systems reshape legal practice--particularly in bankruptcy courts--they raise pressing cybersecur...

Under new federal guidance, more than 3,000 rural tracts now qualify as opportunity zones, opening the door for investment in ...

Those opening litanies of deposition admonitions might feel like standard practice, but they're wasting precious time and pote...

Ramirez v. McCormack confirms that suing opposing counsel for actions taken while representing their client -- including post-...