All of the Justices in the majority in both Town of Greece and Kennedy were Christian. As life-long adherents of Americ...

While most initiatives contain a single subject by focusing on one policy area, some initiatives are so far-reaching that they...

Every potential appeal should be evaluated before filing, for both substance and motive, by an attorney knowledgeable about th...

The pending Ninth Circuit panel hearing, when coupled with the current state of arbitration agreements following Viking River ...

Contemporary law students seek a legal education that fulfills an expanding range of client needs, promotes access to justice ...

Had the Court adopted Orrick’s position, international arbitration in the United States would have been problematical, given t...

More than six decades after it was made, Paths of Glory reflects contemporary concerns about command influence in military jus...

The results of a bad IRS audit binds the taxpayer for state tax purposes. However, in some situations the IRS accepts a return...

Just as the SEC has been wrangling securities rough riders, the CFTC has been actively rounding up commodities violators.

Tax advisors are not supposed to play audit lottery or to base their substantive tax advice on statistics that show that most ...

Assuming you determine you cannot exclude an expert’s testimony, your next effort can be to attempt to weaken the foundation o...

When union reps said pro-union workers hadn’t received ballots in the mail, NLRB employees prepared duplicate ballots while ar...

With any case of first impression, where California statutes are silent on a subject and there is no other positive law, the E...

Myron Moskovitz's September 6 piece Coercing Religion - Part One reignited a flame in me that I expressed back in a 2010 Daily...

The extern experience is intended to introduce law students to the expectations of judges and, more broadly, to the practice o...

A tactic widely perceived as mostly fraudulent by the profession is being used by defense counsel in torts claims. If successf...

The 24th & Hoffman court was unpersuaded by either Saarman or Conway, declining to follow those non-binding cases.

Nearly every guest has commented on the need to get out of the office and join the legal, local, or larger community as early ...

Placement with extended family and other caregivers identified by the Indian child’s Tribe maintains a network of familiar rel...

The Supreme Court’s embracing of originalism is an approach to constitutional law that threatens basic aspects of freedom and ...

In effect, the majority’s holding contravened the fundamental principle “that mere gang membership and affiliation with gang m...

The court’s decision is consistent with California precedent, which long ago merged the common law doctrines of impracticabili...

Employers, having knowledge of an employee’s diagnosed condition, should likely recognize that transgenderism, if associated w...

As a nation we are experiencing a truly unique moment, and one where we will need to rely on the rule of law to guide us throu...

Only a few cases are brought to trial, and the average settlement for injuries due to a slip and fall on land owned or possess...

Certain persnickety readers, some posing as friends, love to point out spelling and punctuation mistakes (or is it errors?) I ...

While there are plenty of defense organizations that do a great job disseminating information and bringing defense lawyers tog...

Volumes have been written about counsel’s preparation for mediation, but what are the elements of client preparation that best...

The personalities of the two attorneys are at the core of this excellent film.