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The lone senator who did not vote to advance the bill was Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), who has many Native American constituents in...


Military Law, Government

Food insecurity in military families

Apr. 11, 2022
By Eileen C. Moore

Besides the embarrassment and humiliation involved in disclosing the family was hungry, the service member was required to get...


International Law, Data Privacy

Following Edward Snowden’s 2013 revelation of the vast US surveillance over all data transmitted into the US, the issue was ra...


Government, Data Privacy, Consumer Law

CPRA Series: Part 1 – Introduction and Overview

MCLE
Apr. 11, 2022
By Ron Raether, Kamran Salour

Practically, the changes introduced by the CPRA will likely result in fewer companies falling within the scope of the CPRA, in...


Government, Administrative/Regulatory

It is anticipated that there will be legal challenges to the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure rules, as a number of State Att...


U.S. Supreme Court

Recognizing that I was watching a unicorn work her magic, I watched Justice Brown Jackson’s confirmation process closely. I wa...


Law Practice, Entertainment & Sports, Appellate Practice

Talented players should look for the best fit and financial opportunities. No one could or should blame them.


He has refused to comply with subpoenas to testify and produce records regarding deputy gangs – even after courts have held th...


Labor/Employment, Government

California Senate introduces historic pay equity bill

Apr. 8, 2022
By Ross Eberly, Eileen Leman

All employers will be required to submit separate pay data reports, including the median and mean hourly rate for each combina...


Tax

A slap can have tax consequences

Apr. 7, 2022
By Robert W. Wood

In an audit, if you can hand the IRS a settlement agreement that is explicit about taxes, it might be enough to make the IRS w...


Litigation & Arbitration

When my trial objection is sustained, I will walk over and chest-bump opposing counsel, wag my finger at him, shake my head, a...


Government, Civil Rights

Bias against trans women also manifests in the enforcement of Penal Code section 653.22, resulting in the criminalization of “...


U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Rights

Thompson v. Clark: Criminal prosecution gains clarity

Apr. 7, 2022
By Robert L. Bastian Jr.

Thompson resolves a circuit split on whether a section 1983 plaintiff alleging malicious prosecution must show that his crimin...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice

Tapped as replacement counsel? Consider the risks.

Apr. 7, 2022
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

One of the first tasks for replacement counsel is often putting out fires. If discovery is going poorly or there was an advers...


Judges and Judiciary, Government

Those who know Judge Carter are unsurprised by his decision. A former prosecutor, he has built a reputation as a no-nonsense j...


Judges and Judiciary, Government

If people are not sitting around the table going over the data and recommending changes to the legislature, then our prisons w...


Litigation & Arbitration, Civil Litigation

Any comparison to three-dimensional chess, however, is insufficient by itself to illuminate the nearly unlimited facets of pro...


Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, Government

New interim asylum rules a mixed blessing

Apr. 6, 2022
By Eli M. Kantor, Jonathan D. Kantor

Under the new rule, immigrants at the border will not be placed in removal proceedings and have their asylum application heard...


Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation

Chris Rock v. Will Smith – the civil case scenario

Apr. 5, 2022
By Michael E. Rubinstein

It should be noted that words alone do not constitute an assault – and the law does not allow one to strike another based on w...


Government

Bear With Us

Apr. 5, 2022
By Benjamin G. Shatz

Our Bear Flag is one of America’s most distinctive flags and scores highly in vexillological rankings for design and beauty.


What if a mechanics lien claimant records a mechanics lien, the owner records a mechanics lien release bond, and the mechanics...


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice

Researching a book on the history of the Irvine Ranch introduced me – sadly posthumously – to two Los Angeles attorneys who se...


U.S. Supreme Court, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

It is inconceivable but true that SCOTUS is the only judicial entity in the land that does not have a binding set of ethics co...


Legal Education

The state Senate has scheduled a hearing on its SB 1288 for April 6, 2022 and will feature former San Francisco Mayor and Cali...


Litigation & Arbitration

Arbitration: In the beginning was the word

Apr. 4, 2022
By Curtis E.A. Karnow

There’s something deeper which breeds faith in the written words of a contract. It is the ancient conceit that words reflect t...


Legal Education, Intellectual Property, Contracts

One might bristle at the hypocrisy of the best practices issue presented. Should professors mask their past exams? Should they...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Rights

In the age of social media, one’s words can take on a life of their own, regardless of disciplinary consequences and First Ame...


Companies pay promoters to place their gear in gift bags so stars will use them, hopefully on camera.


U.S. Supreme Court, California Supreme Court

RBG teaches through example that we should “sweat the small stuff.” The opinion should contain only the “stuff” that is german...


Litigation & Arbitration

Relief for Indigent Parties Facing the Cost of Arbitration

Apr. 1, 2022
By Ogochukwu Victor Onwaeze