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The 2025 Supreme Court term will tackle key federal criminal issues, including the scope of fraud statutes, "crime of violence...

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In the recent cases of Shayan and Saraye, California courts addressed the application of laches and statute of ...

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In 2024, the California Supreme Court clarified key insurance law issues, rejecting COVID-19 property damage claims, addressin...

California's wildfires highlight the need for proactive land use planning to mitigate wildfire risks through safety elements i...

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The Supreme Court's denial of petitions keeps the California Clean Air Act waiver intact, but California's vehicle regulation ...

Two-and-a-half years after highlighting a silicosis epidemic among Hispanic workers, legal efforts are now underway to protect...

The California Court of Appeal's Leeper decision empowers employers to compel arbitration of individual PAGA claims, ...

The Ninth Circuit's ruling in Markel v. Orthodox Union upholds the ministerial exception, protecting religious organi...

Proposition 65 updates, which went into effect Jan. 1, require naming chemicals in warnings, clarifying online and food labeli...

California's Senate Bill 940 expands arbitration discovery rights, requires more consumer protections, and may reduce the cost...

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While Congress had every right to release that salacious Gaetz report, going after Cheney's Jan. 6 work would trample decades ...

In 2024, appellate courts faced ongoing ethics scrutiny, saw historic diversity in appointments, and grappled with modernizati...

In Hernandez v. City of Stockton, the California Court of Appeal ruled that a pedestrian's lawsuit was barred because ...