Litigation & Arbitration, Letters
PAGA claims at risk under California's mandatory arbitration stay law
By Louis A. Lipofsky
Mandatory arbitration stays could force workers to accept unfair decisions without review.
Real Estate/Development, Civil Procedure
New Year, new rules, and the legal shake-up for landlords and tenants
By William M. (Mike) Hensley
California's new 2025 legislation reforms summary judgment deadlines, unlawful detainer procedures, and triple net expense pro...
Entertainment & Sports, Contracts
How college athletes can navigate NIL rules
By Frank N. Darras
As we advance college athletes' compensation rights, we must protect our players from exploitative pay-for-play schemes that t...
Entertainment & Sports
'A Complete Unknown': A Bob Dylan origin story
By Lawrence P. Riff
'A Complete Unknown' captures Bob Dylan's transformation from unknown talent to icon, blending fiction with brilliant ...
Are cases and citations truly essential to winning legal arguments, or do compelling facts and policy arguments matter more?
Letters
Trump's Greenland plan would mirror Russia's Crimea takeover
By William Slomanson
Forcibly annexing Greenland wouldn't just violate international law - it would put the U.S. in the same category as Putin's la...
Taking a cue from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's much maligned opening sentence, your columnist is on the hunt for legal submissions t...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Tips for law firms on mentoring first-year lawyers
By Lauren Bashir
Seasoned attorneys can bring out the best in their baby lawyers with these tips for understanding and guiding them through tha...
Technology, Data Privacy
CCPA amendments expand scope to neural data, AI systems
By Katherine S. Catlos, Nadine Nasnas
California's latest privacy law amendments impose new obligations on businesses handling consumer data, expanding protections ...
California law offers military and mental health diversion programs to help veterans accused of crimes access rehabilitation i...
Labor/Employment
SB 988: Empowers freelance workers with new payment and contract protections
By Emily Burkhardt Vicente, Jesse Borja
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Administrative/Regulatory
AB 2505: New pro bono reporting requirement
By Stephen L. Raucher
Administrative/Regulatory
SB 707: The nation's first EPR law specific to textiles
By Christopher Rendall-Jackson
Labor/Employment
SB 399: New ban on employer captive audience meetings
By Cameron Stewart
Labor/Employment
AB 1034: Extension of construction industry exemption from PAGA
By Tyler M. Paetkau, Abby Treadwell
Labor/Employment
AB 2288 and SB 92: PAGA reform and a new chapter in wage and hour law
By Corinne Spencer
Administrative/Regulatory
SB 1037: The housing hammer that could hit cities with steep penalties
By MaryBeth Heydt
Administrative/Regulatory
SB 219: Extends deadline for and sets new rules for emission disclosure rules
By Maureen F. Gorsen
Family
SB 1427: Divorce made simple with joint petitions for amicable splits
By Brandon Rose, Raechele Jang
Education Law
AB 2608: Sexual abuse and violence training on college campuses
By Marina R. Pacheco, Gary Partamian
Education Law
AB 2193: Schools on the hook for hazing accountability
By Madeline Buitelaar, Gorev Ahuja
Administrative/Regulatory
AB 2049: Amendments to the summary judgment rules
By Marina R. Pacheco, Gary Partamian
State Bar & Bar Associations, Alternative Dispute Resolution
SB 940: Civil disputes and the new State Bar ADR certification program
By Cameron Stewart
Intellectual Property
AB 1836: Protecting deceased celebrities' likenesses in audiovisual works
By Drew Wilson
Government
How Turkey and Biden pulled off a hostage exchange that went largely unnoticed
By Omer Ilter
Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. and Turkey, both seasoned practitioners of "back channel" diplomacy, achieved a remarkable...
Labor/Employment
Key changes every employer needs to know about the latest employment laws
By Dean A. Rocco
California's newest laws offer protections for victims of violence, limit mandatory attendance at employer meetings, and ban r...
Intellectual Property
Why trademark registration is essential for every business
By Nadine Bedwan
A strong understanding of trademark law can be a game-changer for legal practices, helping businesses protect their brand, inc...
Labor/Employment
AB 1880 and SB 764: Ready, Set, Vlog!
By Jeremy M. Mittman, Eric D. Engelman
Civil Rights
California's racial justice reform falters under judicial bias
By Lateef Gray
California's Racial Justice Act aims to eliminate racism from criminal courts, but recent judicial bias cases reveal the need ...