Environmental & Energy
Prop 65 settlement strategies: Which parties to include in your settlement agreements
By Pejman Javaheri
As Prop 65 lawsuits continue to grow, strategic approaches are required to structure settlements that cover the entire supply ...
Intellectual Property
No harm, no win: A cautionary tale of Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
By David Martinez, E. Belle Borovik
The Northern District of California granted summary judgment for Meta, holding that the company's use of copyrighted books to ...
A cyclist who suffered fatal injuries after hitting a known road defect on a paved path leading to a trail has no case against...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Administrative/Regulatory
California's court reporter crisis: Why AB 3252 doesn't go far enough
By Jordan Silversmith
California's court reporter shortage is leaving civil proceedings unrecorded and litigants without appeal rights, yet the stat...
Constitutional Law
Birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants: An unsettled constitutional question
By Roderick E. Walston
The Supreme Court has never definitively ruled whether the 14th Amendment grants birthright citizenship to children of undocum...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Europe's latest push to align AI with copyright law
By Amanda Harris
On July 10, the EU released a voluntary Code of Practice guiding AI providers on copyright compliance under the AI Act, focusi...
Immigration
Thin ICE: Legal risks employers face in immigration enforcement
By Daren H. Lipinsky, Bryan L. McNally
Given recent ICE workplace activity, California labor and employment attorneys are poised to face a wave of inquiries from bot...
Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Procedure
How policy and history shaped California's CARE Courts
By Dan Jacobson
The CARE Act arose from a historical need -- its policies, definitions and hearings warrant explanation as to illuminate its c...
America First Legal claims the Dodgers' DEI efforts are "patently illegal" under Title VII -- but is lifting up marginalized g...
Family
Child advocacy: 5 legal tools to protect children before and during family court proceedings
By Padideh Jafari
Many California parents don't realize they can request specific legal tools -- from police reports to court-appointed child ad...
In a major shift, California's 2025 budget legislation expanded wildfire recovery tax relief beyond specific named fires, but ...
Criminal
Electing a lawless president puts every American at risk
By William W. Bruzzo
In criminal law, delay is usually an ineffectual defense tactic - but in President Donald Trump's case, it became key to dodgi...
LA Fires, Insurance
Smoke damage from wildfires is real; it deserves real resolution
By Tricia A. Bigelow
Recent court rulings have complicated smoke damage recovery for wildfire survivors. Rather than pursuing years of costly litig...
While Dean Chemerinsky rightly criticizes the reliance on outdated English legal precedents, the U.S. legal system should go f...
When C-suite scandals erupt under the glare of public scrutiny, investigators must navigate shaken employee trust, heightened...
Government, Civil Rights
How Trump's war on DEI and trans rights hit a legal wall
By Amy Whelan
In 100 days, Trump issued 142 executive orders -- many attacking DEI and transgender rights -- prompting court rulings that th...
Criminal, Civil Rights
FSORA flags female sex offenders as 'high risk' without data, imposes stricter parole
By Janice Bellucci
California labels many women convicted of sex offenses as "high risk" using an unvalidated assessment -- despite no statistica...
Constitutional Law, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Trump's egg price lawsuit against California cracks under scrutiny
By Jill L. Ryther, Sarah A. Thompson
The lawsuit, alleging that California's animal welfare laws have led to increased egg prices, ignores the impact of external f...
Constitutional Law, Books
Monkey business or moral battle? Revisiting the trial that still divides America
By Marc D. Alexander
Brenda Wineapple's "Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy and the Trial That Riveted a Nation," published for the centenary of the...
Immigration
Green cards and red flags: Why the public charge rule demands closer attention
By Eli M. Kantor, Jonathan D. Kantor
Practitioners must approach the public charge section of Form I-485 with heightened care and precision, as USCIS has increased...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Why attorneys must speak up about the proposed rules for implementing CTAPP
By Erin M. Joyce, Natalie Manoukian
Beginning in August, the State Bar of California will implement rigorous Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP) compl...
By borrowing George Costanza's Festivus tradition of the "airing of grievances," a mediator has found that letting litigants v...
Constitutional Law
2nd Amendment weirdos - Part III: 'Whatever you say, boss.'
By Myron Moskovitz
When a restaurant owner orders his skeptical chef to cook a stew he knows won't work, insisting "I'm the boss," the result ma...
Law Practice
Curiosity pays: How simple shifts can boost law firm profits
By Thomas Riebs
Effective collaboration, through niche focus, strategic partnerships and active engagement, is key to growth for law firms, pa...
How minority-owned law firms build credibility and foster diverse talent
By Justin H. Sanders
Immigration
Federal activity in LA's MacArthur Park: Crossing the Rubicon
By Hydee Feldstein Soto
Federal raids and military displays -- including a chilling July 7 show of force in LA's MacArthur Park -- have sparked fear, ...
This Supreme Court term wasn't marked by one explosive ruling but by a deeper, unsettling theme: a conflicted and inconsistent...
Environmental & Energy
Milking California dry of its water supply
By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto Escobar
California's dairy industry consumes more water daily than the populations of San Diego and San Jose combined, spotlighting a ...
Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit: Nudity doesn't make public spas private, trans women can't be excluded
By Frank Kim
In reaffirming that nudity doesn't make a public business an "intimate association," the 9th Circuit delivers a powerful blow ...
