Every aspect of life, business and law has been impacted by the current and unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. The cannabis indu...

While a final resolution of the issue in a recent California Supreme Court ruling is long overdue and the court’s recent decis...

The 6th District Court of Appeal recently held that the arbitrator did not have the authority to issue subpoenas for the pre-h...

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The California Voting Rights Act is a consequential statute that, until recently, received little attention from California co...

As a public interest legal organization, Pacific Legal Foundation litigates in multiple ways: Primarily, we initiate, defend a...

The past few months have seen a historic surge in both state and federal legislation aimed at lessening the detrimental effect...

Despite the concerted efforts to pressure the insurance industry for business interruption payments, none have been successful...

Those not knowledgeable in the art of jury selection see little harm in masking jurors and lawyers. But for those of us who sp...

For high growth tech companies, corporate venture capital can be an attractive investment option. Not only can corporates prov...

J.R.R. Tolkien is a master storyteller, and he sets up the moment when the Balrog’s whip ensnares Gandalf as poignantly tragic...

One possible way to circumvent the current trial delay situation is for a party to pursue bifurcation via a request for a sepa...

As fiduciaries, trustees are typically guided by the responsibilities and obligations imposed on them under the law and/or pur...

Care needs to be exercised in making use of misleading wording about AI in the legal profession. Infamously, the terms “robo-l...

Last week, Rep. John Lewis — the legendary civil rights leader and congressman — lost his battle with cancer at the age of 80....

Embedded in the court’s decision and reasoning to modify the bar exam were changes that will fundamentally change who will be ...

The U.S. Constitution states, in no uncertain terms, that all “persons” within the United States are entitled to due process o...

In her July 8 guest column, “A plea to the California Supreme Court for diploma privilege,” Dean Anna M. Han of Santa Clara La...

Remembering some basic rules of good practice, even when acting quickly, can help obtain an expeditious and final result that ...

Last year, when I read that California’s law school deans were pushing to have the bar exam pass score lowered, I bit my tongu...

Many employers and employees alike are eager to get back to work as Safer-at-Home restrictions begin to ease. Notwithstanding ...

According to many polls, President Donald Trump’s path to re-election has never looked more difficult. But the polls fail to a...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent grants of certiorari in two cases could significantly clarify the scope of the Alien Tort Stat...

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This is our opportunity to lead. To conquer biases. To truly embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. To allow the garden of t...

A discussion with a Fresno-based immigration lawyer on the importance of giving clients more control and on the imperative of ...

In her June 29 column, UC Berkeley School of Law Clinical Professor Elizabeth Semel discussed the "straightforward and surpri...

The nationwide coronavirus lockdown — the first in over a century from a global pandemic — has given us an opportunity to slow...

5 considerations for California lawyers before participating in their first remote arbitration hearing.

The U.S. Supreme Court gaveled out last Thursday, drawing to a close one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memo...