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Guide to Legal Writing, Civil Procedure

A brief with no case cites?

Jan. 6, 2025
By Myron Moskovitz

Are cases and citations truly essential to winning legal arguments, or do compelling facts and policy arguments matter more?


Letters

Forcibly annexing Greenland wouldn't just violate international law - it would put the U.S. in the same category as Putin's la...



Guide to Legal Writing

It was a dark and stormy January 2025

Jan. 6, 2025
By Arthur Gilbert

Taking a cue from Edward Bulwer-Lytton's much maligned opening sentence, your columnist is on the hunt for legal submissions t...



Law Practice

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

Jan. 3, 2025
By Katherine S. Catlos , Nadine Nasnas

California's latest privacy law amendments impose new obligations on businesses handling consumer data, expanding protections ...



Military Law

Diversion options for veterans

MCLE
Jan. 3, 2025
By Eileen C. Moore

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

Jan. 2, 2025
By Emily Burkhardt Vicente , Jesse Borja



Administrative/Regulatory

AB 2505: New pro bono reporting requirement

Jan. 2, 2025
By Stephen L. Raucher


Administrative/Regulatory

SB 707: The nation's first EPR law specific to textiles

Jan. 2, 2025
By Christopher Rendall-Jackson



Labor/Employment


Labor/Employment

AB 1034: Extension of construction industry exemption from PAGA

Jan. 2, 2025
By Tyler M. Paetkau , Abby Treadwell



Labor/Employment


Administrative/Regulatory



Administrative/Regulatory


Family



Education Law

AB 2608: Sexual abuse and violence training on college campuses

Jan. 2, 2025
By Marina R. Pacheco , Gary Partamian


Education Law

AB 2193: Schools on the hook for hazing accountability

Jan. 2, 2025
By Madeline Buitelaar , Gorev Ahuja



Administrative/Regulatory

AB 2049: Amendments to the summary judgment rules

Jan. 2, 2025
By Marina R. Pacheco , Gary Partamian


State Bar & Bar Associations, Alternative Dispute Resolution



Intellectual Property


Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. and Turkey, both seasoned practitioners of "back channel" diplomacy, achieved a remarkable...



California's newest laws offer protections for victims of violence, limit mandatory attendance at employer meetings, and ban r...


Intellectual Property

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!

Dec. 31, 2024
By Jeremy M. Mittman , Eric D. Engelman


Civil Rights

California's Racial Justice Act aims to eliminate racism from criminal courts, but recent judicial bias cases reveal the need ...



State Bar & Bar Associations

The California Pro Bono Portal: Volunteering made easy

Dec. 31, 2024
By Jenni Gomez-Haddad

Despite the staggering unmet civil legal needs of low-income Californians, highlighted by the State Bar of California's 2019 J...


Corporate, Business Law

When attorneys scored a complete victory against Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package, Chancellor McCormick faced a novel...



Labor/Employment

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, California's SB 399 will ban employers from penalizing workers for skipping meetings on political or re...


Criminal, Constitutional Law

Trump's inauguration will be a felonious first

Dec. 30, 2024
By John H. Minan

President Donald Trump will be sworn in next month, regardless of a conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in...