Senate Bill 607 poses one of the most serious threats in decades to the California Environmental Quality Act, undermining a 50...

How incentivizing early mediation and restructuring dispute resolution pathways can serve as the sword and shield needed to ta...

An important yet overlooked issue in the recent Trust & Estate Special Report is the urgent need for accessible estate pla...

In the courtroom, where speech is the primary currency, understanding how language is perceived, particularly nonstandard or r...

The Trump administration's enforcement of the long-dormant Alien Registration Act of 1940 presents immigration attorneys with ...

The Ninth Circuit's decision in Duarte upheld a lifetime gun ban for non-violent felons, clashing with Bruen's historic...

California's ongoing prison overcrowding and the erosion of constitutional safeguards in parole decisions demand legislative a...

In New England Country Foods, LLC v. VanLaw Food Products, Inc., the California Supreme Court held on April 24, 2025, ...

AI tools risk undermining judicial legitimacy by offering conclusions without transparent reasoning--but troubling evidence sh...

As the Supreme Court weighs the procedural challenge to nationwide injunctions in Trump, et al. v. CASA, Inc., et al.,...

Justice David Souter, a quiet and bookish figure once expected to be a conservative stalwart, ultimately became a cautious lib...

Aging on the bench is a complex and deeply personal journey, and while some judges remain sharp and effective well past tradit...

In Orange County, defendants can reserve earlier summary judgment hearing dates, an established policy aimed at reducing trial...

As NIL rights continue to reshape college athletics, from high-profile transfer disputes like Nico Iamaleava's to antitrust li...

The Trump administration's scrutiny of Harvard Law Review's diversity efforts isn't about fairness but a calculated attempt to...

California's hybrid system of judicial selection reveals striking differences when compared with the varied approaches used ac...

With sky-high beef prices and biotech prowess, California can pioneer a hybrid meat model--blending ranching and cultivated ...

A mediator's proposal, when creatively designed to offer mutually beneficial solutions, can resolve even the most intractable...

Goebner confirms that in probate court, the deadline to file a demurrer is any time at or before the hearing, rather th...

When the law found its soul: How Billy Preston's lyrics, a judge's grace, and one motion resurrected justice.

California's well-intentioned AB 218 opened the door for long-overdue justice for survivors of childhood sexual assault, but i...

An under-the-radar lawsuit by a Trump-aligned legal group seeks to reclassify key judicial administrative bodies as executive ...

On April 16, seven states formed the Consortium of Privacy Regulators to share expertise, align enforcement strategies, and st...

A federal judge recently condemned Apple's willful noncompliance with an injunction and referred the matter for criminal conte...

Many lawyers delay retirement, but thoughtful succession planning ensures continuity, protects clients, and preserves a firm's...

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a fast-moving, trust-based cyberattack that exploits human behavior - not technical flaws -...

A little-noticed Executive Order aims to gut civil rights law by ending "disparate impact" liability--the key tool for proving...

Fifty years after Harvard Law Professor Frank Sander's multi-door vision, meaningful early dispute resolution still faces cult...

California law once allowed negligent parties to escape full accountability when injured victims died before trial--erasing th...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in three consolidated cases challenging President Trump's executive order on b...