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ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518 does not ban mediator's proposals; rather, it requires that any proposal be vetted and negotiate...

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In light of recent U.S. military action against Iran, this article analyzes the definition of war, the constitutional allocati...

With construction costs projected to stay high through 2026, developers can no longer depend on historical pricing or boilerpl...

In 'The Uncool,' Cameron Crowe recounts his early rock journalism, including 18 months with David Bowie and reporting on legen...

Education Code § 94874(i) unconstitutionally outsources California's core regulatory authority over degree-granting colleges t...

A quiet custody hearing in Orange County on Sept. 11, 2001, showed why the rule of law endures: courts judge conduct, not nati...

Advanced air mobility flights will operate within existing FAA and DOT rules for charters, public charters and commuter air ca...

Proposition 19 is reshaping many of California's most iconic cities and neighborhoods by eliminating the broad parent-to-child...

A California appellate decision clarifies how courts interpret ambiguous insurance policy language, showing that a single unde...

Why SBA guidance encouraging bypassing permits doesn't relieve fire victims or builders from California's legal obligations.

The Justice Department's proposed rule would effectively shield its lawyers from independent state discipline, striking at the...

In Trump v. Cook, the Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump can remove a Federal Reserve Board governor des...

Flooding is becoming more frequent and severe nationwide, yet many businesses overlook the risk. Builder's risk or property po...

With financial backers playing an increasingly influential role in civil cases, AB 931 is designed to prevent plaintiffs from ...

California appellate court rules that collecting license plate data without a publicly posted privacy policy constitutes actio...

Senate Bill 707 expands access to California public meetings by requiring eligible agencies to offer online and telephonic par...

A veteran appellate lawyer explores whether artificial intelligence can ever match human intuition in appellate advocacy--or w...

Social media addiction litigation is emerging as a critical legal battleground in the U.S., challenging the scope of Section 2...

Assembly Bill 1680 proposes expanding the California FAIR Plan to offer more comprehensive homeowners coverage, but the econom...

California Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4.1 was designed to prevent attorney discrimination and harassment, but First Amendm...

A dog custody dispute, a blogger named Sassafras Patterdale, and $5,000 in sanctions. A lesson about fabricated citations that...

Argueta v. Worldwide Flight Services demonstrates how portraying a plaintiff as "bad" through character evidence can un...

California's Workplace Know Your Rights Act consolidates existing workplace notice requirements and adds new obligations, cont...

The DOJ's new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy consolidates previously fragmented guidance into a si...

Brackets, whether as conditional offers or mediator-driven ranges, are a powerful but underutilized tool in mediation that can...

In personal injury mediations, where plaintiffs and defendants often march to entirely different beats, a mediator's spreadshe...