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The California Court of Appeal holds that police dashboard videos aren't confidential police personnel records, and thus must ...

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A new ruling holds that experts can still rely on hearsay to form an opinion, but cannot relay as true case-specific facts ass...

When a single, otherwise-valid, SLAPP cause of action includes allegations of protected activities, these activities may be ex...

Thanks to a lawsuit pending in the Southern District of California against Monsanto Corporation, chemical manufacturers could ...

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While the growth of more choice and flexibility in family law is a cause for celebration, the developing legal regime fails to...

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The Judicial Council should adopt a new Rule of Court to allow the Supreme Court to send a case back to the Court of Appeal if...

A federal judge threw out 200 hours of audio evidence Monday that was collected by FBI investigators near the San Mateo County...

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The attorney general's attempt to define a standard of care by specifically endorsing a set of security measures in the 2016 C...

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SB 1255, which becomes effective in January, replaces a state high court ruling that a couple living under the same roof could...