Criminal
Preemptory challenge over ‘lack of life experience’ of Hispanic juror reversed
By Dmitry Gorin , Alan Eisner
The Second District Court of Appeals recently applied 231.7 in People v. Uriostegui, reversing the conviction and order...
Data Privacy
AT&T annual data breaches continue to plague AT&T customers
By Anita Taff-Rice
AT&T opposes new FCC regulations to improve customer data protections and data breach reporting requirements.
U.S. Supreme Court
Bissonnette: The Supreme Court grabs the wheel on the "transportation worker" exemption
By Philip I. Person , Bailey McCabe Hashim
The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified the scope of the “transportation worker” exemption under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitra...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Don’t get caught behind the Section 8 ball
By Steven Cernak , Luis Blanquez
Section 8 of the Clayton Act, a key US antitrust law, prohibits interlocking directorates between competing corporations, but ...
Technology
What does the EU Digital Markets Act mean for the tech sector?
By Nicholas Banasevic , Robert Spano
The EU’s Digital Markets Act, which designates some large online companies and their services as gatekeepers, recently went in...
Family, Criminal
How do criminal domestic violence cases affect family law and DVPA actions?
By Anthony J. Ferrentino
A parallel criminal domestic violence case can have a significant impact on family law proceedings, particularly in cases invo...
Real estate development on ground-leased property has been growing, with municipalities, private parties, and institutional en...
Labor/Employment
ACLU’s termination of whistleblower sparks debate over racially-coded language
By K. Chike Odiwe
The ACLU said an employee used racially coded language and fired her. The resulting lawsuit raises questions about the protect...
The Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that addresses the issue of whether citie...
Criminal
After Fortenberry, where do false statement prosecutions go?
By A. Joseph Jay III , Douglas Yang
The Ninth Circuit's rejection of the "effects-based" venue test in false statement cases deepens an existing circuit split and...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit treats trademark applications as registrations; cancels same
By Jane Shay Wald
The 9th Circuit Court has extended Lanham Act Section 1119 to cover trademark applications, allowing a plaintiff to invalidate...
The appellate court's opinion in Medallion Film, et al. LLC v. Loeb & Loeb was wrong, unwise, and illogical because...
Chinese social media platforms have spread news of a new four-point passport control measure implemented by the Chinese Immigr...
As a law professor who taught comparative criminal procedure at the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the world,...
Family
OJ Simpson’s domestic violence history left an indelible mark on family law proceedings
By Lorie S. Nachlis
The revelation of domestic violence perpetrated by OJ Simpson had a significant impact on family law. Applications for protect...
Banking
How banks are navigating a multi-pronged assault on customer fees
By Alexander R. Safyan
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule limiting late fees on credit card payments to $8, and the...
Family
Best practices for counsel in domestic violence restraining order cases under Family Code section 6309
By Lawrence P. Riff
Family Code section 6309, which became effective on Jan. 1, allows limited civil discovery in Domestic Violence Prevention Act...
Technology
California’s SB 1047 establishes stringent requirements for large-scale AI models
By Niloy Ray , Alice H. Wang
The bill sets strict requirements for pre-deployment safety testing and guardrails for large-scale AI systems, focusing on alg...
Letters
Training programs and initiatives have been created to address gender identity issues in the judiciary
By D. Zeke Zeidler
While misgendering still occurs, the judiciary is committed to ensuring dignity and respect for trans individuals in the court...
It is not enough to focus on the mechanics or science of negotiation techniques. Parties also need to understand the moral cor...
Law Practice
Why Black woman attorneys are motivated to start their own firms
By Selwyn D. Whitehead
With the constant evolution of legal standards and conditions, it’s imperative for those of us in the legal profession to regu...
Real Estate, Labor/Employment
The $7 million reason to pay attention to the Fair Employment and Housing Act
By Matthew J. Matern , Vanessa Rodriguez
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act aims to provide the greatest protection for individuals with disabilities, and ...
Criminal
Trump’s mishandling of classified documents case mired in pretrial motions
By John H. Minan
The case is stalled due to unresolved pretrial motions, which are aimed at delaying the trial until after the 2024 election an...
Probate, Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law
Care Court: Where it fails and where it sails
By Megan A. Moghtaderi
CARE Court is a legal process that aims to help individuals with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, but it ...
Litigation & Arbitration
California: friend or foe of arbitration?
By Marc D. Alexander
In a recent California appellate decision, the majority opinion claimed to support the objectives of arbitration, while the mi...
Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice
SB 365's departure from the Bielski rule for FAA cases may lead to further litigation
By Patrick Burns , Gary A. Watt
SB 365 could lead to more litigation over FAA preemption, trial court discretion, and the efficiency and fairness of proceedin...
Constitutional Law
Free speech isn’t absolute, and can even take a hard left
By Philip M. Howe
The court stated that free speech is not without restrictions and that speech integral to criminal conduct or fraud is exclude...
Intellectual Property
Significance of ‘objective criteria’ in determination of patent validity
By Dariush Adli
The Federal Circuit’s decisions signal its determination to emphasize the significance of objective criteria in obviousness an...
Civil Rights
Fearless has a face: Join us in standing with the Fearless Fund
By Phillip Kim , Chinwe Ohanele
The Fearless Foundation, a nonprofit that provides funding and resources for women of color entrepreneurs, is facing a lawsuit...
Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law
What would Clara Shortridge Foltz think?
By Phyllis W. Cheng
Article 1, section 8 should be revived and restored to its rightful place. It has been used to challenge sex discrimination in...