Business Law
How business therapy helps lawyers solve what clients don't see
By Talin V. Yacoubian
Business therapy is what happens when an attorney solves the legal problem while also helping clients understand the patterns,...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The High Court is upending decades of settled law
By James Wagstaffe
The Supreme Court is increasingly willing to hear cases that overturn long-established precedents, reshaping constitutional an...
Technology, Data Privacy
Not a vibe: The rise of the agentic AI hacker in cybersecurity
By Laila Paszti
Cybersecurity has always sounded like a thriller--and AI has just handed every would-be operative a new set of lethal capabili...
Twenty years after Kelo v. City of New London expanded eminent domain to include broad "public purpose," states like ...
Space Law/Aviation/Aerospace
A survey of transactional tasks required for AAM implementation - Part 4
By Robert Ehling
Early implementation of advanced air mobility will require a wide range of transactional work--from MOUs, leases, and financin...
Torts/Personal Injury, Tax
Tax pitfalls in personal injury settlements
By Robert W. Wood
Every lawyer should know a few key tax rules that can shape what plaintiffs actually take home after a case resolves. Settleme...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The 9th Circuit sacrifices privacy for political correctness
By Bill Becker
The 9th Circuit puts ideology above women's privacy, forcing a Korean spa to abandon centuries-old traditions, religious belie...
Class Action, Civil Procedure
Down the rabbit hole and The Cheshire Cat grin: Presuming class action settlements are fair
By Curtis E.A. Karnow
When lawyers invoke the "presumption of fairness" in class-action settlements, they're citing a rule that traces back to a tre...
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
California targets frivolous PAGA claims with stricter rules and settlement oversight
By D. Andrew Quigley, Michael A. Pearlson
California's new proposed PAGA rules aim to crack down on frivolous lawsuits, tighten notice requirements and give the state m...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Swinging dicks and the 9th Circuit: How courts are redefining women's privacy
By Jeffrey M. Trissell
The 9th Circuit wrongly prioritized gender identity over biological sex and privacy, forcing a women-only spa to admit a trans...
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
Prop. 65 cancer warnings face new First Amendment lawsuit from cosmetics makers
By Nidya Gutierrez
In its complaint, the Personal Care Products Council argues that mandatory warnings for products containing diethanolamine con...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Workers on the spectrum and the quiet frontier of employee civil rights
By Pawanpreet K. Dhaliwal
Workers diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactive disorder are reshaping how the law understands disability, mer...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
Welcome to the NFL, now get up and play: DOJ's move to drop experience requirements for federal prosecutors
By Catharine A. Richmond
The DOJ's decision to hire prosecutors straight out of law school throws rookies into federal court before they've ever taken ...
Law Practice, Guide to Legal Writing
Teaching the power of the pen
By Christopher Frost
Written advocacy matters as much as oral argument, yet in the rush to meet deadlines we often miss opportunities to develop ou...
The guidance shows how Treasury intends to integrate the Trump Account program into the IRS's existing administrative framewor...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Procedure
Is it time to consider making court fully remote?
By Julian Alwill
Courts already function largely online; completing the transition to a near-fully remote system would deliver meaningful cost ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediator's proposals - done right
By Jeff Kichaven
ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518 does not ban mediator's proposals; rather, it requires that any proposal be vetted and negotiate...
Torts/Personal Injury, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
A mediator's perspective on health care negligence cases: From advocate to neutral
By Gary N. Stern
Early immersion in the courtroom and jury box yields lasting lessons about litigating health care negligence cases--lessons th...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Porn, privacy and payback: How AI and IP wars are reshaping the adult industry
By Michael W. Fattorosi
AI, age checks and IP battles are shaking up adult entertainment, and the lawsuits are coming.
Test your knowledge of hearsay rules before spring break.
In light of recent U.S. military action against Iran, this article analyzes the definition of war, the constitutional allocati...
Construction
California high-rise, mixed-use projects face rising costs, legal risks
By Daniel Cribbs
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...
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
Why California's degree-granting college exemptions are unconstitutional
By Stanislaus Pullé
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...
Space Law/Aviation/Aerospace
Structuring potential AAM operations under current federal aviation regulations - Part 3B
By Robert Ehling
Advanced air mobility flights will operate within existing FAA and DOT rules for charters, public charters and commuter air ca...
Tax
Proposition 19 reshapes property tax planning for California families
By Barry Resnick, Blaine Burch
Proposition 19 is reshaping many of California's most iconic cities and neighborhoods by eliminating the broad parent-to-child...
Contracts, Construction
Word of the day: 'Contractor' and how a single, tiny term can cost millions
By Garret D. Murai
A California appellate decision clarifies how courts interpret ambiguous insurance policy language, showing that a single unde...
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
A house built of cards will crumble
By Omer Ilter, Julie A. Werner-Simon
Why SBA guidance encouraging bypassing permits doesn't relieve fire victims or builders from California's legal obligations.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
DOJ moves to throttle state bar watchdogs
By David C. Carr
The Justice Department's proposed rule would effectively shield its lawyers from independent state discipline, striking at the...