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Business Law

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

Mar. 25, 2026
By James Wagstaffe

The Supreme Court is increasingly willing to hear cases that overturn long-established precedents, reshaping constitutional an...


Technology, Data Privacy

Cybersecurity has always sounded like a thriller--and AI has just handed every would-be operative a new set of lethal capabili...


Constitutional Law

Kelo: The takings wave that won't stop

Mar. 25, 2026
By Michael M. Berger

Twenty years after Kelo v. City of New London expanded eminent domain to include broad "public purpose," states like ...


Space Law/Aviation/Aerospace

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

Mar. 24, 2026
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 puts ideology above women's privacy, forcing a Korean spa to abandon centuries-old traditions, religious belie...


Class Action, Civil Procedure

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

Mar. 23, 2026
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

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

In its complaint, the Personal Care Products Council argues that mandatory warnings for products containing diethanolamine con...


Labor/Employment, Civil Rights

Workers diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactive disorder are reshaping how the law understands disability, mer...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal

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

Mar. 20, 2026
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?

Mar. 20, 2026
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

Mar. 20, 2026
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

Early immersion in the courtroom and jury box yields lasting lessons about litigating health care negligence cases--lessons th...


Technology, Intellectual Property

AI, age checks and IP battles are shaking up adult entertainment, and the lawsuits are coming.


Evidence

Hearsay quiz: Spring break edition

Mar. 19, 2026
By Ashfaq G. Chowdhury

Test your knowledge of hearsay rules before spring break.


Constitutional Law

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...


Books

Uncool has never been cooler

Mar. 18, 2026
By Lawrence P. Riff

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


Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory

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


Family

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

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

Mar. 17, 2026
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

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

Mar. 17, 2026
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

Mar. 17, 2026
By David C. Carr

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