Even though neither county is home to existing fracking operations, the prohibitions arrive at a particularly inopportune time...

Now that Republicans have 54 seats in the Senate (failing in Virginia), what should Americans - many of whom with little inter...

Last week, California Attorney General published her second annual Data Breach Report quantifying many issues about the securi...

Last month I was in East Africa doing research. It was, in ways both expected and not, the journey of a lifetime. ...

The state can regulate professions in many ways, but when state regulation and professional insights clash, we see the tension...

Once a celebrity's private photos exist there is no guarantee they will stay private. What's their lawyer to do?

Despite the fact that 23 states and the District of Columbia have laws that legalize or decriminalize the use of marijuana, ma...

The Oct. 27 article titled "Diversity progress slow" was excellent. Unfortunately, the article does not present an inclusive l...

Do you know where your jeans have been? The answer to that question - which lies at the heart of a pair of class actions pendi...

California has the 48th best tax climate of 50 states, says the new State Business Tax Climate Index from the nonpartisan Tax ...

This marks the 100th birthday of the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. ...

An interview with retired CIA attorney John Rizzo.

A helpful comparison of appellate procedures in state and federal courts. ...

A broker usually represents the policyholder, while an agent usually acts on behalf of the insurer. In litigation involving th...

There is no easy way of annulling a marriage; and there is no way avoid a sponsorship obligation for U.S. citizenship, even if...

Although born out of a desire to protect minors from online bullying, A recent Georgia Court of Appeals decision raises severa...

This term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide Ohio v. Clark, embedded in which is a fundamental and far-reaching question abo...

The Federal Communications Commission is being asked to step into the controversy over the Washington NFL team's use of the na...

Lawrence Waddington's Oct. 22 column failed to mention an important fact: The 9th Circuit is the largest federal circuit - by ...

The office Halloween party is generally not viewed as a potential hot bed for employment-related problems as compared to the o...

When preparing educational coursepacks (whether paper or digital), how much can universities and their faculty freely copy und...

Upon graduating from Boalt Hall in 1974, I "hung out my shingle." It's been 40 years since that fateful decision and, for the ...

The object of this article is to provide an overview of limited liability issues, including the rationale and origin of limite...

Billy Graham had a rule: avoid being alone with any woman other than his wife, which became known as the "Billy Graham Rule." ...

A recent film I saw got me thinking: Are mediators "control agents" or "service providers"?

Among the rules that apply to judicial elections, one area that has attracted controversy and attention is the solicitation of...

Prosecutions relying on assumptions regarding what a person will decide and how they will act threaten pre-crime conviction an...

Fifty years ago, in a momentous declaration, President Lyndon Johnson launched a war on poverty. Today, the battle continues t...