There is more to urban home life than proximity to trendy purveyors of haute cuisine and a latte-dispensing Starbucks within w...

Earn MCLE credit reviewing one of the most common evidentiary issues that arises in both civil and criminal litigation: the ad...

California recently became the first state in the nation to establish a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium. ...

What happens if the officer was mistaken about the facts or the law such that, with the proper information considered, the off...

A court found that the applicable statute of limitations in malicious prosecution cases is not the legal malpractice statute o...

A case before the 10th Circuit suggests that the U.S. high court may again be asked to determine whether states are free to d...

San Francisco is considering legislation that will allow this "new sharing economy" to co-exist alongside a 35-year-old rent c...

A recent decision helps to define the scope of the "component parts doctrine" used in product liability actions. By Craig A. R...

A recent court victory for a Muslim scholar who was subjected to shocking mistreatment by the U.S. government has exposed the ...

In March, the California Environmental Protection Agency released in draft form significant proposed changes to Proposition 65...

It appears certain that the regulation of fracking, and litigation related to fracking, will increase in the coming year.

Ask most lawyers what they know about arbitrators and they will tell you only one thing: "They split the baby." ...

Both the 9th Circuit and California criminal courts can do better by persons mistakenly arrested on warrants meant for others.

Filing a notice of appeal on time is crucial. If you miss the deadline, the Court of Appeal will be required to dismiss the ap...

Earlier this month the world was taken by storm by "Heartbleed" - one of the most significant and widespread security flaws ev...

I was stunned when I learned that Ayaan Hirsi Ali was summarily disinvited to be Brandeis University's commencement speaker.

"Oh, he wants to take a selfie," President Obama observed with amusement before gamely posing with Boston Red Sox designated h...

The victims of civil rights violations often can recover for their injuries only by suing the government officers responsible,...

In March, the IRS issued a bevy of questions and answers about digital currencies like bitcoin. The biggest news is that it is...

When Lacy T. pursued her dream to become a cheerleader with the Oakland Raiders, little did she know it land her in the middle...

So what product am I talking about? Only the product of the most successful Kickstarter campaign to date - the Pebble Smartwat...

A recent opinion by the U.S. high court may significantly expand the class of Californians prohibited for life from possessing...

Recently, the Federal Circuit highlighted the importance of pleading sufficient facts to establish a federal court's subject m...

Given the Copyright Act drafters' intentions, it's hard not to see Aereo's service falling comfortably within their conception...

It was somewhat of a surprise last week when Thomas wrote only for himself in the McCutcheon campaign finance case.

The state Supreme Court convened in Los Angeles April 3 to hear arguments in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, S204032. Based on...

A while back a lawyer wrote that "common sense" compelled victory on his motion. That's nice, I thought. So why had I bothered...

The Maryland House of Delegates recently passed a bill giving the state the power to condemn property belonging to the produce...

Despite the problematic and indeterminate nature of words, we can discern with a high degree of certainty the meaning of Ci...