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Constitutional Law

Not every search is the same

Jul. 31, 2026
By Michael McCarthy

The Supreme Court's decisions in Case v. Montana and Chatrie v. United States establish a modern Fourth Amendment frame...


Tax

A drafting ambiguity could cost Hollywood its tax credit boost

Jul. 31, 2026
By Jackie Ward, Skyler Calkins

Following the approval of California's 2026-27 budget, dozens of legislators are urging Gov. Newsom to exempt the entertainmen...


The Trump administration's rollback of federal and California vehicle emissions standards threatens to worsen the state's alre...


Litigation & Arbitration

Successful arbitration depends on thorough early case management, with attorneys carefully navigating AAA procedural requireme...


As California courts increasingly apply the disentitlement doctrine to family law disputes, it should never be used to strip d...


Civil Procedure

The uncertain rules of contempt discovery

MCLE
Jul. 30, 2026
By Scott J. Nord

Despite civil contempt's criminal-like protections--including proof beyond a reasonable doubt and the right to counsel--Califo...


Technology, Law Practice

Five ways law firms are getting AI wrong

Jul. 30, 2026
By George Brandon

Law firms that treat AI as more than a technology purchase--while preserving human judgment and client relationships--will gai...


The 14th Annual Cultural Competency in Family Law Practice Seminar urged lawyers and judges to view disability and neurodiverg...


Family

Family Law's evolution over 250 years, from Visigothic codes through Seneca Falls to a diverse modern bench, shows the Founder...


Constitutional Law

If you make it available, should they come?

Jul. 29, 2026
By Michael M. Berger

The Supreme Court's review of Grand v. City of University Heights will examine the intersection of religious freedom, l...


California's new jury selection rules dramatically reshape peremptory challenges, raising the bar for striking prospective jur...


The California Supreme Court's landmark J.O. decision restores judicial oversight of bad-faith judicial disqualificatio...


Labor/Employment

As law firms compete to retain legal talent, new data shows that compensation alone is not enough; associates are more likely ...


Marking its 10th anniversary, Los Angeles' DREAM Court has served sexually exploited children as dependents rather than crimin...


Law Practice, Civil Rights

Lawyers cannot close the justice gap alone

Jul. 28, 2026
By Scott L. Cummings, Kate Crowley Richardson

California's proposed Rule of Court 9.45.1 would expand access to justice by allowing trained, attorney-supervised Community J...


Technology, Judges and Judiciary

As artificial intelligence transforms legal practice and increases demands on already overburdened courts, California's judici...


California's Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act may provide a new legal theory for holding delivery platforms such as Uber ...


Family

A new approach to fighting child exploitation

MCLE
Jul. 28, 2026
By Shelly Caterino, Maria Blanco

DREAM Court's trauma-informed, collaborative approach brings together courts, attorneys, social workers and community partners...


Judges and Judiciary

The Inland Empire's court congestion crisis

Jul. 27, 2026
By Justin H. King

As court congestion strains Riverside and San Bernardino counties, attorneys must adapt their litigation strategies by managin...


Government

Truth is the first election safeguard

Jul. 27, 2026
By William M. Crosby

Existing laws penalize fraud in commerce but provide few consequences for knowingly false claims about elections, prompting ca...


Criminal

The treatment-mandated felony

MCLE
Jul. 27, 2026
By Alex Ricciardulli

California's new Treatment-Mandated Felony reshapes how repeat hard drug possession cases may be prosecuted, creating a treatm...


Administrative/Regulatory

ATF must provide more notice about online gun purchases

Jul. 27, 2026
By William Slomanson

The proposed ATF rule changes that would expand online firearm purchases and allow direct mail delivery raise questions about ...


Intellectual Property

A Chinese court's RMB 10 million trademark ruling against a milk tea chain shows why global brands must think beyond product c...


Environmental & Energy

Rinnai may have saved zero-NOx rules for now, but the future of gas regulation will turn on how governments frame the f...


Consumer Protection Law

Businesses with customer-facing websites face growing litigation risk as plaintiffs increasingly combine ADA website accessibi...


After 30 years of dormancy, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court now faces its first real test--and with it, whether due process ...


Tax

California's ballot compromise leaves Measure ULA standing - for now

Jul. 23, 2026
By Michael Wippler, Alex Kaplan

Although Los Angeles' ULA Tax remains in effect, ongoing legislative, legal, and local policy developments continue to reshape...


EB-2 national interest waiver petitions remain a valuable immigration pathway, but declining approval rates underscore the nee...


Tax

10 tax-related steps for wildfire victims

Jul. 23, 2026
By Robert W. Wood

If you suffered a wildfire loss, you probably have a long and difficult road ahead, from finding a place to live to navigating...


Government

Another path opens in campaign finance

Jul. 22, 2026
By Varoon Modak

The Supreme Court's latest campaign finance ruling gives national party committees a powerful new tool, allowing them to spend...