Government
Dispute with FEMA threatens $300m in funding for California budgets
By Matthew Cody
State and local jurisdictions could face significant financial losses if the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denies...
Litigation & Arbitration
Arbitrating the trade secret misappropriation case: benefits and challenges
By Claude M. Stern
Trade secret misappropriation claims have become more common and powerful in the last two decades, due to factors such as the ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Risks for practitioners sharing office space
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair
The potential pitfalls of sharing office space with other professionals or attorneys, and how to avoid misleading clients, bre...
In this riveting and suspenseful story, ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ includes complex and intelligent characters, where the prosecutor ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Jack and the Easter Egg: Special Counsel Jack Smith was handed a gift from the US Supreme Court
By Paul D. Scott
Should the majority's holding in Trump v. Anderson prompt Special Counsel Jack Smith to file a superseding indictment ...
Labor/Employment
BYOD: Internal investigations and employee personal devices
By Winston Y. Chan, Nicole Waddick
Companies that allow employees to use their personal devices for business communications should have effective ‘Bring Your Own...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Employers face increased risk of SOX retaliation claims with Supreme Court's Murray ruling
By Brian Neil Hoffman
Employers should anticipate more whistleblower tips, create a culture of compliance, establish a centralized tip reporting sys...
Letters
Clemency for death row felons would kill the will of the voters
By Ron Matthias
Gov. Gavin Newsom cannot and should not grant clemency to all death row prisoners in California, as it would violate the state...
Government
George Gascón will face a tough challenge from Nathan Hochman
By James R. Bozajian
George Gascón must overcome historical trends that favor challengers in the run-off. He also must deal with a lack of resource...
Insurance, Contracts
Your auto insurance policy was canceled…or was it?
By Michael E. Rubinstein
The Court of Appeal in Molinar v. 21st Century Insurance Company held that an auto insurer must send a notice of cancellation ...
The legal challenges and opportunities of applying AI and machine learning to different industries, especially biotech, and ho...
Letters
The mandatory appellate settlement program in the 4th District has long, impressive history
By Jackie Hoar
Division Two in the Court of Appeal in Riverside has had a mediation program since 1991, using volunteer attorney mediators wh...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitration can be tailored to meet litigants’ needs
By Rich Lee, Adam Pollock
Arbitration providers and participants can devise rules that limit discovery, allow parties to select arbitrators, and ensure ...
Judges and Judiciary
How do judges learn how to be fair? CJER!
By Benjamin G. Shatz, Karene I. Alvarado
CJER can react swiftly to educational needs changes prompted by the law, society, or the work of the courts, and is considered...
Law Practice
Lien on me: The power of liens in judgment collection
By Ira M. Friedman, David Friedman
There are various liens that a judgment creditor can use to enforce a money judgment against a debtor’s property, such as abst...
The Supreme Court’s decision to freeze the trial proceedings deprived the public of its right to a speedy trial and the inform...
Labor/Employment
Recent NLRB decisions affecting non-union employers
By Arthur F. Silbergeld, Aya Z. Elalami
The NLRB has created a new rule that allows unions to bypass elections and demand recognition from employers based on a majori...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ethical restrictions on using confidential government information
By Wendy L. Patrick
Rule 1.11 is relevant for contemporary lawyers who explore new career options within the modern economy and legal climate, and...
Change permeates all levels of society, including the judiciary, where judges are no longer removed from the real world, but a...
Alexei Navalny decided to return to his homeland despite the risks, as he felt it was his duty and destiny.
A persistent frustration lies in the concept of “forfeiture,” where appellate arguments are barred due to not being raised in ...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has passed a law that delays and reduces property tax bills for property owners who ...
Criminal
Chaos in juvenile hall means violent offenders will be released
By Kathleen Cady
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has a policy of not transferring minors who commit murder and other horrifi...
Corporate
Keeping a watchful eye on the Corporate Compliance Program rule breakers
By Stephanie Yonekura, Ann Kim
The Department of Justice expects companies to disclose misconduct within a reasonably prompt time after becoming aware of it,...
Sexual orientation bias is a significant factor that affects the electoral outcomes and the representation of minority groups ...
Intellectual Property
The relationship between AI and patent, copyright, trademark, and fair use
By Sarah S. Brooks, Sophia I. Duenas
There is no clear consensus on whether AI’s ingestion of data and authored works for learning is fair use. Some argue that it ...
Immigration
Chinese immigration is not new, or discouraged under the current legal system
By Xinying Huang
The illegal Chinese immigrants are not spies or agents of the Chinese Communist Party, but rather economic migrants and seeker...
Technology
Bumbling into the digital age: California’s Flash Act
By Isaac D’Amore Nieblas
A plaintiff who suffers from cyber flashing can recover economic and noneconomic damages, including emotional distress, of not...
Civil Rights
Hoodies, racial stereotypes, and the California Racial Injustice Act
By K. Chike Odiwe
A state appeals court recently instructed a San Diego trial judge to rehear the basis of a traffic stop, and to consider the p...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Blanket commutations and twice-convicted felons
By Jason R. Marks
The California Supreme Court should approve a mass commutation of death sentences, based on the court’s criteria and the Gover...