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For now, President Biden’s executive order lays a promising foundation for AI oversight, but lacks the enforcement teeth to co...

The recent case of Sanchez v. Peralta (filed 8/9/23, Sixth Appellate District) brings new clarity to the ability of fid...

Opting for patents or trade secrets for your intellectual property come with distinct legal implications and protective scopes.

Understanding the limitations on government employees’ speech is essential to maintaining the integrity of government institut...

The heavy penalties for noncompliance have been labeled “extortion” by Pharma. They have also been called “turning up to a fig...

Now, every prevailing plaintiff’s attorney can expect to see defense counsel comb through every email and correspondence in th...

In 1932, U.S. President Herbert Hoover established the federal Wickersham Commission to investigate law enforcement in the U.S...

California may have good public policy arguments for banning the most commonly-owned types of rifles in the country, or all gu...

In California, following Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc., the law on "take-home COVID" has been settled: Employers ...

Discussions on “agreeing to disagree” by Deborah Enix-Ross and James Gray Robinson in the American Bar Association underscore ...

A recent court case threatens the ability to aggregate educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI ...

The U.S. Supreme Court should seize the opportunity to adopt the Restatement with respect to maritime contracts.

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At the top of employers’ minds are bills that impact the validity of non-compete agreements (reaching beyond state lines), inc...

The voice from beyond the grave – it’s not just a trope in Stephen King, but is also codified as a hearsay exception, and has ...

The discourse surrounding generative artificial intelligence tools, including those that imitate celebrities’ vocals, has prim...

There are steps you can take to proactively protect yourself from clients seeking to exploit you and your CTA for nefarious pu...

Although Elster’s constitutional challenge is only as-applied, the decision could impact applications to register names of any...

It’s easy for the defense to see large verdicts as the result of vindictive, angry jurors. But this ignores the fundamental co...

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These three cannabis bills are meant to encourage participation in, and the lawful operation of, the licensed market by increa...

Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, must a whistleblower prove his employer acted with "retaliatory intent" as part of his c...

In September, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will consider expanding the Nollan/Dolan test for exactions on legislative...

We set the stage with examples of how fictional attorneys handled a thorny issue, and then broke down how the attorney got it ...

California must invest in community mental health services and housing – with input from people with lived experience of menta...

While the California Net Neutrality law has been widely viewed as the toughest law legislation in the country, complaints must...

Demanding the physical surrender of private property to the government when there was no quid provided for this quo ran afoul ...

There is no easy solution and there are competing interests creating a constant political “tug of war.” Only time will tell ho...

Contributory trademark infringement based on willful blindness requires actual knowledge.