Family
How to prevent a drawn-out divorce from depleting you emotionally and financially
By William C. Gentry
While your financial situation has almost certainly changed as a result of your divorce, there are tools to help mitigate the ...
Labor/Employment
Asking about criminal history is off limits during job interviews
By Julia Y. Trankiem, Steven A. Morphy
All California employers should be aware of updated regulations for the use of criminal history in hiring decisions, many of w...
Government
Government Transparency Act is a shameful abuse of the initiative process
By Christine Wood, Darren Ziegler
While transparency is crucial, it must be balanced with the right to privacy, as outlined in the California Constitution. Wait...
The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed new rules meant to make it harder – much harder – for people not to pay tax on their...
Outcomes in a courtroom are not sterile; they are the result of human beings assessing the motivations and actions of others. ...
Presumably the fentanyl death epidemic is what drove the prosecution to choose a murder over manslaughter. There is no questio...
Constitutional Law
Is Donald Trump ineligible to run as president?
By Erwin Chemerinsky
It is disquieting to think of courts keeping someone with substantial public support from running for president, let alone a f...
Contracts, Construction
Trees cut down by unlicensed contractors may make a sound, but not the sounds of money
By Garret D. Murai
One issue that historically has never been addressed is whether Section 7031 bars a licensed contractor from seeking compensat...
Judges and Judiciary
Mike Baliel's impressive reputation for all things IT preceded him
By Lawrence P. Riff
Mike is new to the LASC – he’s been here about six months – but not to the California or national court information technology...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
“My final words to our legal community”
By James P. Gray
A former gang member’s penned sentiments to one of Orange County’s retired judges.
Law Practice
Lawyers can refresh their practices for ‘back to school’ season
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair
Lawyers can use this time of year to evaluate their internal procedures and take steps to reduce risk.
U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, Civil Rights
A candid look at 'diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging' in the legal profession
By Angela Reddock-Wright
Lawsuits have been filed against Perkins Coie and Morrison and Foerster challenging their DEI internship programs. Both firms ...
Tax
Are tax preparation companies actively working to undermine the IRS’ direct file system?
By Morgan Gray
Many taxpayers spend hours itemizing deductions without realizing that the standard deduction is often a better choice, which ...
Entertainment & Sports
Stream It Tonight! "The End" (September, 2023)
By Michael Asimow, Paul Bergman
Lawyers have been heard to say things like “I’m immersed in law all day, I want to escape from the law when I watch movies or ...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Remembering Korean Air Lines Flight 007 forty years later
By Michael E. Rubinstein
The tragic downing of Flight 007 came at the height of the Cold War. For many years, courts in the United States, including he...
Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports
The thug. The actress. Her daughter. And homicide.
By John S. Caragozian
Crane went downstairs into the kitchen, got a knife, and returned upstairs. She waited outside her mother’s bedroom door; when...
Letters
My concerns about the guest column on fringe legal theories
By Zacharias Tripodes
These columns promote fringe legal theories with potential appeal on talk radio but lack substantive value for the majority of...
Assuming that Congress had enacted the Incorporation Doctrine as law, to apply the Bill of Rights (substantive law) to the sta...
Securities, Entertainment & Sports
The pitfalls of celebrity shilling
By Ron S. Geffner
Prior to FTX, the risks of celebrities endorsing companies were evident, with the U.S. SEC investigating and settling cases wi...
Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation
A new frontier: Enforcing money judgments on cryptocurrencies
By Amanda A. Main
Judgment enforcement is highly technical, varies state-by-state, and can involve complex interactions between state and federa...
Letters
One attorneys’ brilliant logic and lasting importance on voting rights
By Albert H. Maldonado
Government, Environmental & Energy
Save the trees or harm the forest?
By Christopher Rheinheimer, Tessa Opalach
“The Save Our Sequoias Act suggests creating a Coalition of federal, state, and local entities to protect sequoia groves from ...
Constitutional Law
Boermeester v. Carry and Title IX: No hearings, no problem? Not quite
By Nia Wahl
Denying the opportunity to cross-examine a witness raises concerns about the credibility of their testimony, as it may enable ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Proving the reasonable cost of past and future medical care
By Jamie G. Goldstein
When discussing healthcare with your clients, it’s crucial to explain the difference between the use of insurance, if availabl...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Statutory copyright damages eligibility for group v. singular registration
By Dariush Adli
Despite the statutory provision labeling group or compilation registration as one work, case law makes clear that group regist...
Technology, Intellectual Property
The intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law
By David Schnider
As AI tools become more prevalent, authors and artists find themselves collaborating with algorithms, raising the question of ...
Unpacking the potential Kaiser strike: A labor law perspective. Speculated to become the largest healthcare industry strike in...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Constitutional Law
Inflation Reduction Act empowers negotiations for Medicare cost reduction
By Anne Schneider
The Inflation Reduction Act gives the federal government the power to negotiate the price of certain drugs for Medicare benefi...
Machines are skilled at persuading each other, so if machines replaced human judges, engineers could understand the judge-mach...