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Title	Category	Published
New gymnastics rules enhance the sport, but rule-makers have yet to stick the landing	Aug. 2, 2024
42 U.S.C. § 1983 brings out the best and worst of our system	Apr. 10, 2023
Interfering with a police officer does not preclude all claims of excessive force	Jul. 25, 2022
Recent Egbert decision allows misconduct to fester	Jun. 13, 2022
Thompson v. Clark: Criminal prosecution gains clarity	Apr. 7, 2022
Facts remain stubborn things	Dec. 29, 2021
Olympic reflections: the rules, the judges, the organization	Aug. 6, 2021
Qualified immunity reform: Don’t forget about state courts	Jun. 1, 2021
Abolish qualified immunity; otherwise, we get the policing that the Supreme Court thinks we deserve.	Apr. 20, 2021
A gift that no one should reject	Apr. 5, 2021
One cheer for the courts that held the line in 2020	Dec. 22, 2020
An unexpected majority opinion	Jun. 18, 2020
Facts are stubborn things	Jun. 12, 2020
Qualified immunity: Are we there yet?	May 15, 2020
Guarding against a common enemy	Apr. 16, 2020
28th Amendment to the US Constitution: a proposal	Jun. 20, 2018
Qualified immunity has gone too far	Apr. 11, 2018
After Nassar, what is to be done?	Jan. 26, 2018
Kozinski and the number Six	Dec. 14, 2017
Courts clearing up police liability, immunity	Dec. 1, 2017
Eight.	Oct. 18, 2017
Snarky ACLU brief is rhetorically misguided	Aug. 4, 2017
Justice lost in a thicket of doctrine	Jun. 3, 2017
Let's not assume good faith	Mar. 21, 2017
Qualified immunity and Neil Gorsuch	Mar. 17, 2017
The 'very apex' of presidential powers	Mar. 8, 2017
Reasons for political action must be based in reality	Feb. 9, 2017
A more compelling vision for civil discourse	Jan. 26, 2017
Trump and the 'art' of the Taiwan call	Dec. 8, 2016
Time to revisit vehicular pursuit laws	Nov. 12, 2016
The agendas of Antonin and Atticus	Feb. 24, 2016
Jail in LA County: kind of like love	Feb. 13, 2016
Moral clarity infected by age	Jul. 18, 2015
Right ruling, wrong reasons	Jun. 24, 2015
The NFL's desperate need for moral clarity	Sep. 25, 2014
Federal courts must check police abuse	Aug. 22, 2014
When officers wear a 'heavy badge'	Aug. 20, 2014
Summer heat reveals NFL shortcomings	Aug. 1, 2014
Capitalism and law in the 21st century	May 31, 2014
Denial, it seems, is a river running through LA	May 1, 2014
Criminal courts can do better in cases of mistaken arrest	Apr. 19, 2014
Where the truth lies: the Monty Hall problem	Jun. 6, 2013
New panel decision shows why facts are for juries	May 29, 2013
Sort through the health and fitness melee	Mar. 13, 2013
Subjectivity in Olympic judging	Aug. 4, 2012
NCAA missed the mark with Penn State sanctions	Aug. 1, 2012
Police pursuits: apprehension versus public safety	Jul. 12, 2012
A Distorted System of Constitutional Remedies	Apr. 26, 2011
A Distorted System of Constitutional Remedies	Apr. 21, 2011
The Markets Demand Reform	May 12, 2010
How Litigious Are Shakespeare's Sonnets?	Feb. 17, 2010
A 'Courageous Putt'?	Jan. 5, 2010
Not So Black and White	Oct. 1, 2009
Law's Prince of Darkness	May 8, 2009
The Language of Law	Apr. 15, 2009
Adult Supervision	Feb. 4, 2009
A Perverse Version of Justice	Jan. 16, 2009
It's a Small World	Dec. 24, 2008
Crossing Out Rights	Nov. 21, 2008
A Reversal of Fortunes	Nov. 4, 2008
Questioning Rhetoric	Oct. 16, 2008
Lawyers Were Never the Problem	Sep. 25, 2008
The Vice Contest: Pick Your Poison	Sep. 6, 2008
Judging by the Numbers	Aug. 26, 2008
All the Law Is a Stage	Aug. 13, 2008
McCain's Bench Press	Jul. 23, 2008
Tolstoy's 'Ivan Ilyich' Foreshadowed Our Own Incarceration Frenzy	Jul. 12, 2008
Straight Talk About Gay Marriage	May 21, 2008
The Elephant in the Room	May 2, 2008
Individuals, Not Government, Deserve Legal Protections	Apr. 3, 2008
Stylish Shortcuts	Mar. 26, 2008
The Tao of Atticus Finch	Feb. 23, 2008
Deprived of Truth, a Democracy Turns Hollow	Feb. 21, 2007
From Prison Policy, Gangs Come Home to Roost	Feb. 1, 2007
Mounting Data Point to Prisons' Gross Failure to Correct Anything	Jul. 10, 2006
A Good Legal Education Lies in Truth, Not Blind Adherence to Authority	Apr. 26, 2006
Federal Courts Need to Command Prisons to Care	Mar. 31, 2006
Protecting Police at the Expense of Public Good	Mar. 21, 2006
Civic Faith Erodes Without a Foundation in Fact	Feb. 18, 2006
Strict Constructionism Bends in Alito Hearings	Jan. 20, 2006
'Strict Construction' Criterion Doesn't Hold Water	Nov. 12, 2005
Katrina, Tradition of Injustice Combine, Make Perfect Storm	Sep. 8, 2005
Rare These Days, District Court Stands for Justice in Prison Case	Jun. 21, 2005
Problem With Originalism Lies in The Favoring of Logic Over Experience	May 28, 2005
Dark Tales May Lie Beneath 'Outrageous' Prisoner Claims	Mar. 31, 2005
State Law Must Reflect Fatal Dangers of Police Car Chases	Mar. 17, 2005
Lack of Federal Court Review Enables Prison Mismanagement	Mar. 5, 2005
There Are Federal Judges Who Won't Compromise Inmates' Rights	Jan. 14, 2005
Diverse Solutions to Admissions Would Provide Better Social Outcome	Dec. 29, 2004
'Callas Forever' Teaches Lessons That Apply to Practice of Law	Dec. 1, 2004
Death Sentences Always Must Include Reasonable Doubt	Aug. 24, 2004
Federal Judges Must Make Prisons Meet Minimum Standards for Inmates	Aug. 4, 2004
Courts Treat State's Less Fortunate With Blind Indifference	Jul. 13, 2004
Bush Shouldn't Steer County With Leadership Based on Faith	Jun. 23, 2004
Treating War Prisoners With Respect Is a Useful Policy Tool	Jun. 8, 2004
Courts Show Deliberate Indifference to Jailhouse Violence	Jun. 2, 2004
U.S. Must Open All Its Military Prisons to Reform, Watchdogs	May 19, 2004
Officers Must Be Accountable for Innocent Victims of Pursuits	Apr. 27, 2004
State High Court Supports Victims of Abuse by Police	Apr. 22, 2004
'Smith' Bars Police-Brutality Victims From Vindicating Wrongs	Apr. 3, 2004
Fighting Words	Jan. 15, 2004
'Mean Justice' Agenda Leads To Ethical, Fiscal Dead End	Aug. 12, 2003
Despite Iraq Victory, Bush's Policies Lead America Astray	Jun. 10, 2003
Idea Diversity	Dec. 13, 2002
Toppling Rights	Sep. 6, 2002
Toppling Rights	Sep. 5, 2002
Colleges Shouldn't Consider Race in Admission Decisions	Jun. 7, 2002
Corrections Tries to Evade Financial Responsibility	Feb. 6, 2001

Case Name	Topic	Role	Published
Joshua Aaron Hollamon v. City of Los Angeles, et al.	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Mar. 29, 2024
Lloyd Joseph Collins v. State of California, et al.	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Aug. 11, 2017
Christopher Clark, Helen E. Lombardi v. Correctional Defendants	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Oct. 13, 2007
Thambiah Sundaram v. Chuck Villanti, Dennis Balsamo	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Feb. 10, 2004
Joseph Lloyd Collins v. 24 Hour Fitness	Employment Law	Plaintiff	Jun. 29, 2002
Leonard Lawson v. Skyline HealthCare Center	Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular)	Plaintiff	Apr. 22, 2000
Charlie Hinduja v. ARCO Products Co., et al.	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Dec. 24, 1999
Confidential	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Aug. 28, 1999
Sandra Mancha and Gary Coleman v. City of Ontario	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Jan. 23, 1999
John Doe v. California Forensic Medical Group	Employment Law	Plaintiff	May 10, 1997
Daniel Budorick v. City of Los Angeles, et al.	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Feb. 8, 1997
Fred Griffin; Carl Little v. Security Consultants Armed Express, Inc.; Walters Management Company, et al.	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Sep. 23, 1995
Christopher Gallegos v. Michael Ewing, City of Huntington Park	Civil Rights	Plaintiff	Mar. 25, 1995