Democracy depends on shared facts, fairness and the rule of law; when trust erodes, it falls to citizens and leaders to rebuil...

The law shapes every stage of a work of art's life -- from its creation and sale to exhibition, reproduction, donation, and ev...

Military bases previously renamed to remove Confederate associations have been renamed again to their original surnames, now h...

ABA Opinion 518 restricts how mediators can use the mediator's proposal but makes lawyers responsible for enforcing the bounda...

California law requires landlords to remediate hidden black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) and structural decay rather than mer...

In his final column as a sitting justice, Arthur Gilbert reflects on five decades of judicial service, the colleagues and staf...

The Racial Justice Act promises to root out racial bias in California's criminal justice system, but that promise will remain ...

California is facing a dual crisis as the engineered stone silicosis epidemic among immigrant workers grows -- now over 435 co...

After 44 years in litigation and mediation, the most effective briefs aren't courtroom arguments -- they're practical tools th...

A California divorce decree is binding throughout the U.S., but enforcing it abroad -- particularly in countries like Iran -- ...

Noland v. Land of the Free makes clear: AI can assist, but lawyers remain fully accountable for every word they file.

In probate law, only those with a genuine, sustained relationship or legal stake can petition to override another's autonomy, ...

A new U.S. military campaign targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels raises profound constitutional, statutory and internatio...

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, California will no longer allow survivors to recover damages for a deceased loved one's pain, sufferin...

Civility, grounded not in mere politeness but in the ethical discipline of listening, serves as the foundation of justice by e...

A recent amendment to California's data breach law imposes a firm 30-day notice deadline, limiting companies' discretion to po...

AI tools are transforming mediation practice, from document analysis to settlement predictions, but the distinctly human eleme...

Thomas More chose conscience over the king, paying with his life and teaching that law, faith and principle must sometimes def...

In family court, cultural differences shape behavior, communication and perceptions of fairness, and understanding these dimen...

Plaintiffs' attorneys are increasingly turning to Washington's CEMA to challenge text-based refer-a-friend programs, drawn by ...

Trump calls up the National Guard in Illinois, citing "rebellion" and insufficient forces; courts and critics say there's no t...

California's Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 -- originally intended to prevent judicial bias -- has devolved into a tool...

Five years after Liu v. SEC, courts remain split on how to apply its limits on disgorgement, leaving the SEC's most po...

Year-end settlements, driven by psychological, financial, and tax incentives, allow litigants and attorneys to avoid the holid...

On Veterans Day, we honor Justice Buck Compton -- a Silver Star-winning D-Day hero, Band of Brothers paratrooper and longtime ...

In anticipation of Veterans Day, the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Armed Forces Committee gathered attorneys, judges, a...