On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s effort to turn the Occupational Safety and Health Admi...

Practitioners representing survivors of sexual abuse sue the State of the Vatican City (i.e., Holy See) because they argue tha...

What appellate courts have said about Penal Code Section 1170.91

A few “resolutions” for attorneys aimed at fixing five bad habits that are all too common and that can create unnecessary risk...

Will try to be optimistic about the future. Sorry, I can only try. But I can be certain about a resolution that is an acknowle...

A victim of domestic violence is expected to speak to dozens of players up and down the chain of our various legal systems, fr...

In a world where our disagreements often drive the narrative, I’d like to take a moment to explore areas of agreement. It is p...

As 2021 comes to an end, we wanted to report on what the Los Angeles County Superior Court has been able to do this year and p...

Members of the legal community should be societal leaders and live up to the California attorney’s oath, which contains the fo...

Should racial preferences in university admissions be legal? The U.S. Supreme Court has an opportunity to revisit that hotly d...

Despite having knowledge of major deficiencies with every part of the probate conservatorship system, Chief Justice Tani Canti...

The State Bar's justifications for the program ultimately fall flat.

Where the Legislature is silent about retroactivity, courts presume that the new statute will apply to all defendants whose ca...

Much has been about the State Bar of California’s proposed paraprofessional program which would allow nonlawyers to practice l...

District Judge Roger T. Benitez applied the Supreme Court’s Heller test, holding that California’s ban was unconstitutional (a...

On December 1, the Supreme Court’s engagement on the topic of abortion was much more public and formal. A nearly two-hour-long...

To argue that prohibiting states from restricting pre-viability abortions allows the Supreme Court to avoid the philosophical ...

Lawyers hoping to find goodies in their stocking should take stock of whether they have been “nice” lawyers in 2021. When Sant...

It’s beginning to look a lot like bias / Everywhere you go / Take a look at Cal and the feds, not listening once again / Just ...

The consequences from addiction — or even single incidents of intoxication — can be life-altering.

Along the California coast, we have a case where the rhetoric of property and liberty have met the reality of the California C...

Houses of worship must be kept safe, secure and welcoming for all members and visitors. And we must come together to stand in ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a “Strategic Roadmap” that sets forth the agency’s comprehensive plan...

The majority of federal district courts -- including those in California -- have enacted local rules requiring admission to th...

The federal appellate court recently issued an important ruling that helps clear the way for accountability for the private co...

By this time next year, following the November 8, 2022, midterm election, we should know whether the California Changes to Med...

James Bond, the dashing and impossibly clever spy, always bested the bad guys thanks to the deep pockets of technology and int...

For several decades now, the federal and California courts have been debating -- blessedly, not to the point of fisticuffs -- ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on October 29 agreed to review a 9th Circuit decision that broadly construed the right of individuals t...

The Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act is a bipartisan bill -- an all-too-uncommon phenomenon in today's political environ...