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While Dean Chemerinsky rightly criticizes the reliance on outdated English legal precedents, the U.S. legal system should go f...

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In 100 days, Trump issued 142 executive orders -- many attacking DEI and transgender rights -- prompting court rulings that th...

California labels many women convicted of sex offenses as "high risk" using an unvalidated assessment -- despite no statistica...

Practitioners must approach the public charge section of Form I-485 with heightened care and precision, as USCIS has increased...

Beginning in August, the State Bar of California will implement rigorous Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP) compl...

By borrowing George Costanza's Festivus tradition of the "airing of grievances," a mediator has found that letting litigants v...

Federal raids and military displays -- including a chilling July 7 show of force in LA's MacArthur Park -- have sparked fear, ...

This Supreme Court term wasn't marked by one explosive ruling but by a deeper, unsettling theme: a conflicted and inconsistent...

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California raised its minimum auto insurance limits in January 2025 for the first time in over 50 years, with another increa...

The Supreme Court's ruling in Trump v. CASA not only strips federal courts of the vital power to issue nationwide inj...

Misclassifying California employees as exempt can trigger steep penalties and litigation, making it essential for employers to...

When one parent suspects developmental delays and the other refuses evaluation, California courts must decide -- overreaction ...

Supreme Court's blessing of Texas Age Verification Law bodes well for California's Digital Age Assurance Act.

The Senate Parliamentarian's removal of the litigation finance tax provision from the "One Big Beautiful Bill" may seem proced...

The State Bar of California's new Attorney-Client Bridge Program offers a practical, preventive alternative to formal complain...

In a matter of days, two federal courts allowed the use of copyrighted books to train generative AI -- offering different anal...

With companies increasingly eyeing Nevada and Texas over Delaware, Texas's new Business Court offers a timely, if still untest...

A recent California appellate court decision underscores that employers must take prompt, meaningful action in response to har...

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Disputes over conservatorships and elder care are rarely as straightforward as they first appear, requiring careful considerat...

Court-ordered mediation in complex cases can feel like a detour, but by applying the six CIRCLE strategies, attorneys can turn...

A controversial excise tax on litigation funding proceeds -- once feared by funders and lawyers alike -- has been left out of ...

When the California Supreme Court depublishes a well-reasoned appellate opinion without explanation, it doesn't just erase pre...

If the California Supreme Court decides to depublish an opinion, just tell us why -- we can take it.

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