Special interests, including major retailers and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, are pushing Propositi...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
The experimental bar exam awards up to 40 points for strong performance on pre-tested Kaplan questions, using a statistically ...
The Ex Parte Loophole: California courts likely will adopt an exception to malicious prosecution requirements which otherwise...
Balancing business needs with employees' rights to engage in protected concerted activity is essential to maintaining a positi...
Business Law, Labor/Employment
Knowing the difference between these classifications is not only a matter of compliance; it's fundamental to maintaining a fai...
Business Law
Small businesses with lean budgets can maximize efficiency by adopting a tiered approach to compliance obligations.
Proposition 36, a ballot measure funded by retailers, aims to change state law to classify a person's third theft and third dr...
Issuing a Form 1099 to a client can result in the client receiving multiple forms for the same settlement, complicating their...
The charges against Diana Teran could deter prosecutors from fulfilling their ethical responsibilities, potentially leading to...
The Government argues that Trump's actions were in his unofficial capacity as a candidate, using private actors and campaign i...
Civil Rights
Despite recent political and legal challenges, many organizations still value DEI initiatives, though some have scaled back or...
Anya Nelson reflects on the legacy of her great-grandfather, Judge Thomas L. Griffith Jr. - a pioneering figure in the Los Ang...
Wills, Estates & Trusts
AB 2016 amends the California Probate Code, changing how successors manage a decedent's real property, specifically affecting ...
Technology, Real Estate/Development
The Department of Justice, along with eight state attorneys general, filed a complaint against RealPage for using software tha...
Judges and Judiciary
The visit highlighted the commitment of the magistrates to justice reform, including oral hearings and increased transparency,...
Labor/Employment
The amended California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) introduces significant changes and new provisions, including the E...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The Supreme Court is set to review a case challenging a Texas law that requires commercial pornographic websites to verify the...
The court's ruling aims to significantly reduce veteran homelessness and improve access to medical care, though implementation...
The American Bar Association's Pro Bono Week emphasizes the goal for lawyers to provide 50+ hours of pro bono work yearly. Sta...
State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
Trying to make sense of the bar exam debate
The California Supreme Court has rejected a proposal for a Practical Bar Exam (PBE) as a method of licensure, citing procedura...
Judges and Judiciary
Recent cases show conflicting interpretations about whether presumptively invalid reasons can be used to justify excusal, with...
Regulation of Big Tech is urgently needed due to the harmful impact of social media on mental health, particularly among minor...
Resident managers must live on-site and handle issues like leaks and noise. They earn minimum wage and can receive liquidated ...
Jurors, being part of the social media universe, are susceptible to biases formed by online voices, which can affect their imp...
The California Supreme Court's recent decisions on bar exam reforms have sparked controversy by rejecting both innovative an...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Criminal
California attorneys must report criminal indictments or felony convictions to the State Bar within 30 days. Failing to do so ...
Cardona v. Soto (2024) No. A167089: Judges face difficulties in balancing due process and protecting children from trau...
The pandemic has shown that Zoom can help parties see each other as collaborators, rather than enemies, and can help them reac...
California is rolling out a new insurance regulation aimed at strengthening and stabilizing the marketplace. As the most signi...
Operation Trojan Shield, an FBI initiative, created the encrypted messaging app Anom to monitor criminal communications -- sp...