U.S. Supreme Court, Education Law, Civil Rights
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...
Where the Legislature is silent about retroactivity, courts presume that the new statute will apply to all defendants whose ca...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit again defies the Supreme Court in Duncan
District Judge Roger T. Benitez applied the Supreme Court’s Heller test, holding that California’s ban was unconstitutional (a...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
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 ...
Military Law, Law Practice, Government
Are we turning our back on our veterans... again?
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 ...
Along the California coast, we have a case where the rhetoric of property and liberty have met the reality of the California C...
Government, Civil Rights
Houses of worship must be kept safe, secure and welcoming for all members and visitors. And we must come together to stand in ...
Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a “Strategic Roadmap” that sets forth the agency’s comprehensive plan...
U.S. Supreme Court, State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
Discord in our district courts
The majority of federal district courts -- including those in California -- have enacted local rules requiring admission to th...
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Technology
The federal appellate court recently issued an important ruling that helps clear the way for accountability for the private co...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court
Crawford today: Tasting great or less filling?
For several decades now, the federal and California courts have been debating -- blessedly, not to the point of fisticuffs -- ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court on October 29 agreed to review a 9th Circuit decision that broadly construed the right of individuals t...
Unfortunately, in recent months a Big Lie about the California Environmental Quality Act has been popping up around California...
The largest U.S. infrastructure-focused budget should include investment in dedicated inpatient facilities for mentally ill an...
To paraphrase “Hamlet,” “Separated, or not separated — that is the question” The date of separation is legally the date of the...
The bill embodies a new, more just approach in which government initiates and completes the process for reducing, dismissing, ...
Tax
Congress recently floated a proposal to halve the estate and gift tax exclusion, effective January 1. As of this writing, this...
Beginning next year, a new state securities law will significantly reduce the out-of-pocket cost of raising up to $300,000 in ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Letters, Law Practice
Danny Abir’s recent column unfairly characterizes an organization and individuals with a proven record in expanding access to ...
As Americans question the capacity of their institutions to serve them effectively and people around the world voice doubts ab...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Letters, Law Practice
Paraprofessional opposition appears biased
I initially had no interest in accepting the Daily Journal’s request to its subscribers to submit articles either in support o...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice
The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System’s pursuit of and support for new legal service models in variou...
If the pandemic has had any kind of benefit, it’s that it has raised awareness of the functions and dysfunctions of our courts...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
The Washington Department of Ecology allows public employee union representatives to communicate with workers in the building’...
A pair of 9th Circuit cases will examine what the Constitution requires Congress to do when confronted with the present-day ef...
As wide-ranging as the practice of law is, so too is the range of potential legal malpractice claims. But, at their core, many...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
You’ve been arrested and charged with a crime. You’ve been denied pretrial release, and you don’t have the money for bail. So ...
Insurance, Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Three recent 9th Circuit rulings held that business income and extra expense losses incurred following business closures order...