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California's BASED Act died in a Senate committee after a 3-3 vote in April, sinking a proposal to bar dominant tech platforms...

At least some of the credit may belong to the U.S. military and its veterans.

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A legal challenge by judicial candidate Charles E. Pell against Judge Ami S. Sagel over her ballot name is rejected by the cou...

The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais fundamentally undermined the Voting Rights Act by requiring proo...

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Former California appellate justice Arthur Gilbert responds to judicial criticism of his views on artificial intelligence by r...

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SB 574 would set specific duties for attorneys who use generative artificial intelligence and would restrict how arbitrators m...

As AI increasingly provides actionable assistance in dangerous contexts, the law must confront whether existing concepts of cr...

California's SB 243 requires chatbot platforms to maintain suicide prevention protocols and disclose their AI status, but it c...

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For many lawyers, the tension between billable work and business development is a constant and often frustrating reality. Firm...

Hollywood clutched its pearls over Ryan Coogler's Sinners deal -- but what the panic missed was a lesson in what the legal bar...

A California appellate court reversed the conviction of Antolin Garcia Torres for the kidnapping and murder of Sierra LaMar, r...

This article explains how courts determine the relevance of evidence in criminal cases, including definitions, judicial discre...

A recent California case and related policy debates highlight growing tension between voter-approved mandates for life-without...

The rise of AI-informed and data-savvy clients in family law is transforming attorney-client relationships by shifting consult...

Private divorce proceedings--particularly trials before privately compensated judges--can significantly reduce the monetary, l...

California's e-filing system can turn minor clerical or formatting errors into dispositive rejections that retroactively jeopa...

As CARB implements a first-in-the-nation climate risk disclosure framework, it is giving insurers a pass even as other compani...

As agencies adopt law enforcement technology to improve investigations, these tools also generate vast records, requiring care...

A recent California appellate decision confronts a question that has quietly shaped early litigation under the California Raci...

Part 2 of a series examines how incremental ethical lapses in legal practice can blur professional boundaries and lead to disc...

Insurers routinely deny policyholders the right to independent defense counsel under cyber policies, despite longstanding Cali...

Amid mounting stress in the opaque private credit market, Burnell v. BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. spotlights investor cl...

The 9th Circuit correctly upheld Washington's nondiscrimination protections in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong, but the opinio...