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The Northern District of California granted summary judgment for Meta, holding that the company's use of copyrighted books to ...


California's court reporter shortage is leaving civil proceedings unrecorded and litigants without appeal rights, yet the stat...


The Supreme Court has never definitively ruled whether the 14th Amendment grants birthright citizenship to children of undocum...


Civil Procedure, Judges and Judiciary, Health Care & Hospital Law


The CARE Act arose from a historical need -- its policies, definitions and hearings warrant explanation as to illuminate its c...


Civil Rights


Is kindness illegal?

Jul. 24, 2025

America First Legal claims the Dodgers' DEI efforts are "patently illegal" under Title VII -- but is lifting up marginalized g...


Recent court rulings have complicated smoke damage recovery for wildfire survivors. Rather than pursuing years of costly litig...


While Dean Chemerinsky rightly criticizes the reliance on outdated English legal precedents, the U.S. legal system should go f...


When C-suite scandals erupt under the glare of public scrutiny, investigators must navigate shaken employee trust, heightened...


Government, Civil Rights


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...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


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, ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judges should judge

Jul. 18, 2025

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


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Mediating claims against public entities involves complex and often time-consuming procedures, but with patience and preparati...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Mediation timing is about more than readiness -- it's a strategic balance of opportunity and risk that today's practitioners m...


Remedies, Torts/Personal Injury, Insurance


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


U.S. Supreme Court


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 ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, Constitutional Law


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


Litigation & Arbitration, Government


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...


Intellectual Property


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


Civil Procedure, Business Law


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


Torts/Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


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


Technology, Law Practice


AI excels at document review, summarization, and pattern recognition in legal work, but successful implementation requires und...


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