Intellectual Property
The Northern District of California granted summary judgment for Meta, holding that the company's use of copyrighted books to ...
Administrative/Regulatory
California's court reporter shortage is leaving civil proceedings unrecorded and litigants without appeal rights, yet the stat...
Constitutional Law
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
How policy and history shaped California's CARE Courts
The CARE Act arose from a historical need -- its policies, definitions and hearings warrant explanation as to illuminate its c...
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While Dean Chemerinsky rightly criticizes the reliance on outdated English legal precedents, the U.S. legal system should go f...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...
In 100 days, Trump issued 142 executive orders -- many attacking DEI and transgender rights -- prompting court rulings that th...
Criminal, Civil Rights
California labels many women convicted of sex offenses as "high risk" using an unvalidated assessment -- despite no statistica...
Immigration
Practitioners must approach the public charge section of Form I-485 with heightened care and precision, as USCIS has increased...
State Bar & Bar Associations
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...
Mediating claims against public entities involves complex and often time-consuming procedures, but with patience and preparati...
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
Uninsured drivers beware, the law isn't on your side
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 ...
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.
The Senate Parliamentarian's removal of the litigation finance tax provision from the "One Big Beautiful Bill" may seem proced...
State Bar & Bar Associations
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...
Torts/Personal Injury, Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
How ignoring harassment allegations cost the LAPD $4M
A recent California appellate court decision underscores that employers must take prompt, meaningful action in response to har...
AI excels at document review, summarization, and pattern recognition in legal work, but successful implementation requires und...
Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Disputes over conservatorships and elder care are rarely as straightforward as they first appear, requiring careful considerat...
