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U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Government
High court rebuffs OSHA’s claim of sweeping emergency powers
By Luke A. Wake
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s effort to turn the Occupational Safety and Health Admi...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Evading service like the plague: Sexual abuse survivors face hurdles serving the Holy See
By Andrew Brendon Ojeda
Practitioners representing survivors of sexual abuse sue the State of the Vatican City (i.e., Holy See) because they argue tha...
Podcasts
Criminal, California Supreme Court
The justices remanded petitioner Jeffrey Walker’s case back to the Court of Appeal with instructions to remand the case to the...
Law Practice
Change Lawyers; Change Generations; Changed Legal Profession
By Howard B. Miller
Podcast host Howard Miller talks with Chris Punongbayan, executive director of Change Lawyers (f/k/a California Bar Foundation).
Webinars
This webinar was a conversation among experts about some of the biggest changes to pre-trial services as a result of the pande...
Featured Content
Although most arbitrators apply rules when the contract is silent, some California arbitrators (especially retired California ...
Litigation & Arbitration
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Advantages of using a judge pro tem
Parties use a judge pro tem to ensure a decision maker is knowledgeable in the law applicable to the dispute as well as having...
Community News
Judges and Judiciary, Community News, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit judge to receive 2022 Susan and Carl Bolch Jr. Prize
By David Houston
The prize will be awarded on March 18 at a ceremony in San Diego. Wallace has been a federal judge for 50 years, first on the ...
MCLE
Nonparty Discovery: 20 Commonly Asked Questions, p1
While generally considered “strangers” to litigation, non...
By Peter R. Boutin, Sarah MalikCriminal appeals in California: The nuts and bolts
A conviction need not be the end of the road for a crimin...
By David J. CohenAssessing your chances on appeal: Burdens, inferences and presumptions
Many attorneys and litigants believe that the appellate c...
By Noreen M. EvansDiscipline Report
Discipline Report
January 2022
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.
Discipline Report
December 2021
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.
Discipline Report
November 2021
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.