November 2018
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations, and public reprovals in California.
An Uncertain Climate for Environmental Suits
Attorneys using judicial avenues to force action on climate change will confront - for the foreseeable future - a firmly conse...
One Sex Forward, Two Steps Back?
For the first time, SCOTUS' law clerk class is majority female; but that milestone follows a bitter confirmation fight that ce...
The third episode of the DJ on the J.D., the Daily Journal's legal education podcast, features two first-year UCLA School of L...
Empirical Kavanaugh
Adam Feldman, from the blog Empirical SCOTUS, offers a quantitative-based preview of Brett Kavanaugh's first term. And Seth St...
The 'Dean' of the California Appellate Bar
Ellis Horvitz, founder of Horvitz & Levy and pioneer of appellate-focused legal practice, was honored Friday as the inaugu...
Judge James Donato (ND CA) and former U.S. Ambassador Jeff Bleich, on the first of a hopefully ongoing podcast series, provide...
October 2018
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations, and public reprovals in California.
Is 8 Enough? A True 'Roberts Court' Begins
As a new Supreme Court term commences, partly overshadowed by a seething political feud surrounding the proposed new ninth jus...
The Most Dangerous Branch
David Kaplan, 'Newsweek' veteran and Supreme Court chronicler, visits to discuss his new book 'The Most Dangerous Branch: Insi...
Immigration Roundup
An en banc 9th Circuit will reconsider whether due process in removal proceedings guarantees undocumented minors government-sp...
Americans for Transparency?
The 9th Circuit rejected a Koch Industries-backed charity's claim that requiring disclosure of top donor information violates ...
Kavanaugh Hearings Day 4: Outside Counsel
On the concluding day of confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, senators heard not from the nominee but rather 26 wi...
Kavanaugh Hearings Day 3: D.C. Confidential
Senators sparred over - and throughout the day released - documents Democratic members claimed the majority party had designat...
Kavanaugh Hearings Day 1: Doc Review
A tumultuous first day of confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh saw senators spar at length over the adequacy of ava...
September 2018
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations, and public reprovals in California.
Departed but Still Deciding?
After successive, sudden departures of Judges Pregerson, Kozinski, and Reinhardt, the 9th Circuit's varying approach to decidi...
Still Learning the ABCs
While the Weekly Appellate Report is on a brief summer hiatus, revisit an earlier episode exploring the new test California co...
Civil Rights of Sex Offenders
In the second episode of Courts & Capital, we discuss attorneys who fight for the civil rights of...sex offenders. Attorne...
August 2018
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations, and public reprovals in California.
Open Carry and the 'Core' of the Second Amendment
A split 9th Circuit panel Tuesday deemed open public firearm carry a "core" Second Amendment right, and struck down a Hawaii p...
Law Schools Turning to Hybrid Degrees
The second episode of the DJ on the J.D., the Daily Journal's legal education podcast, focuses on hybrid law degrees. Some law...
Considering Kavanaugh
Three guests offer a range of views on the potential next U.S. Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh. Justin Walker (UL Brand...
California's Capitol in the #MeToo Era
In this first episode of Courts & Capital, it'll cover the #MeToo scandal across California, specifically hitting the stat...
Can Interest Rates be Unconscionable?
The California Supreme Court will soon decide whether the doctrine of unconscionability renders certain consumer loans unenfor...
July 2018
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations, and public reprovals in California.
The End of the Kennedy Court
A range of guests reflect on retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy's legacy and forecast the Supreme Court to come: Garrett Epps (U...
Waiving in the Dark?
As nearly $4 million in fees hang in the balance, the California Supreme Court debates whether and how firms can effectively u...
Void for Overlap?
California appellate courts have split on the question of whether overlap between two consumer protection statutes renders one...
Considering Custom
After arguments last week, and an appellate ruling parting ways with a decades-long line of caselaw, the California Supreme Co...