Courts are increasingly scrutinizing the "primary purpose" of communications with in-house counsel, a...

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination in Utah underscores failures in event security, the dangers of polarizing r...

As AI transforms the way businesses operate, the insurance industry faces a pivotal question: Will existing policies respond t...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's opinion in McCoy v. Louisiana reshaped the limits of attorney autonomy -- but seven year...

SB 940 expands arbitration discovery rights by granting parties nearly the same discovery tools available in trial court proce...

Lists bring order to legal analysis, especially in trade dress law -- but too many can cause judges and lawyers to miss the fo...

June 2025's $2.8 billion House v. NCAA antitrust settlement, approved by Judge Claudia Wilken, formalizes compensatio...

California's CCP §231.7 and the Racial Justice Act adopt an objective "reasonable person" standard to evaluate peremptory stri...

If law firms can't serve clients in Spanish, they're not just losing business -- they're denying nearly half the city equitabl...

Even after California expanded public access to certain police misconduct records, Pitchess Motions remain indispensable for u...

SB 53 underscores that while AI can support doctors, it cannot replace the human presence, judgment and empathy at the core of...

In Stronghold Engineering v. City of Monterey (2023), the California Court of Appeal held that a contractor's initial ...

From tennis courts to NASCAR tracks, athletes and the DOJ are using antitrust law to challenge governing bodies over suppresse...

Uber is weaponizing federal RICO lawsuits against personal injury attorneys and medical providers in multiple states, a corpor...

Mediation isn't always successful in family law, but attorneys can significantly improve the odds with the right approach -- t...

Taylor Swift's fight to reclaim her master recordings has not only secured ownership of her own music but sparked a legal and ...

California's domestic violence law leaves unresolved questions about how courts should handle subsequent restraining orders wh...

The fact section of an appellate brief should provide relevant details that allow judges to draw their own conclusions; avoid ...

When a law student submits a paper advocating white supremacy and violence, the only appropriate academic response is to fail ...

The 9th Circuit will hear oral argument in Epic Games v. Apple, a case that could clarify whether corporate communicat...

Entertainment mogul David Geffen has filed for divorce from David Armstrong after less than two years of marriage, and despite...

In California, veterans facing criminal charges may receive treatment rather than incarceration through either collaborative c...

From the landmark achievements of the 1957 civil rights legislation to ongoing debates over voting rights and workplace equity...

On the 67th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the choice remains the same: justice for the vulnerable or power unch...

Despite decades of protecting civil rights and implementing new policies and training initiatives, local police officers' effo...

California's booming data centers face a climate-driven "cooling dilemma," as rising heat, water scarcity, wildfires and strai...

Marking his 50th year as a judge, Justice Arthur Gilbert reflects with humor on numerology, celebrity and a chance encounter w...

As schools return and court activity picks up, now is a great time for California attorneys to revisit key evidence principles...

The California Supreme Court, in People v. Lamb, narrows the scope of People v. Sanchez, holding that an expert...

Mediation in landlord-tenant disputes is an underused but growing tool that offers attorneys and clients faster, more affordab...