Lawyers can't ignore generative AI, but they also can't abdicate their professional responsibilities to verify accuracy and pr...

California's legal market presents complex risks, and some firms explore international insurers, such as Lloyd's of London, as...

Business cases turn on getting documents into evidence, so trial lawyers must beat hearsay objections by knowing what counts a...

Democracy depends on shared facts, fairness and the rule of law; when trust erodes, it falls to citizens and leaders to rebuil...

The law shapes every stage of a work of art's life -- from its creation and sale to exhibition, reproduction, donation, and ev...

Negotiating Hollywood deals and mediating disputes rely on the same timeless principles: do your homework, build relationships...

Military bases previously renamed to remove Confederate associations have been renamed again to their original surnames, now h...

The NIL era has created a complex marketplace where college athletes, franchises and lawyers must collaborate across sports, f...

Recent California legislation expands public and oversight access to peace officer personnel records while maintaining confide...

The IRS has launched electronic filing for § 83(b) elections via Form 15620, allowing founders and service providers to submit...

Meteoric rise of deepfake AI-generated content creates risks for attorneys.

Most plaintiffs in contingent fee cases must report the entire settlement as income under Commissioner v. Banks, even ...

ABA Opinion 518 restricts how mediators can use the mediator's proposal but makes lawyers responsible for enforcing the bounda...

Effective appellate brief conclusions should be short, precise and relief-focused, balancing the functional purpose of stating...

Despite equal ability, Black and Latino students are routinely denied early algebra access -- turning a curricular choice into...

California law requires landlords to remediate hidden black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) and structural decay rather than mer...

In his final column as a sitting justice, Arthur Gilbert reflects on five decades of judicial service, the colleagues and staf...

The Racial Justice Act promises to root out racial bias in California's criminal justice system, but that promise will remain ...

California is facing a dual crisis as the engineered stone silicosis epidemic among immigrant workers grows -- now over 435 co...

Just as USDA acted to sustain WIC, it could -- within statutory bounds -- lawfully consider similar tools to bolster SNAP's co...

False AI citations are rising, and the court must act with a rule holding lawyers accountable.

Republican lawmakers' escalating attacks on federal judges reflect a broader campaign to intimidate the judiciary, threatening...

Mismanaging client funds -- through commingling, overdrafts, or poor recordkeeping--is the fastest route to serious State Bar ...

Plans to convert Baldwin Hills from oil production to parks or housing overlook the constitutionally protected property rights...

Donald Trump has weaponized the Constitution's sole unchecked presidential power -- the pardon -- to reward allies, inhibit fo...

After 44 years in litigation and mediation, the most effective briefs aren't courtroom arguments -- they're practical tools th...

A California divorce decree is binding throughout the U.S., but enforcing it abroad -- particularly in countries like Iran -- ...