As the Supreme Court moves to expand presidential power by subordinating independent agencies to executive prerogatives, a pro...

In 2025, NIL rights transformed college sports, boosting athlete pay, fueling school revenue and reshaping recruitment--benefi...

Signature Resolution is going national with private equity, but its arbitrators largely ignore the law; I urge banning certain...

To uphold the rule of law amid recurring allegations of presidential corruption, Congress should revive the independent counse...

Trump's new "Gold Card" immigration program offers wealthy foreign nationals an expedited green card in exchange for a $1 mill...

Three 2025 California decisions send a clear message: When employment arbitration agreements are rushed, one-sided and stacked...

President Trump's executive order is not legalization, but a procedural step that underscores just how far federal cannabis po...

AB 250 extends survivors' time to sue for workplace sexual abuse, and trauma-informed mediation offers a safer, empowering alt...

Two recent federal actions--one administrative, one judicial--highlight the sharp limits of executive and court-based cannabis...

Litigators with prior transactional experience should not only highlight but embrace their background as it comes with unique ...

A new Second District Court of Appeal decision dismantles the Patterson exception, easing the burden on defendants and restori...

California's insurance commissioner is gutting Proposition 103's consumer oversight, favoring insurers, and blocking advocates...

Presidential executive order seeks to preempt California laws that prevent AI fraud.

Everyday clickwrap arbitration clauses strip consumers of impartial justice, replacing courts with private forums where repeat...

California has long flirted with a wealth tax, but a new ballot measure targeting the state's billionaires could finally break...

California's housing crisis has become a tale of two cities--with San Francisco charging ahead and Los Angeles backpedaling--o...

The Supreme Court's IEEPA tariff cases put a sharp question front and center: Can Congress really give the president a blank ...

A constitutional challenge in Fresno raises an issue faced by cities across the country: Whether municipalities can lawfully c...

One of Trump's biggest and most dangerous lies this term is that his deportation regime targets the "worst of the worst"--a cl...

Federal loan cap changes may appear neutral on their face, but could disproportionately harm women seeking graduate degrees in...

Government coercion of private platforms to suppress apps like ICEBlock exemplifies "censorship by proxy," raising urgent Firs...

Adam Cohen's "Captain's Dinner" recounts the shocking true story of shipwreck, cannibalism and murder that upended English law...

When powerful interests redefine accountability through public narratives, perception can begin to outweigh evidence in shapin...

A $303 million settlement over the NCAA's 31-year ban on compensating volunteer coaches signals that coordinated wage-fixing a...

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From fake case citations in court briefs to deepfake audio in custody battles, AI is already reshaping California litigation -...

As large language models like ChatGPT and Claude proliferate, attorneys must balance their promise for efficiency and insight ...

California's 2026 laws turn slow payments and oversized retentions into legal risks for construction contracts.

As AI-driven defamation suits emerge, courts must not only weigh who's accountable, but also whether anti-SLAPP laws -- and fr...