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Constitutional Law

A new McCarthy era

Dec. 11, 2023
By Erwin Chemerinsky

It is easy to imagine situations in which the advocacy of genocide can be punished as incitement or true threats or harassment...


Law Practice

Two artists, two visions, one courthouse

Dec. 11, 2023
By Michael L. Stern

In the 1950s, African American architect Paul Revere Williams, who overcame intense racial discrimination to become the “Archi...


Technology, Administrative/Regulatory

Clearview AI’s database contains over 40 billion images, and it has an unknown number of government agency clients throughout ...


Entertainment & Sports

NIL governance: looking to the ‘future’

Dec. 11, 2023
By Frank N. Darras

The Coalition for the Future of College Athletics is perhaps the most focused and organized advocacy group, and their pragmati...


Labor/Employment

Most startups don’t have the financial resources to implement practices and policies consistent with the multitude of employme...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

How attorneys can end up on Santa's 'nice' list

MCLE
Dec. 11, 2023
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens

One way to avoid winding up on the “Naughty” list this year is to treat opposing counsel and adversaries with the civility req...


Military Law

An organization born from rejection accomplished a lot of legal successes.


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation

Nuclear Verdicts®: Year-end trends and looking forward

Dec. 8, 2023
By Robert F. Tyson Jr.

What does the future hold for Nuclear Verdicts®️? Unfortunately, if nothing is done, they will get worse


U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, Intellectual Property

Two upcoming shakeups in trade secret law

Dec. 8, 2023
By Thomas G. Sprankling

There are at least two developments on the horizon that may cause the law to shift yet again: the rise of artificial intellige...


Class Action

In putative class actions where a defendant attempts to remove a matter to federal court, one type of evidence that plaintiffs...


Government, Criminal

Gascón’s attempt to concede the Habeas petition, which would have resulted in the release of a cop killer now turned Mexican M...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.

A year after the infamous Ticketmaster crash, the U.S. Justice Department is once again ramping up its investigation into Live...


Year in Review Column, Government, California Supreme Court

It is significant that in the 60th anniversary year of the act, the California Supreme Court rendered four decisions setting f...


Year in Review Column, Civil Litigation

California courts continue to circumscribe anti-SLAPP motions

Dec. 7, 2023
By Douglas L. Johnson, Daniel B. Lifschitz

The California Courts of Appeal issued a substantial slate of precedential anti-SLAPP decisions in 2023, many of which helped ...


Joint filing can be more convenient and can usually save you tax money overall compared to two separate tax filings. But there...


Securities, Corporate

Preparing for activism after it arrives is too late

Dec. 6, 2023
By Leo E. Strine Jr., Elina Tetelbaum

Why a sound business strategy, investor engagement, and strong leadership are the best defense against activism.


Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation

A new conflict of law

Dec. 6, 2023
By Curtis E.A. Karnow

Interstate conflicts will play out in venue transfer motions, decisions on choice of law, motions to enforce sister state judg...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law

If the Court looks to history and evaluates the common understandings of the Founding generation, it should find these attempt...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

AI in legal practice: New California Bar guidelines

Dec. 6, 2023
By Merri A. Baldwin

The legal profession has become increasingly interested in using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the practice of la...


Torts/Personal Injury

In any lawsuit even tangentially involving healthcare or a healthcare provider, the plaintiff’s attorney should always file wi...


U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary

What I Learned From SO’C

Dec. 5, 2023
By Brian M. Hoffstadt

What I cherish most from my time with her, as well as from our more sporadic interactions in the many years since my clerkship...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Ninth Circuit 2023 Appellate Roundup

Dec. 5, 2023
By Benjamin G. Shatz, Patrice L. Ruane

The 9th Circuit was presented with some fascinating appellate cases – particularly with cases about appellate standing, jurisd...


Corporate

The Corporate Transparency Act goes into effect Jan. 1, and underscores a paradigm shift – demanding a proactive approach from...


Year in Review Column, Law Practice

A season of giving billable hours only

Dec. 5, 2023
By George K. Rosenstock

The industry standard for pro bono hours – 20 hours per lawyer – is generally ignored by all but the largest law firms, the la...


U.S. Supreme Court, Tax, Securities

Preparing for the argument: Moore v. U.S.

Dec. 4, 2023
By Madison S. Spach Jr.

On Dec. 5, the Court will hear Moore v. U.S., a case that turns on whether Congress has the power to tax shareholders o...


Judges and Judiciary

A flicker of hope?

Dec. 4, 2023
By Arthur Gilbert

We all know that A.I. can call up so many more items of information than any human brain can. Some responses to my past column...


Year in Review Column, Torts/Personal Injury

Modernized recovery laws provide new incentive for medical malpractice lawyers, and could change the legal landscapes of Calif...


Year in Review Column, Torts/Personal Injury

The proliferation of claims and the increase in damage awards has increased the cost of insurance, putting additional financia...