The 1928 collapse of the dam unleashed a flood that killed almost 500 people in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. It is regula...

My September column focused on how the extraordinarily funny litigation antics of six-weeks-since-passing-the-bar Vinny might ...

Danny Abir’s recent column unfairly characterizes an organization and individuals with a proven record in expanding access to ...

A recent ruling suggests that prior audits — even audits applying an appropriate legal standard — may be of limited usefulness...

On Oct. 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published for public comment an expansive 918-page notice of proposed rule...

California has taken an encouraging leap in the right direction on law enforcement accountability with the signing of Senate B...

A recent 9th Circuit ruling upheld the EPA’s discretion to consider economic impacts when determining whether the grant a vari...

As Americans question the capacity of their institutions to serve them effectively and people around the world voice doubts ab...

Any honest, objective review of how our college athletes historically have been treated would certainly reveal flagrant, unfor...

The moral of this little story should not be lost on regulatory bodies: Be fair. Enact general ordinances that apply across th...

Lawyers tend to discover that their reputation plays a significant role in how their lawyering career progresses. This is not ...

The tribunal had the colossal mission of bringing to justice a total of 199 accused war criminals during a series of 13 trials...

Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature on a package of peace officer reform bills will significantly affect and create additional r...

In his Oct. 20 column, “Our justice system must become more victim-centric, retired Judge Eugene M. Hyman argues that “the sys...

The objective of this article and self-study test is to review the rules applicable to the appointment of conservators and the...

Last month, a U.S. district court granted summary judgment to environmental plaintiff WildEarth Guardians in its suit challeng...

Stephen K. Bannon, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for defrauding investors in a border wall fundraising scheme, is...

The historic pattern has been for the manufacturers to work together to derail the development of environmental regulations an...

The court recently determined that “paramour preference” — an employer favoring a supervisor’s sexual or romantic partner over...

On December 1, after much delay, trial will begin in a lawsuit challenging the validity of Senate Bill 826, California’s law m...

The cycle of regulatory ping-pong every four or eight years is not new, but it seems especially pronounced (and absurd) today ...

I initially had no interest in accepting the Daily Journal’s request to its subscribers to submit articles either in support o...

The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System’s pursuit of and support for new legal service models in variou...

For this new law to be successful, officers will require new training regarding appropriate techniques of arrest control that ...

In the past year, the California Legislature passed multiple bills in the area of labor and employment. This article provides ...

On Oct. 4, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 390 into law, which amends California’s existing law on automatic subscripti...

When Assembly Bill 5 — the so-called “gig worker law” — was enacted at the end of 2019, it appeared that California lawmakers ...

The tax treatment of lawsuit settlements can depend on the wording of the settlement agreement. For example, Debra Jean Blum r...

The State Bar’s paraprofessional program is unlikely to minimize the justice gap and will result in individuals with insuffici...

If the pandemic has had any kind of benefit, it’s that it has raised awareness of the functions and dysfunctions of our courts...