Family
Understanding California DVROs: The challenge of subsequent restraining orders
By Firdaus F. Dordi, Rosa Vaquera-Martinez
California's domestic violence law leaves unresolved questions about how courts should handle subsequent restraining orders wh...
Guide to Legal Writing, Appellate Practice
5 pointers for more persuasive appellate storytelling
By Hayley MacMillen
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 ...
Evidence
9th Circuit to hear oral argument on scope of attorney-client privilege for mixed business/legal communications
By Alejandro L. Sarria, Bradley E. Markano
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...
Military Law
Differences between collaborative courts and diversion for veterans
By Eileen C. Moore
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...
Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the prologue, not the end
By Rodney S. Diggs
On the 67th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the choice remains the same: justice for the vulnerable or power unch...
Civil Rights
Guardians of liberty: Recognizing police officers' role in protecting civil rights
By Tori L.N. Bakken, Tony M. Sain
Despite decades of protecting civil rights and implementing new policies and training initiatives, local police officers' effo...
Technology, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
California's data centers face a climate cooling dilemma
By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Kyung-Bon Lee
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...
Evidence
Back-to-school hearsay quiz: Your California evidence law refresher
By Ashfaq G. Chowdhury
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...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Can we talk? Mediation is a calmer, quicker, and more cost-effective solution for housing disputes
By Mae Villanueva
Mediation in landlord-tenant disputes is an underused but growing tool that offers attorneys and clients faster, more affordab...
The Arms Act may work for Congress, but not for the country - it remains a chief stumbling block to shielding Americans from t...
Law Office Management
Why being in the office still matters for young litigators
By David Tiraturyan
Although technology has revolutionized how we practice law, there's something irreplaceable about the informal knowledge trans...
Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The Lincoln Restoration: How AI is returning lawyers to their counselor roots
By James Mixon
As AI commoditizes the technical skills that have dominated legal education for over a century, lawyers are rediscovering what...
President Trump's sweeping claim of unilateral impoundment authority--already tested in Congress, the courts, and recent emerg...
Criminal, Constitutional Law
'Had so much fun' - the pursuit policy putting lives at risk
By Robert L. Bastian Jr.
Calling high-speed chases "fun," federal officials have embraced a perilous pursuit policy that prizes the thrill of the chase...
Civil Litigation
CAALA Convention 2025: Recognition, resilience and renewal
By Baruch C. Cohen
At CAALA's 2025 convention in Las Vegas, trial lawyers found more than seminars -- they found camaraderie, recognition, faith ...
Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court's Hohenshelt ruling injects equity into arbitration fees enforcement
By Jasmin B. Bhandari
California Supreme Court's Hohenshelt v. Superior Court ruling upholds arbitration fee deadlines while allowing...
Entertainment & Sports
How movies foretold the perils of the Trump administration
By Selwyn D. Whitehead
From nuclear satire to political farce, these movies offer a prophetic lens on the dangers of Trump's leadership.
Immigration, Constitutional Law
Stripped of citizenship? 9th Circuit's Moncada ruling sparks statelessness concerns
By Steven Hirsch
Despite decades of government assurances that he was a U.S. citizen, Roberto Moncada was stripped of that status -- exposing h...
Criminal, Constitutional Law
Trump's cashless bail orders target a pretrial release system that doesn't exist in California
By Allison B. Margolin, Truman J. Costello
Trump's executive orders targeting "cashless bail" could threaten to withhold federal funds from states like California, even ...
Family
Navigating the challenge of subsequent restraining orders under California's DVPA
By Firdaus F. Dordi, Rosa Vaquera-Martinez
California's domestic violence law leaves unresolved questions about how courts should handle subsequent restraining orders wh...
Failing to promptly remit withheld payroll taxes is one of the most dangerous mistakes a business can make -- triggering perso...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Rights
Eviction destabilizes not only housing, but also food security and community
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis
Eviction is never just about housing -- it dismantles kitchens, neighborhoods, and stability itself, cascading into hunger, ho...
Consumer Protection Law
SB 825: Expanding state consumer financial protection
By Robert S. McWhorter
California's Senate Bill 825 would expand the DFPI's enforcement authority over state-licensed financial institutions by elimi...
In a rare clash at a 1982 Commission on Judicial Appointments hearing, Governor-elect George Deukmejian blocked outgoing Gover...
Legal Education, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Constitutional Law
What to do with a racist law student?
By Myron Moskovitz
Preston Damsky's capstone paper arguing for a white ethno-state earned the highest grade from Judge John L. Badalamenti, spark...