Technology, Data Privacy
Customer privacy battle pits FCC against telecoms in Supreme Court
By Anita Taff-Rice
FCC's multi-million-dollar penalties against mobile carriers for improperly selling customer location data face new legal unce...
Constitutional Law
Too poor for privacy? People v. Maki and the tent as a Fourth Amendment frontier
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis
In the unpublished decision, the California Court of Appeal ruled that a man living in a tent had no Fourth Amendment protecti...
U.S. Supreme Court
One president, 29 emergencies and a Supreme Court that won't say no
By John H. Minan
Trump's stunning 29th emergency Supreme Court appeal in 10 months seeks to override a federal judge and deploy National Guard ...
Entertainment & Sports
The NBA's billion-dollar bet on gambling just came due
By Lou Shapiro
The NBA cashed in on legalized gambling's gold rush, then acted shocked when players and coaches turned insider information in...
Insurance
California insurance showdown 2026: Competing ballot initiatives set to reshape the market
By Michele L. Levinson
Part Two examines the proposed 2026 ballot initiatives targeting property and automobile insurance in California, including a ...
Intellectual Property
Moral rights and the Vaillancourt Fountain
By Simon J. Frankel
Fifty years after its completion, San Francisco's massive Brutalist Vaillancourt Fountain faces removal as part of a plaza red...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Big law ramps up exclusion of attorneys with disabilities
By Areta Guthrey
October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month should prompt Big Law to examine how its practices continue to margin...
Torts/Personal Injury
Reforming personal injury advertising: The time has come
By Loren E. Schwartz
On Oct. 11, California enacted SB 37 to crack down on misleading attorney advertising -- giving consumers the right to sue ove...
Government, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bridging the divide: Why can't we get along?
By Marc Alan Fong
Amid an increasingly fractured political climate fueled by outrage and absolutism, restoring democracy's health depends on cit...
Law Practice, Civil Litigation
Last-minute settlements: How trial preparation gives you leverage
By Brigitta S. Cymerint
Trial preparation isn't wasted when cases settle at the last minute -- it's exactly what forces those settlements to happen.
Insurance, Government
Ballots, burn zones and bottom lines: How California voters have shaped the state's insurance market
By Michele L. Levinson
California voters have long wielded influence over insurance regulation through ballot initiatives, from Proposition 103's swe...
Anti-SLAPP motions can sting in a surprising variety of cases
By Brendan J. Begley
Once limited mostly to defamation and media cases, California's anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc. § 425.16) has expanded int...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Regret and reimagination in art and mediation
By Greg Derin
Sargent's Portrait of Madame X shows how revision reveals growth -- a reminder that, in mediation as in art, change ca...
Answer first, click never: The new rules of AI content and search
By Jennifer O'Donnell, Ioana Good
As the digital landscape rapidly evolves, law firms that ignore how AI is transforming online search risk becoming invisible t...
Mediation works - if you can afford a lawyer. Most Californians can't.
Family
Bridging traditions: Prenuptial agreements and Mahr in cross-cultural marriages
By Abbas Hadjian
In California, cross-cultural couples -- particularly those with Iranian or Muslim heritage -- can honor both an Islamic Mahr ...
Real Estate/Development
Cash for keys agreements: Legal considerations for landlords and their attorneys
By Sasha Struthers
Cash for keys agreements can offer landlords with properties in rent-controlled jurisdictions flexibility, but failure to foll...
Torts/Personal Injury
Security guard role in spotlight as Rose Bowl faces lawsuit
By Donavon J. Sawyer
Jurors may apply the law as instructed, but rising ticket prices and advancing surveillance are shaping a new expectation: tha...
Family
Common mistakes in family law matters: Pitfalls practitioners and courts should avoid (Part 2)
By Patti C. Ratekin
Strict compliance with procedural rules is critical -- common mistakes in child and spousal support cases can render orders in...
Data Privacy
CCPA legal update series Part 2: CCPA finalizes cybersecurity audit rules
By Sarah L. Bruno, Grace D. Wiley
California's newly finalized CCPA regulations now require certain high-revenue or high-data-volume companies to conduct and ce...
Tax, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
When plaintiffs sell their legal claims, who pays taxes and when?
By Robert W. Wood
As more plaintiffs look to sell their legal claims, the quirky tax rules around such transfers make early tax advice crucial.
Constitutional Law
Voting on Prop 50 means picking your poison, not your party
By James J. Brosnahan
On Nov. 4, California voters must choose between approving gerrymandered maps drawn by the Legislature or rejecting them and r...
Torts/Personal Injury, Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Protecting the system: How the plaintiffs' bar can be the solution to the DTLA scandal
By Brian S. Kabateck, Shant A. Karnikian
The allegations of widespread fraud in Los Angeles County sexual abuse claims demand immediate, independent action from experi...
Torts/Personal Injury, Government, Civil Procedure
California opened the door to justice for sexual abuse survivors - but fraud walked in too
By David I. Levine
The widespread allegations of fraudulent sexual abuse claims in Los Angeles County demand continued independent review to prot...
Torts/Personal Injury, Evidence, Civil Litigation
The high cost of junk science verdicts in Los Angeles
By Lauren Sheets Jarrell
A billion-dollar Los Angeles verdict over baby powder and mesothelioma underscores how junk science, aggressive trial lawyer a...
Entertainment & Sports, Contracts
At the buzzer in 2025: College athletics in the era of NIL
By Frank N. Darras
Recent judicial decisions and evolving NIL policies have effectively ended NCAA amateurism, creating a new labor market for co...
Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rejects broad public disclosure bar in whistleblower cases
By Stephen D. Kaus
The 9th Circuit clarifies that prior media reports and earlier lawsuits won't automatically block whistleblower claims unless ...
Consumer Protection Law
Old law, new risks: Navigating California's Shine the Light law
By Wynter L. Deagle, Samuel Hyams-Millard
Businesses across industries are facing a surge in "Shine the Light" law requests under California Civil Code §1798.83, exposi...
Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice
Appeal deadline rules are a trap -- it's time to fix them
By David J. Ozeran
Whether it's titling a notice correctly or complying with strict timing rules, California's appeal deadlines demand precision.
Constitutional Law
Lawyers in the crosshairs as Trump targets dissent
By John H. Minan
Amid "No Kings" protests over his authoritarian tactics, Trump's March 22 directive to punish lawyers challenging his policies...
