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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

A new report reveals that nearly a quarter of attorneys last year were victims of workplace bullying, with women, racial minor...


Judges and Judiciary, Family, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Between a rock and a hard place

Oct. 11, 2024
By Scott M. Gordon , Jessica C. Kronstadt

Cardona v. Soto (2024) No. A167089: Judges face difficulties in balancing due process and protecting children from trau...



Corporate

Boeing is facing severe issues at its El Segundo satellite unit, with allegations of misconduct, safety violations, and retali...


Alternative Dispute Resolution

Mediate now, not six months from now

Oct. 10, 2024
By Sidney Kanazawa

The pandemic has shown that Zoom can help parties see each other as collaborators, rather than enemies, and can help them reac...



Insurance

California is rolling out a new insurance regulation aimed at strengthening and stabilizing the marketplace. As the most signi...


Criminal

Operation Trojan Shield may be clever, but is it outrageous?

Oct. 10, 2024
By Rachel L. Fiset , Jeremy Masys

Operation Trojan Shield, an FBI initiative, created the encrypted messaging app Anom to monitor criminal communications -- sp...



The Supreme Court's historical decisions on property rights have significantly contributed to the homelessness crisis in Amer...


Environmental & Energy

The EPA hasn't updated safe noise levels since 1974. Congress stopped funding the Noise Control Act in 1982, which the EPA say...



Criminal, Civil Procedure

San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow has filed a Petition for a Writ of Mandate to the California Court of Appeal, claimi...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Government

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senate Bill 966, allowing for more restraint and reflection during a period of hyperac...



Entertainment & Sports

NIL deals may give young athletes a false sense of prestige, leading them to leave college early and underperform in professio...


Torts/Personal Injury, Construction

In Degala v. John Stewart Company, a construction worker sued the general contractor and project owner for negligence a...



Technology

Exploring the intersection of modern biometric technologies and Christian beliefs, particularly the fear of these technologies...


California's recent legislative changes have significantly weakened the state's lemon law, shifting the burden of dealing with...



Government, Criminal

California's use of clean-record agreements to conceal the police misconduct of hundreds of officers is an egregious practice ...


Law Practice

A framework for mastering oral advocacy in law

Oct. 8, 2024
By Paul Marchegiani

The Performance Ladder consists of four steps: Self-Knowledge, Content, Connection, and Flow, aimed at contextualizing the ele...



Letters

Slur about Irish drunkenness is unacceptable

Oct. 8, 2024
By Ciarán O’Sullivan

The stereotype of Irish drunkenness in an article published on Oct. 4 is unacceptable, and highlights the double standard comp...


California's AB 1780 aims to ban legacy and donor preferences in admissions for private colleges and universities that receive...



Intellectual Property

Contemporary reports indicate that copyright trolling undermines the purpose of copyright law, prompting calls for Congress to...


Constitutional Law

Justice Antonin Scalia asserts that the right to bear arms refers to individual rights and not collective rights tied to stat...



Legal Education, Judges and Judiciary, Guide to Legal Writing

I know the way to San Jose

Oct. 7, 2024
By Arthur Gilbert

Arthur Gilbert first encountered Bernie Witkin's work during law school, finding it a valuable resource when he struggled to u...


Family

The roles and cultural expectations of Iranian families operate within a well-defined hierarchical framework, with the father ...



Technology, Government

Governor vetoes AI safety bill - what happens now?

Oct. 4, 2024
By Timothy Spangler

By opting for a wait-and-see approach, California has declined to take the lead in shaping AI governance, allowing private int...


Military Law

How the VA turned its back on incarcerated veterans

MCLE
Oct. 4, 2024
By Eileen C. Moore

The VA enacted a regulation in 1999 that formally excluded incarcerated veterans from receiving VA medical care, significantly...



Government

Déjà vu hits fun city

Oct. 4, 2024
By James Attridge

New York City's governance reflects a power dynamic influenced by upstate interests, highlighted by the current tensions betwe...


Civil Litigation

Anti-SLAPP statutes: From shield to sword

Oct. 4, 2024
By Christopher Frost , Nicholas Lauber

While anti-SLAPP protections are essential for safeguarding public participation rights, the authors of the statute underestim...



Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Tackling the legal profession's toxic talk

Oct. 4, 2024
By Victor E. Bianchini

Incivility in the legal profession is a persistent issue that traditional remedies have failed to resolve. A more holistic app...


Labor/Employment

The Cemex may offer a new path to union representation and access to voluntary labor arbitration by establishing a new ...



U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

EEOC urges 9th Circuit for clarification on SCOTUS' new discrimination standards

Oct. 3, 2024
By Christopher M. Pardo , Veronica A. Torrejón

The EEOC has requested the Ninth Circuit to use the Xu v. Lightsmyth Technologies, Inc. case to clarify the Supreme Cou...


Corporate, Civil Litigation

Legal finance promotes economic efficiency and fairness by leveling the playing field for claimants needing court access, desp...