In the past generation, students on the whole have displayed a profound change. Time was, the average student indicated that s...

Walking into the inner sanctum of a judge’s chambers, I immediately felt a sense of awe. Sure it was filled with lots of diplo...

The system can’t continue to squeeze pleas out of defendants who are too poor to bail out, and call it justice. It’s more lik...

As a criminal defense attorney, and a retired public defender, I’ve had numerous clients submit to polygraph exams.

The affordable housing crisis in California is longstanding and well known. A recent California Court of Appeal decision addre...

When I began reading George K. Rosenstock’s Sept. 21 article, “There is an elephant in the room when it comes to bail reform,”...

Anxious U.S. copyright owners need only wait until next year for a conclusive answer as to whether a plaintiff must have a cer...

A case pending in the U.S. Court of International Trade, which has exclusive jurisdiction over trade-related powers delegated ...

With the explosion of mediation over the last 20 years, lawyers increasingly are leveraging ADR as their exit strategy or next...

The International Criminal Court is designed to foster accountability to hold individuals responsible for their actions, and t...

Legislation recently signed by the governor will affect the appointment of a pro tempore court reporter and how courts handle ...

This is even for the most well-prepared or seasoned attorneys. When they do happen, the key is to avoid compounding the error ...

Purists who view bail exclusively as a tool to insure a defendant’s presence in court determined by the traditional balancing ...

On the first day of its October 2018 term, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the extent of the government’s ability to desi...

In her new book "One Person, No Vote,"Emory University sociologist Carol Anderson explores voter suppression in America -- and...

The FBI should conduct a proper investigation into Dr. Christine Ford’s recent allegations of attempted rape by Judge Brett Ka...

While the QOZ program offers a variety of exciting benefits, many have asked how the program differs from the tried and true r...

Plaintiffs filed 4,965 federal ADA Title III lawsuits in just the first six months of 2018, compared to 7,663 for all of 2017.

Society should be contemplating the ethics of genetically engineered human embryos and the risks that it poses to the genetics...

Powerful predators count on their power to act as a deterrent against their victims speaking out, by creating fear of further ...

It didn’t take long for the decision to start claiming victims. Bottle & Barlow, a joint on trendy R Street in Sacramento ...

The 9th Circuit said yes; the 5th Circuit and others said no. Now it is up to the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether punitiv...

Some of the latest discussions about the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that yo...

If you stop by family court for an hour, you will see lawyered-up C-suite executives and self-represented day laborers sitting...

In a recent speech, Ajit Pai said that if an ISP was throttling services, everyone would know. Turns out he was right.

The 9th Circuit is functioning fine. Dividing it will cause a host of additional costs and new problems.

It may be the top electric car manufacturer, but Tesla will need more than adrenalized enthusiasm to stay afloat.

It is not surprising that the 3rd District extended public trust protections to groundwater through the "tributaries" approach...

Legislation intended to relieve pressures on the court system could use a little more bite in order to get the job done.

A closer look at a couple new laws that affect law practice.