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Constitutional Law

California's new "No Secret Police" Act aims to restore public trust, but its real test is whether state power can withstand f...


Criminal, Civil Rights

A criminal case against a trans civil rights attorney over a quickly corrected misstatement raises troubling questions about f...


Education Law

Charter school safety gaps fuel litigation over preventable injuries

Oct. 2, 2025
By Yosi Yahoudai, Alexander B. Boris

The Tracy case highlights a broader failure in charter school oversight -- where legal safety standards exist, but un...


Consumer Protection Law

California's crackdown on junk fees: What businesses need to know

Oct. 1, 2025
By Ashley R. Fickel, Zoey M. Surdis

California's Honest Pricing Law and the FTC's Junk Fees Rule are forcing businesses to show all-in prices, driving costly syst...


Entertainment & Sports, Contracts

As CSC's NIL Go platform opens new doors for college athlete merchandise, major sports brands are already pressing the limits ...


Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory

California contractor law faces 14th Amendment showdown

Oct. 1, 2025
By Holly Williamson, Andrea Oguntula

Vietnamese American nail salon owners and manicurists are challenging California's AB 5 law, claiming it unfairly forces nail ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Arbitration promises speed and efficiency -- but too often delivers delays. Here's how attorneys can take control and move the...


Government, Criminal

The weaponization of justice in America

Sep. 30, 2025
By Lou Shapiro

The Comey indictment is just the latest turn in a dangerous cycle -- where justice becomes a political weapon and courtroom ba...


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Business Law

In the past year, the California Supreme Court has reshaped arbitration, contract liability, corporate governance and administ...


Constitutional Law

Airplanes, airports and property owners - Oh my!

Sep. 30, 2025
By Michael M. Berger

Despite decades of settled law, the federal government is still fighting airport noise claims -- this time over Navy jet flights.


Immigration, Constitutional Law

Fourth Amendment erodes as immigration raids hit home

Sep. 30, 2025
By Dan L. Stormer, Sarah Cayer

The Supreme Court's decision in Noem v. Perdomo builds on decades of precedent permitting immigration stops based on ...


Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The 9th Circuit's unpublished Moreland decision reinforces that private CERCLA cost recovery hinges on strict complian...


Judges and Judiciary, Government

Congress stalls on judge security as threats triple

Sep. 29, 2025
By James J. Brosnahan

For three years, Congress has refused to provide more money for judges' security, even as threats increase, investigations gro...


Civil Procedure

How frivolous filings drain public resources

Sep. 29, 2025
By Sarah B. Levett

Vexatious litigants pose unique challenges for public entities when acting as defendants, since existing California statutes f...


Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory

Assembly Bill 365, the Justin Kropp Safety Act, transforms the tragedy of journeyman lineman Justin Kropp's preventable death ...


Constitutional Law

Is Trumpism the new McCarthyism?

Sep. 29, 2025
By William Rothbard

Seventy-five years after McCarthyism weaponized fear to silence dissent, President Trump's escalating campaign of political re...


Torts/Personal Injury

When abuse claims collide with today's needs

Sep. 29, 2025
By Rick Richmond

Adults who were abused as children deserve justice, but pursuing decades-old claims without limits drains resources that shoul...


Securities, Corporate

Quarterly reports under pressure: Investor protection vs. short-termism

Sep. 26, 2025
By Jennifer J. Lee, Ed Westerman

President Trump's push to eliminate quarterly reporting revives a decades-old debate--this piece explores how such a shift cou...


Labor/Employment

In employment settlements, overlooking how funds are allocated can derail a deal--addressing wage and non-wage components earl...


Constitutional Law

Testify or be silent? California chooses free speech

Sep. 26, 2025
By Arash Homampour

The ongoing firings and suspensions following Charlie Kirk's assassination--including ABC's temporary removal of Jimmy Kimmel-...


With geopolitical threats mounting, venture capital is pouring into dual-use tech startups as the U.S. defense sector finds ne...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law

When tariffs play ball the Supreme Court is umpire

Sep. 25, 2025
By Allan Lee Dollison

The Trump Administration's unilateral imposition of tariffs, challenged in cases now before the Supreme Court, raises constitu...


Technology

U.S. Government adopts spyware that converts mobile phones into spying machines.


Law Practice

The age of the lone rainmaker is fading. California law firms must rethink how they build and sustain business as senior partn...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Data Privacy

What lawyers can learn about cybersecurity ethics from 'The Good Wife'

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Sep. 25, 2025
By Joanna L. Storey Mishler

A ransomware hack in The Good Wife's "Shiny Objects" episode offers real-world ethics lessons for lawyers navigating cybersecu...


Labor/Employment, Government

AB 288 enables California to protect labor rights when the federal government cannot

Sep. 25, 2025
By Catherine L. Fisk, Erwin Chemerinsky

Assembly Bill 288, recently passed by the California Legislature and awaiting Governor Newsom's signature, empowers the state ...


The landmark New York Times v. OpenAI case, arising from alleged copyright violations by ChatGPT and CoPilot, is shapin...


Environmental & Energy

CalRecycle reboots SB 54 rulemaking to tackle plastic waste

Sep. 24, 2025
By Christopher Rendall-Jackson

With packaging making up over half of California's landfill waste, CalRecycle has launched a second attempt at rulemaking to i...


Insurance

Defending insurance claims: an ethical Bermuda Triangle

Sep. 24, 2025
By Eddie C. Sturgeon

Conflicts of interest often arise in insurance defense when attorneys must balance the competing priorities of insurers and po...


Constitutional Law

Slaughter case tests Trump's power over agencies

Sep. 24, 2025
By John H. Minan

The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Trump to keep FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter out of her post while i...