Constitutional Law
Can California force federal agents to unmask under SB 627?
By K. Chike Odiwe
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
Judge shopping or justice denied? Trans attorney faces felony charge
By Karis Stephen
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
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
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
Global apparel brands, college sports and NIL: More than just uniform deals
By Frank N. Darras
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
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
6 ways plaintiffs' lawyers can fast-track arbitration
By Michael R. Wilner
Arbitration promises speed and efficiency -- but too often delivers delays. Here's how attorneys can take control and move the...
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
State Supreme Court year in review: Key decisions from Summer 2024 to Summer 2025
By Derek F. Foran, Conor Tucker
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!
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
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
Remedial means rigorous: 9th Circuit reinforces CERCLA standards
By Thierry R. Montoya
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
By James J. Brosnahan
For three years, Congress has refused to provide more money for judges' security, even as threats increase, investigations gro...
Vexatious litigants pose unique challenges for public entities when acting as defendants, since existing California statutes f...
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
Justin Kropp Safety Act bolsters lifesaving protections for California linemen
By Kipp Mueller, Soovya Nagin
Assembly Bill 365, the Justin Kropp Safety Act, transforms the tragedy of journeyman lineman Justin Kropp's preventable death ...
Seventy-five years after McCarthyism weaponized fear to silence dissent, President Trump's escalating campaign of political re...
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
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
Why settlement allocation matters in California wage disputes
By Danielle A. Cruz
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
By Arash Homampour
The ongoing firings and suspensions following Charlie Kirk's assassination--including ABC's temporary removal of Jimmy Kimmel-...
Defense tech resurgence offers SoCal lawyers a golden legal opportunity
By William Pannier
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
By Allan Lee Dollison
The Trump Administration's unilateral imposition of tariffs, challenged in cases now before the Supreme Court, raises constitu...
Technology
Nowhere to hide wireless client confidential communications
By Anita Taff-Rice
U.S. Government adopts spyware that converts mobile phones into spying machines.
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'
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
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 AI revolution: How New York Times v. Open AI is shaping the law's newest frontier
By Amanda Herron
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
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
By Eddie C. Sturgeon
Conflicts of interest often arise in insurance defense when attorneys must balance the competing priorities of insurers and po...
The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Trump to keep FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter out of her post while i...