U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law
Judicial review double standard
By John C. Eastman
The 4th Circuit's order upholding Trump's travel ban injunction amounts to a coup d'etat.
Securities, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory
Fiduciary rule for retirement investors set to take effect
By Doreen E. Lilienfeld, Matthew H. Behrens
Beginning June 9, brokerage houses and other retail market financial firms must adhere to "impartial conduct standards" when d...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
ERISA ruling is a win for church-affiliated organizations
By Michelle L. Roberts
The issue before the Supreme Court was a seemingly simple one: whether a church must have established a pension plan in order ...
Appellate Practice
Ruling reins in ability to decide out-of-state disputes
By Donald M. Falk
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned back a state court's aggressive effort to decide out-of-state disputes despite the limits on...
Two days after Memorial Day we found out that Los Angeles County is now home to 4,828 homeless veterans. ...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Courts appear happy together on sound recordings
By Delia Ramirez
High courts in California, New York and Florida are all considering the performance rights that exist for pre-1972 recordings....
It requires patience, trust and hard work. Results might not be seen for months or even years, but if you trust the process, t...
Courts of Appeal are split on appeal of post-judgment order
By Johnny White
There is a scarcity of interesting published authority concerning the Enforcement of Judgments Law. And a recent decision is r...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
Bill is the next phase of cap-and-trade in California
By Joshua A. Bloom
Senate Bill 775 would significantly revamp change the way carbon credits and offsets are addressed in California's groundbrea...
Government, Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
We'll always have Paris... until 2020
By Daniel A. Farber
The fundamental flaw in Trump's argument about the benefits of leaving the Paris Agreement is his misunderstanding of how the ...
Criminal, Civil Rights
Back to the future with Jeff Sessions
By Marc Mauer, Kara Gotsch
Sessions' effort to revive decades-old thinking about crime and punishment will inevitably contribute to a rise in the federal...
State Bar & Bar Associations
When bar exam scores go low, discipline rates go high
By Robert Anderson IV, Derek T. Muller
Understandably, our recent study has been controversial. Much surrounds things the study does not purport to say, and we hope ...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
California gets serious about cannabis label regulations
By Andrew Kaver
After many years of being derided as the Wild West of medical cannabis California has finally begun crafting regulations that ...
Immigration, Government
A chance to clarify the expedited removal process
By Robyn Barnard
The 3rd Circuit should err on the side of protecting asylum seekers in a case which will clarify the reaches of the expedited ...
Brand has become secondary, if not generally irrelevant in most cases (with limited exceptions). There are few firms, if any, ...
Orange County Judge Kimberly Menninger deftly handles tough sexually violent predator cases.
Real Estate/Development
For industrial real estate, the only certainty is change
By Michael C. Cato
The industrial real estate sector is on a white-hot growth streak, propelled by a surge in e-commerce, manufacturing and tight...
Construction
'Buy American, Hire American' and construction in California
By Garret D. Murai
Earlier this year Trump signed Executive Order 13788 implementing his "Buy American, Hire American" campaign promise.
Officials recently announced that President Donald Trump will not be continuing the policy of disclosing White House visitor l...
When Snapchat isn't drawing criticism from Wall Street analysts, it is drawing ire from concerned parents everywhere, who have...
For what noun are the adjectives "true" and "false" misleading? Facts. That is why "true" is redundant to describe facts. When...
There is increasing talk about presidential impeachment in some quarters these days. Given that fact, it is worth taking a clo...
Labor/Employment, Government
Bill would prohibit asking about salary history
By Megan C. Winter, Miranda R. Watkins
The California Assembly recently passed a bill that would prohibit employers from asking applicants about their salary history...
Every part of your brief should be as clear as a bell. This includes the "Statement of Facts." If it ain't clear, it ain't the...
LA County Judge Michael Villalobos gives victims, families, lawyers a chance to feel heard.
This year, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and James Lankford reintroduced the Truth in Settlements Act. It would increase transparenc...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Justice lost in a thicket of doctrine
By Robert L. Bastian Jr.
Simplify, simplify. Thoreau's admonition glistens across the veneer of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent iteration of excessive ...
Civil Litigation, Government, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory
More retailers being sued for false reference prices
By Lisa M. Gilford, Devon Hein
Last month, Hobby Lobby Stores joined the list of retailers accused of using false reference prices to sell their products.
Seven steps for ensuring a legally compliant summer internship program that eases business needs and imparts valuable experien...
Transportation, Administrative/Regulatory
The Drone Slayer and private property
By Joshua M. Briones, Esteban Morales Fabila
Earlier this year, a federal court dismissed a lawsuit brought by a drone pilot against a Kentucky man who shot down a drone t...