Department of Homeland Security proposed Controlled Unclassified Information rule is a step in the wrong direction.

The new administration has proven to be action-packed and rife with controversial orders and policies. Among the most relevant...

While impeachment threats historically constitute little more than lunatic fringe theatre, the appointment of Bob Mueller as J...

President Trump can put America's Constitution first by removing Chapter 19 from NAFTA.

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Can Assembly Bill 5, the Opportunity to Work Act, fashioned and passed in the Silicon Valley "bubble," serve as a model across...

Ventura County Judge Kent Kellegrew loves his work in civil court 'because it's complicated.'

Many believe the Supreme Court will abolish the conditional sale doctrine in favor of a broader rule of patent exhaustion. If ...

The Supreme Court has made many decisions affecting patent law in the last few years. But TC Heartland stands out.

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The objective of this article and self-study test is to review basic legal principles affecting the admissibility of character...

In its latest anti-SLAPP case, the state high court recently wrestled with whether the statute should apply to all government ...

LA County Judge George Lomeli helps jurors, lawyers keep calm during criminal cases.

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A recent ruling will likely make it more difficult to allege securities fraud claims based on allegedly false or misleading op...

The shifting landscape in life insurance class actions has narrowed plaintiffs' pathways to certification.

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The U.S. high court has another opportunity to turn around California courts' seeming hostility to arbitration agreements, thi...

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposes to repeal rules that would have the effect of allowing internet service providors to engage in ...

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday reemphasizes the notion that its time for California courts stop dancing around the Fede...

Today, with climate deniers in charge in Washington, D.C., it is more important than ever for California to stay the course in...

To avoid the ire of the court and serious sanctions, attorneys taking and defending depositions should conduct themselves as i...

Amid the constantly shifting tide of laws at the federal, state and local levels, employers must ensure compliance with Califo...

Until case law addressing the Travel Consumer Restitution Corporation waiver develops, there is no certainty as to how differe...

Assembly Bill 1578 would prohibit the federal government from forcing local agencies to assist in enforcing federal marijuana ...

The EU General Data Protection Regulation, which becomes effective next May, is a warning shot fired across the Atlantic -- th...

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Such funding is unlikely to produce an upsurge of frivolous litigation, though it could produce a wave of law firm startups.

Clearly, the law has not kept pace with inflation. Indeed, in 1975, the median price home in California cost $41,600. Today, t...

As a result of a recent Federal Circuit ruling, there may be implications concerning prefiling commercial activity that practi...