President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration is legal and constitutional - and that's not just my opinion.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Arbitration agreement in warranty brochure may be no agreement at all
By Adriana Cara
Last month, the 9th Circuit added yet another decision to the growing number of cases that narrow the circumstances under whic...
California Supreme Court
Decision gives practical framework for obeying Brinker
By David Martinez
A recent California Court of Appeal decision provides employers guidance on how to comply with the state high court's 2012 dec...
California's extensive body of employment law, which makes it one of the most challenging states for employers to conduct busi...
GC Email
9th Circuit considers 'relatedness' of professional liability claims
By Jennifer S. Senior
A case currently before the court will provide much needed guidance regarding the amount of coverage available where insurance...
CAFA conundrum: Diversity is what counts
By James C. Martin, David J. de Jesus
The appellate review provision of the Class Action Fairness Act has generated some controversy over its scope. By James C. Mar...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Reports of FCC overhaul are greatly exaggerated
By Pantelis Michalopoulos, Georgios Leris
Every time there is a change of guard in Washington, there is inevitably an expectation that the pendulum of telecom policy wi...
One opportunity for new Chairman Pai to lay down the law concerns net neutrality. What started as a purported desire to preser...
Civil Litigation, Law Practice
Tread carefully as a debt collection attorney
By J. Randolph Evans, Shari L. Klevens
Circuits are split on whether debt collection attorneys can be subject to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act liability when en...
California Courts of Appeal
60 percent income drop not enough to lower child support obligations
By Brandon Rose
According to a recent 2nd District ruling, a 60 percent drop in income alone is not enough to warrant a reduction in child sup...
Immigration
Legal aid more important than ever, especially in rural California
By Julia Wilson
Unresolved legal problems can isolate people from employment, housing, health care and safety. Now consider the implications f...
Bon Voyage might turn to Non Voyage if you owe the IRS more than $50,000. By Robert W. Wood ...
At the center of Donald Trump's attack on NAFTA attack was the U.S. automotive industry, which has been sending manufacturing ...
Immigration
No president has offended the robe of an Article III judge like Trump
By Frank V. Zerunyan
President Donald Trump's unfortunate and perhaps inexperienced political rhetoric can only hurt him and his administration esp...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law
Reasons for political action must be based in reality
By Robert L. Bastian Jr.
Federal court review of political actions like the travel ban must occur in an environment of elevated respect for empirical f...
Section 1182(f) of Title 8 gives the president the right to suspend the entry of all, or any class of, aliens into the United ...
President Trump's reactions to the judge's order in Washington v. Trump shows disrespect for the rule of law and the legal pro...
When I began my term as State Bar president in October 2016, I made it clear this agency is committed to reforms that will all...
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate
Avoiding California law as a Delaware corporation
By Marc Boiron
Recent developments in California and Delaware law have created a path for a California-based Delaware corporation to avoid be...
Perspective
Chinese construction materials manufacturers given edge
By William H. Naumann
Chinese manufacturers of construction materials given competitive edge by a recent decision of the 4th District Court of Appea...
A recent decision eliminated the ability of prosecutors to charge public officials with felony violations where the public off...
On a typical day in immigration courts across the country, hundreds of frightened people are shuffled in front of judges. Appr...
LA County Judge Joshua Wayser relishes his job, but family court can keep him up at night.
Constitutional Law
Is Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch unconstitutional?
By Craig A. Horowitz
Under Article 2 of the Constitution, the Senate is supposed to "advise and consent" to the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland...
U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Constitutional Law
Should Democrats filibuster Gorsuch?
By Erwin Chemerinsky
To filibuster or not to filibuster -- that is the question. One constitutional law professor votes a resounding yes, even if i...
"You were born in the Year of the Ox." The what? I was convinced she was mistaken. Are oxen stubborn? No, mules are. An ox is ...
Appellate Practice
State high court's job, for now, isn't to fix errors
By Myron Moskovitz
Limited merits reviews by the California Supreme Court might deter less than careful work by the Court of Appeal, as well incr...
Superior Court Commissioner, San Diego County (San Diego) ...
In this era of President Donald Trump — rapid tweets, federal employees being bullied, brow-beaten, castigated or fired if the...
Although the thesis in Professor Suja A. Thomas' "The Missing American Jury" that summary judgments are unconstitutional is es...