With the Trump administration engaged in a soft conflict with North Korea, it is worth noting how the actions of the Obama adm...
2017 is an interesting year, historically, in the evolution of law. By Thomas M. Hall ...
A recently decision restricts the circumstances in which a party may rely on their attorney's affidavit of fault for relief fr...
President Trump signed a law this week that permits states to withhold funding from clinics that provide family planning servi...
Immigration, Criminal, Civil Rights
Courts are for justice, not bait
By Dennis J. Herrera
Jeff Sessions and John Kelly demonstrated a failure to comprehend the importance of public trust in courts in their response t...
Administrative/Regulatory
Bill bans discrimination based on reproductive decisions
By Jennifer L. Chou
The California Legislature is currently considering a bill to ensure that people cannot be discriminated against by their empl...
California Supreme Court
Ruling resolves conflict on reviewof a jury trial request denial
By Nathaniel P. Garrett
It is now even more firmly established that litigants may challenge jury trial denials by pre-trial writ. By Nathaniel P. Garr...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
A court'spower toimposesanctions
By Erwin Chemerinsky
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that federal courts can impose sanctions on parties and lawyers - but it limited...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Attorney addiction: Don't look the other way!
By Jonathan A. Goldstein
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Shakespeare's chilling words ring true but for a different reason: Instea...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ethics when the feds come knocking
By J. Randolph Evans, Shari L. Klevens
It is becoming increasingly common for attorneys, no matter their area of expertise, to have to deal with law enforcement on b...
Civil Litigation, Insurance
Proving attorney fees in insurance coverage disputes
By Kirk A. Pasich
One question that typically arises when an insured seeks to recover fees is: What "proof" must an insured offer regarding the ...
Administrative/Regulatory
Trump administration's Fintech policy remains unclear
By Jeff Steiner, Sean Sullivan
Their policy positions on financial technology, including the use of distributed ledger technology such as the blockchain, rem...
Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory
Bill would restrict pot edible packaging
By Shabnam Malek, Amanda R. Conley
AB 175 would require edible cannabis manufacturers to submit all packaging and labels to the Bureau of Marijuana Control for ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Will court upend patent venue rules?
By Jeffrey M. Fisher, Nadia C. Arid
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could be a turning point for current forum shopping tren...
A city's management of municipal securities and capital-raising activities now carries the risk of criminal liability. By Jess...
Tax
Protecting IP from taxes is tougher than you think
By Mary F. Voce, Pallav Raghuvansh
It's harder than it used to be for startup technology companies to avoid taxes on their intellectual property.
Intellectual Property, Administrative/Regulatory
Using IP to fight student loan scams
By Michelle H. Donovan
Combating student loan scams online has an unlikely ally -- intellectual property. These student loan scams often target stude...
There has been a lack of coordinated effort to keep powerful drugs out of the hands of those who don't need them, while making...
A dispute over who controls the rights to this powerful gene-editing technology shows how the Bayh-Dole Act is no longer about...
GC Email
Additional hurdles for nonexempt employees on commission
By Sandra L. Rappaport
Nonexempt employees who work on commission or piece-rate must receive an additional, separate compensation for rest breaks and...
A better path forward is to acknowledge we will never fully eliminate homelessness and ask how we can improve conditions not j...
Judges and Judiciary
Courts must create viable careers for interpreters
By Camille T. Taiara
California's trial courts are precipitating an avoidable crisis in language access services by continuing to subject staff int...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kevin Brown uses families, support programs, and sometimes 'a little fear' to help kee...
Administrative/Regulatory
New FCC economic analysis office raises concerns
By Anita Taff-Rice
FCC Chair Ajit Pai's plan to create a new Office of Economics to focus on economic analysis geared to achieve a predetermined ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
Pitchess procedures are too restrictive to meet Brady rule
By Sean K. Kennedy
There is an ongoing court battle between Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell and the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sh...
This year, individual tax returns are due on Tuesday, April 18 — not last Saturday, April 15. If you haven't filed yet, should...
Once the new administration sets its sights on innovative commercial technologies for defense uses, there should be plenty of ...
Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice
Case will test standing of settlement objectors
By Julia B. Strickland, Marcos D. Sasso
In a pending case, the state high court is mulling over whether an unnamed class member must first intervene, rather than simp...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Don't buy my product!
By Cory L. Andrews
The First Amendment protects the right to not speak, as much as it protects the right to speak, argues beverage manufacturers ...
In her new book "Blaming Mothers," law professor Linda Fentiman explores how pregnant women are stripped of their right to mak...