A county board of supervisors can enact policies prohibiting most county employees from assisting in the enforcement of federa...
Law Practice
Knock knock! State Bar special master at your door
By Jonathan A. Goldstein
Since 1979, a select group of hand-picked individuals from the State Bar's Special Master's List have been responsible for car...
It's that time of year again, when IRS Forms 1099 arrive. Perhaps no one likes IRS Forms 1099 except the Internal Revenue Serv...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The distinction between belief and action
By Thomas M. Hall
It is entirely legal to believe that various races should be segregated from each other. But someone who holds such a belief c...
The results of the 2016 election have renewed focus on the consideration of changes to the way in which U.S. companies go publ...
Intellectual Property
Ruling limits extraterritorial reach of US patents
By Aaron Capron
The question before the Supreme Court was whether the supply of a single component of a multicomponent product constitutes "a ...
Trump's Supreme Court nominee has previously argued cogently that presidents and their bureaucrats (immigration officials, no ...
On Feb. 24, an article by UCLA law professor Patrick D. Goodman titled "Trump and the American normal" appeared in the Daily J...
For the first time, some companies are taking advantage of lawful means to take the fight back to the hackers. By Jeff Bleich ...
Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate
Dual-class stock: Will innovation trump concern?
By Sara L. Terheggen
The problem with innovation is that it favors long-term growth, which runs counter to the short-term quarterly expectations of...
Entertainment & Sports, Administrative/Regulatory
Donald Trump and legalized sports betting
By Glen A. Rothstein
With a casino owner in the White House, support for legalized sports gambling may be at an all-time high. ...
Civil Rights
Reform at state, federal level must include all vulnerable adults
By Thomas F. Coleman
As currently written, two bills in the U.S. Senate would only apply to state projects intended to improve guardianship and abu...
Can a court order a new trial based on an untimely affidavit? The California Supreme Court recently answered this question.
Transportation, Government, Administrative/Regulatory
Mass transit funding is more complex than you think
By Karen A. Feld
A shift occurred when the federal government decided to rely on fuel taxes to fund transit instead of relying on General Fund ...
A proposal in the Senate would eliminate a well-established U.S. law that has created jobs for US workers, funded American bus...
Administrative/Regulatory
FTC takes aim at apps for suspect claims
By Sheila A. Millar
Early evidence suggests app accuracy claims aren't always supported by the facts. Such clams are ripe for challenge. By Sheila...
Like the rest of us, Abe put his trousers on one leg at a time. He told dirty jokes, beat his own rugs, and milked his own cow.
California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice
Tips: critical new trial motion deadlines
By Laurie J. Hepler, Alana H. Rotter
A recent California Supreme Court decision clarifies which new trial motion deadlines are do-or-die and which are not. ...
Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary
Interrogatories and demands to produce
By Patricia M. Lucas, Gary Nadler
Earn MCLE learning about interrogatories and demands to produce documents.
Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County (Long Beach) ...
Los Angeles County Judge Fred Fujioka tries to guide juveniles in his court onto a better path.
Taxes are horribly complex, and even innocent activities can be misinterpreted. That's one of many reasons it pays to know how...
Administrative/Regulatory
FDA changes regulations on what info manufacturers can share
By David Kirman
In response to the legal challenges and industry concerns, the FDA has issued guidance that effectively permit manufacturers t...
A new law provides any party to an arbitration the right to require the presence of a certified shorthand reporter to transcri...
For better or for worse, Regulation Crowdfunding implemented Title III of the JOBS Act by creating a high-risk but lower-stake...
The notion that when a dispute arises between a lawyer and former client the duty of confidentiality will not prohibit the law...
The confusion began with the U.S. Supreme Court's first modern takings decision involving New York's Grand Central Terminal.
President Trump is not the first president to express fierce opposition to a judicial ruling. But he is the first president to...
Are all employees equal in the state of California?
By Brian S. Kabateck, Christopher B. Noyes
Given the increasing mobility of the American workforce, questions about which state's laws apply to a traveling employee are ...
Is a car buyer's ability to recover attorney fees and costs under California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) limited by t...