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Arthur L. Gilbert has been dogging me ever since I became a justice on the Court of Appeal over 33 years ago. ...

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Attorney Richard Wirick reviews "The Future of Professions," by father-son duo Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind (Oxford Un...

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On Feb. 17, the 9th Circuit haded down its long-awaited opinion in Sarver v. Chartier, which included both procedural a...

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On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Whole Woman's Health v. Cole, concerning laws enacted in Texas req...

In a case which might be of considerable concern to certain attorneys, the 4th District Court of Appeal recently held the stat...

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