A recent Supreme Court ruling has indirectly prevented the 9th Circuit from continuing to circumvent state courts in habeas co...

In accepting a recent case, it appears that the Supreme Court wishes to address where class actions fit within our legal syste...

In Williams-Yulee, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a majority that found him joining with the court's four liberal justic...

On Monday, the U.S. high court asked for the solicitor general's views in a case brought by Nebraska and Oklahoma against Colo...

Last May, I wrote about the Montana rape case that drew national attention, shock and ire. Due to the gravity of the crime, th...

"No one has to read a word I write" In a column in the New York Times last month, novelist Robin Black suggests "emerging" wri...

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the accepted practice was that a joint caucus should be held at the beginning of every mediation...

Flo & Eddie's battle over the rights to pre-1972 recordings has reached the 9th Circuit - and the implications of the deci...

California public school children perfecting their "lotus position" - and their parents - need not worry about the future of y...

The latest skirmish in the ongoing Immigration Wars is taking place in a Texas border town - and the ability of a state to hal...

Learn about how LPS conservatorships provide a safety net for those individuals who cannot fend for themselves due to a mental...

Should law partners be subject to payroll taxes in the same way as employee wages? The question itself may sound like heresy -...

In a case to be argued Tuesday, the justices can't avoid the main issue as they did in the challenge to California's Propositi...

Whenever you disagree with the IRS, procedure is important. ...

Directors and officers are increasingly facing new prospects for shareholder derivative lawsuits related to data breaches. By ...

The Video Privacy Protection Act was enacted when VCRs were still the rage. So courts are grappling with how to apply it in th...

The standards for setting aside a default judgment under state and federal laws are not the same, and a recent case shifts in ...

Some women who have suffered miscarriages or stillbirths are being sentenced to lengthy prison terms, and are being housed in ...

The California courts and the voters have together given life to the California Constitution in a way that has spawned a few c...

I was again amazed at the lack of intellectual integrity demonstrated by those determined to disarm law abiding citizens. ...

Recent decisions revising the standard for obtaining attorney fees in patent cases have cast doubt on the Federal Circuit's st...

Professor Shaun Martin of the University of San Diego maintains a law blog, and a Court of Appeal recently cleared him of a de...

With the support of the Obama administration, legislative solutions that have been proposed would give additional tools to the...

State Courts of Appeal and even the state Supreme Court itself in various opinions are inconsistent in their approach to polic...

One of the most significant turning points in American history occurred 150 years ago today on April 15, 1865: the assassinati...

A recent Court of Appeal decision provides guidance on what courts may consider in deciding custody cases. By Claudia Ribet ...

Years of relentless litigation by the copyright industry has created a number of cracks in the Digital Millennium Copyright Ac...

Through several recent and pending cases, the 9th Circuit has the chance to play a key leadership role in the development of t...

Those who attacked judicial independence attacked the foundation of our freedoms. By the founding and current board of the Ora...

The U.S. Supreme Court's five-page opinion in a recent case may spawn further litigation that will command great public attent...