Chief Justice Earl Warren once told me that in reading the newspaper, he always read the sports page first to read about mans'...

We can predict that the bar will view a recent high court ruling as an ephemeral nightmare or falsely rationalize that it does...

Until recently, few legal commentators paid much attention to libertarian thought on constitutional issues.

The majority held that ERISA bars tandem claims for benefits and breach of fiduciary duty claims brought, where the latter is ...

Over five years after the filing of an action challenging California's Unsafe Handgun Act, last week a federal district court ...

Among the many risks inherent in law firm combinations is ensuring the amalgam does not run afoul of ethical rules prohibiting...

The Center for Biological Diversity recently sued several federal agencies for issuing permits to drill of the coast of Califo...

Is the president personally responsible for all of the crazy tax proposals in his budget? Maybe not, but there's a lot of back...

Last week, the U.S. high court ruled that state boards helmed by active market participants must be actively supervised to inv...

The truth is not that it's good there's so little prosecutorial misconduct; the truth is that it's bad there's any. ...

Should the police be able to collect evidence against you without a legally required reason or a warrant, but just because you...

The Los Angeles city attorney recently announced that his office was stepping up their enforcement of those who violate the Kr...

For several years now, Congress has been promising to address patent litigation abuse, but judges have expressed concern that ...

Those rare instances in which prosecutors lie or cheat are painful. But I am also offended when people describe these aberrati...

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An interview with the president and co-founder of the Equal Justice Society.

Five lawyers discuss their stress-relievers.

As the FDA drafts federal e-cigarette rules, it faces a key question: Can vaping reduce nicotine dependence, or is it a gatewa...

The California Supreme Court's recent focus on environmental cases is unprecedented in the court's history.

It is surprisingly often the case that a seemingly trivial matter can derail mediation at the 11th hour. ...

Do NFL franchises truly possess the right to abandon their cities? Stated differently, might cities possess and be well counse...

Until Dennis Rodman came on the scene, there was no controversy about the tax treatment of confidentiality provisions. ...

While the "new" state Supreme Court adjusts, it appears the arena of punitive damages, like many others, will have to wait to ...

Recently, the implications of Uber's business model were thrust into the spotlight when a handful of Uber drivers sued the com...

In a case to be argued Wednesday, Abercrombie says only actual knowledge of a religious conflict can support a failure-to-acco...

When Samantha Elauf, a Muslim, interviewed for a sales position at an Abercrombie & Fitch retail store, she wore a black h...

Should a felon, once convicted, be able to determine who gets his or her guns? We know that as a matter of public safety the a...

What are attorneys to do if they wish to compromise a case with an incentive to encourage payment on schedule? For starters, t...

The objective of this article and accompanying self-study test is to educate the bench and bar about judgments and orders in c...

The time has come for lawyers to get serious about understanding privacy and security.