It's 2015, and it's almost tax time for 2014 returns. Oh boy. ...

A recent ruling by a Utah federal judge, although directed at the Endangered Species Act, may have far-reaching implications o...

As a young public defender, I investigated the allegations against my client, gathered facts, studied the law and worked to en...

January has gotten off to a terrible start. Almost every day since the new year, the news has delivered terror, murder and may...

Imagine your surprise if, in today's mail, you received a letter saying it's illegal for you to use your office scanner. Or to...

Unlike the heavily regulated taxi industry, Uber skirts onerous regulatory requirements by insisting it is a technology compan...

People with disabilities, like other minorities, are subjects of prejudice, stigma and misunderstanding, and this manifests in...

The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits harassment, retaliation and discrimination against persons bas...

California has become the first state in the nation to enact a "yes means yes" standard in university disciplinary hearings in...

Senate Bill 628 creates "enhanced" infrastructure financing districts and is a first step in financing local government develo...

On Sept. 30, 2014, California became the first state to ban plastic grocery bags. ...

Californians no longer face the humiliation of having their mugshot posted on the Internet without permission and then sufferi...

Chemical flame retardants used on upholstered furniture to impede the spread of fires in homes came under attack over the past...

California's Bane Act provides that when an individual's rights are interfered with by threats, intimidation or coercion, he o...

As of Jan. 1, 2015, employers of 50 in California or more are subject to a new "anti-bullying" training requirement. ...

With the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in 2014, California is on the verge of a seismic shift in how t...

Parties routinely ask courts to compel arbitration, to stay litigation pending arbitration, or to review arbitration awards. A...

In 2015, our New Year's resolution is to do what we must to acknowledge that we are good writers only if we acknowledge that w...

The recent cyberattack on Sony Corp. by the so-called "Guardians of Peace" hacker group once again highlights the importance o...

What is it that makes our country so special - even exceptional? The soul of our great country is our liberty and our freedoms...

Issues of sex, gender and sexuality interface with our legal system in many ways, including in the areas of discrimination, cr...

Will this be the year that the court surrenders to the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution with regard to the Federal Ar...

Historically, the question of who is a liable employer under California wage laws hasn't been simple. However, if recent trend...

No one likes receiving Forms 1099. Most people don't like issuing them either. But as the IRS is increasingly driven by inform...

2014 was a busy year in health care law, with action at the U.S. and state Supreme Court, and significant state appellate cour...

In short, our tax code cries out for reform in a primal scream. ...

Although the economy is recovering, and bankruptcy filings are down, there was no shortage of complex bankruptcy-related appel...

An upcoming U.S. high court case will revisit what Judge Posner has called "one of the all-time economically dumb Supreme Cour...

In a world where people are constantly on the go and sleep is not high on the list of priorities, drowsy driving is a widespre...

When the U.S. Supreme Court held that a traffic stop based on a reasonable mistake of law by a police officer does not violate...