The U.S. high court recently issued an opinion explicating the elements of a federal aiding and abetting charge, providing the...

A proposed ordinance in L.A., if drafted and adopted as currently approved, will have devastating effects on oil and gas produ...

In many cities, if you have a smartphone, you can summon a car in minutes via Uber, Sidecar or Lyft. But because these drivers...

Steven Dale Green was a soldier in the U.S. Army. At 19, he enlisted. After basic training, he was deployed to Iraq, where he ...

On March 25, the U.S. high court will hear two cases concerning whether it violates a corporation's right to free exercise to ...

California courts have been struggling for years on the breadth of fiduciary duties owed by an insurance broker to insureds. ...

Simply put, discretionary clauses mean that the for-profit company responsible for paying benefits also decides whether it is ...

The world now knows that last weekend Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing less than an hour after takeoff from the Malay...

The furnishing of a license plate frame that will allow all law enforcement officers to see that the automobile owner supports...

To achieve civility in the current Senate, I respectfully propose the following. ...

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen recently qualified the "Six Californias" initiative for signature gathering, the fir...

The EPA recently issued final regulations reducing the sulfur content of America's gasoline supply - perhaps Obama's most impo...

The Supreme Court decided Heller, stated broad constitutional principles, but left the lower courts, law enforcement and the p...

California has egg on its face, constitutionally speaking.

Some attorneys are experts at derailing, manipulation, becoming indignant, making outrageous allegations and bringing up perso...

The most interesting question about Ellen's (or Bradley Cooper's?) selfie taken at the Oscars is whether it's even copyrightab...

Last month, a divided court heard oral argument on the agency's rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sour...

The Digital Revolution that gave us our laptops, tablets and GPS-enabled smartphones is poised to change the way law enforceme...

The realities of today mean that public defender offices must adopt innovative strategies while exercising sound fiscal judgme...

On Monday, the U.S. high court granted certiorari in a case in which a litigant's right to a fair trial collides with the law'...

Re: "Restoring the Rule of Law in California," Feb. 25.

We must guard against writing opinions or briefs that suffer from these infirmities.

An attorney should be able to argue that actual payment of an adverse judgment is a prerequisite because otherwise a plaintiff...

This month, the Obama administration issued new guidance for banks, purportedly clarifying how they can provide financial serv...

If you only occasionally have an appeal and wish not to be caught off-guard, here are a few pitfalls to avoid. By Robert J. St...

This week, because of a provision in the 2010 health care law, drug and device manufacturers began reporting virtually all pay...

Defending putative data privacy and data security class actions today is more complex than in past years.

Who should Gov. Brown pick to replace Justice Kennard? I have a suggestion, but first I want to make a few observations about ...

It seems some parents simply do not want their children to aspire to leadership roles in life.

Twitter was right to criticize the DOJ's settlement with Internet companies, saying the deal lacked in "meaningful or sufficie...