Erwin Chemerinsky discusses what should we look for at the gay marriage oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in which advoc...
UC Hastings law professor Rory Little on why liberals and and conservatives alike should embrace "standing" in the Prop. 8 sam...
Since U.S. business law is infinitely more developed than Chinese business law, being unprepared for the differences may have ...
The first Monday in April of 1996 was the last time my column appeared on April Fools' Day. Would it not be interesting to see...
It has been said that a hero is someone who "understands the degree of responsibility that comes with freedom." On Jan. 31, 20...
Why legalizing same-sex marriage is for the good of all
It seems little, if any, attention has been paid to the broader social implications of the outcome of the gay marriage cases. ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
Biometrics and Fourth Amendment 'overbreadth'
By Brian M. Hoffstadt
The U.S. and California Supreme Courts are in the midst of deciding whether law enforcement may constitutionally collect DNA s...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
Justices deal blow to warrantless dog sniffs
By Allison B. Margolin
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a firm blow to the admissibility of warrantless dog sniffs that take place in the area immediatel...
I am in the process of wading through a biography titled "Justice Stanley Mosk: A life at the Center of California Politics an...
International Law, Government
Failed economy, the biggest security threat to our country
By James P. Gray
Our annual budget deficit as a percentage of our gross domestic product, or GDP, is higher than those of Portugal, Italy, Gree...
Civil Litigation, Administrative/Regulatory
Whistleblower suits: 'qui tam' actions
By Daryn Pakcyk
The objective of this article and self-study test is to familiarize readers with qui tam actions.
Given the complexity of taxes, the education function tax experts serve can be of enormous value, even when there is no disput...
Letters, Labor/Employment
Pay gap a popular, politically correct myth
By Marc E. Angelucci
The so-called "pay gap" referenced by Jeffrey Lowe in his article "Equal pay bill a much needed fix,"is nothing more than a my...
There are growing bipartisan demands in Congress for President Obama to publicly release all the legal memos justifying target...
Labor/Employment
Court rules pregnancy leave is supplemental to general disability rights
By William J. Carroll
A court concluded that the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law provides additional remedies to employees with pregnancy-related dis...
In prison, using a pencil Clarence Gideon drafted a petition challenging the judge's refusal to appoint him a lawyer - and end...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
How the 'optimism bias' colors our thinking in mediation
By Robert S. Mann
Studies show that people have a tendency to overestimate the likelihood of positive events while discounting the possibility o...
Labor/Employment
Like stealing candy from a baby: ERISA offsets
By Michelle L. Roberts
Dependent Social Security Disability benefits are neither for a parent's "loss of time" or "loss of income" that should be sub...
Choice of law under the governmental interest approach
By Brian S. Kabateck, Doug Rochen
Simply filing a case in California does not automatically mean the applicable legal authority is California.
Tesla, reinventing the car shopping experience
By Paul R. Kiesel
When I read the first term in the purchase agreement, I knew I needed to opt out. When I read the second term, I hoped to be a...
Robert Henry provides a great start to finding what works for you in his e-book, "Age Re-Defined: Take Control of Your Health,...
U.S. Supreme Court, Family, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Who chooses? Allocating abortion rights during surrogacy
By Judith Daar
What began as a routine surrogate parenting arrangement in Connecticut has sparked a national debate over abortion rights.
Dogs take you places that you wouldn't ordinarily go and, in so doing, open your awareness, stimulate your curiosity, and lead...
In Clapper, the Supreme Court held that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge a secret wiretap because they had n...
U.S. Supreme Court, Securities
US high court decision will hasten SEC enforcement actions
By Thomas A. Zaccaro
On Feb. 27, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important ruling concerning the statute of limitations for enforcement actions in...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment
Voting rights and arbitration at the US high court
By Eric B. Kingsley
Last month I took a trip to Washington to hear oral arguments in two cases: American Express v. Italian Colors and S...
Intellectual Property, Government
DOJ revamps trade secret protection strategy
By Thomas P. O'Brien, John J. O'Kane IV
Over the past several months there have been some significant developments in connection with federal trade secrets law.
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Methinks Justice Stevens protests too much
By Gideon Kanner
In his latest article on Kelo, Justice John Paul Stevens doubles down and purports to tell us in three easy steps why h...
Until recently, beyond occasional cases involving notice or cooperation clauses, few decisions addressed other aspects of cond...
Environmental & Energy
Bill to create environmental court lacks specificity
By Donald E. Sobelman, Sherry E. Jackman
As presently drafted, SB 123 is a very brief piece of legislation that identifies a conceptual framework for the establishment...