The issue in Camenzind v. California Exposition & State Fair was "whether, under either the First Amendment or the ...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Trial courts’ tool box doesn’t include PAGA manageability authority
By Chandra S. Andrade, Benjamin R. Buchwalter
Unmoved by the employers’ argument that its holding would rob courts of their “full toolbox” to ensure judicial economy, the C...
Government, Constitutional Law
Got standing? US agency says former student does not in school-related milk case
By Jordyn Ostroff
The US Dept. of Agriculture contends former Los Angeles student lacks standing to challenge statute prohibiting school lunch p...
Technology, Data Privacy
How the FTC’s proposed COPPA Rule changes could impact the video game industry
By Stacey Chuvaieva
The FTC’s proposal to expand the list of factors defining whether a website is “directed to children” raises concerns for indu...
How to determine whether multiple counts arise from a single act and from an individual course of conduct, the applicability o...
The recently enacted bail schedule created by LA Superior Court judges began with good intentions, but has had disastrous outc...
Government
AB 2773: A California bill aimed at curbing pretextual stops
By K. Chike Odiwe
With the passage of AB 2773, advocates argue that the new law will help protect citizens who are disproportionately impacted b...
Law Practice
Elevating your law practice through strategic referrals
By George Brandon
Referrals serve as a strategic asset for legal professionals, enabling them to effectively cultivate and expand their referral...
The pending Grace v. National Association of Realtors antitrust litigation is unlikely to succeed.
The significance of laws banning abortions even in the cases of rape or incest cannot be understated – these laws put women an...
Constitutional Law
Upholding Constitutional rights over immunity in cases of intentional misconduct
By Doug Rochen
Government Code section 844.6 raises significant constitutional concerns, especially in instances of intentional misconduct.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Effective and ethical witness preparation
By Wendy L. Patrick
Failing to adequately prepare a witness could itself constitute an ethical violation. The problem is when in preparing a witne...
Letters
Inclusion of Trump’s name on Colorado ballot is far from clear
By Kris Whitten
The “legislative history” of the Fourteenth Amendment is much more complex and nuanced than the comments of two legislatively ...
It takes courage to settle cases. Often parties must change course after confronting uncomfortable facts which differ from wha...
Law Practice
Some public defender offices in rural California are in dire need of lawyers
By Laurel Arroyo
Unless counties invest in creating healthy and vibrant well-funded public defender offices, caseloads balloon and defenders le...
Real Estate/Development
Real estate brokerages face billions in liability in 2024 due to centuries-old practice
By Tyler E. Sanchez, Marius Mateescu
Those interested in the real estate industry should follow the Burnett v. National Association of Realtors appeal close...
Law Practice
Meet Communications and Legislative Affairs Director Robert Oftring
By Lawrence P. Riff
A public institution as large as the Los Angeles County Superior Court includes tremendous responsibilities, and needed an A-G...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
998 offers to compromise breed confusion
By Anthony Khoury
For a law intended to facilitate settlement of disputes, Section 998 has fostered more than its share of perplexity among prac...
The path to homeownership in minority communities can be long and bumpy, but those creatively finding their way are to be resp...
In 1912, Clarence Darrow was tried for attempting to bribe a juror, and was represented by leading Los Angeles lawyer Earl Rog...
Section 3 of the 14th amendment bars a disqualified person from holding office, not from being elected.
Litigation & Arbitration
New Year’s resolutions for litigation readiness
By Laura Kabler Oswell
New Year’s resolutions can extend to making sure your company is well-prepared for litigation, or if already mired in litigati...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
It’s time to split the Ninth Circuit
By Robert C. Bonner
The recent Ninth Circuit decision in Johnson v. City of Grants Pass underscores the difficulty of developing a true Nin...
Immigration
Business migration trends in post-Soviet nations following the Russia-Ukraine conflict
By Sargis Kegishyan
Extensive sanctions against Russia led businesses to move operations to nations without Western sanctions, making certain post...
AI company enables voice cloning so anyone can put words in your mouth, and similar to AI-generated video and photographs, it ...
Does a revocable trust save you taxes? No, but it doesn’t cost you taxes either. In an irrevocable trust, you can’t take your ...
Labor/Employment
Protecting workers from retaliation and unequal pay
By Matthew J. Matern, Clare E. Moran
Many hourly wage workers live in economic precarity, which may make them afraid to raise pay issues with their employers and r...
Criminal
Unlocking justice: Advocating for trafficking survivors’ rights and remedies
By Carmen McDonald
Human trafficking is happening in places you might not expect and what the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice is doing to ...
The deal provides three key tax breaks that Southern California businesses have been pursuing, and double taxation has been el...
U.S. Supreme Court
Health and safety protections at risk in pending US Supreme Court cases
By Allison Zieve
Over the past 40 years, the Chevron doctrine has become a staple of administrative law. The Supreme Court has cited Che...