Civil Rights
8th Circuit’s election-year case on race, politics, and voting rights
By Michael A. Columbo, Karin Sweigart
NAACP stands at the combustible crossroads of race, law, and elections, with some lauding it as a well-founded correcti...
A brief that demonstrates that the lawyers have prepared their case such that they will be able to present it to a jury in a <...
State Bar & Bar Associations
A history of discrimination and progress within California's bar associations
By John S. Caragozian
In 1950, the membership of the Los Angeles County Bar Association voted to admit all lawyers, regardless of race or color. Som...
Civil Litigation
‘High frequency litigants’ in the ADA realm have gone suddenly silent
By Richard A. MacBride
In recent years, there was an explosion in the number of ADA access cases in California filed by just a few individuals and la...
Technology
AI is the new kid in town, but use caution
By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. Wilkinson
With AI, the legal profession is currently undergoing its most substantial and significant metamorphosis since the first lawye...
Judicial review is well-rooted in American political tradition. But so are checks and balances. The president and Congress can...
Each New Year’s we believe in our own capacity to change. Prisoners deserve the same second chance.
Criminal
The race is on for LA County DA – and in greater numbers
By James R. Bozajian
Though older records are sparse, it might well be that there have never been so many people taking on an incumbent for a Los A...
Litigation & Arbitration, Evidence
A party’s duty to preserve evidence arises when litigation is ‘reasonably anticipated’
By Andrew Owen
The Victor Valley court began with well understood principles of how impactful evidence destruction could be on "fairne...
Litigation & Arbitration
How to navigate the complexities of non-disparagement clauses
By Douglas L. Johnson, Daniel B. Lifschitz
Although non-disparagement clauses are currently under a magnifying glass due to their historical potential for abuse, they re...
Criminal
Real life magic through the eventual release of 2 innocent men
By Eric J. Dubin
The following is a true story and living proof of how anyone can use their skills and passion to create magical justice for th...
It is easy to imagine situations in which the advocacy of genocide can be punished as incitement or true threats or harassment...
In the 1950s, African American architect Paul Revere Williams, who overcame intense racial discrimination to become the “Archi...
Technology, Administrative/Regulatory
California regulators must take action against Clearview AI
By Ryan Mellino
Clearview AI’s database contains over 40 billion images, and it has an unknown number of government agency clients throughout ...
The Coalition for the Future of College Athletics is perhaps the most focused and organized advocacy group, and their pragmati...
Labor/Employment
Co-founder liability under California’s wage and hour laws
By Bryan L. Hawkins
Most startups don’t have the financial resources to implement practices and policies consistent with the multitude of employme...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
How attorneys can end up on Santa's 'nice' list
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens
One way to avoid winding up on the “Naughty” list this year is to treat opposing counsel and adversaries with the civility req...
Military Law
Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another
By Eileen C. Moore
An organization born from rejection accomplished a lot of legal successes.
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Nuclear Verdicts®: Year-end trends and looking forward
By Robert F. Tyson Jr.
What does the future hold for Nuclear Verdicts®️? Unfortunately, if nothing is done, they will get worse
U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, Intellectual Property
Two upcoming shakeups in trade secret law
By Thomas G. Sprankling
There are at least two developments on the horizon that may cause the law to shift yet again: the rise of artificial intellige...
Class Action
The surprising evidentiary rule applicable to removal/remand motions
By Robin G. Workman
In putative class actions where a defendant attempts to remove a matter to federal court, one type of evidence that plaintiffs...
Government, Criminal
The unraveling of capital cases under Gascón’s policy
By Kathleen Cady
Gascón’s attempt to concede the Habeas petition, which would have resulted in the release of a cop killer now turned Mexican M...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
DOJ maintains antitrust focus with latest probe into Live Nation, Ticketmaster
By Jason D. Russell, Zack Faigen
A year after the infamous Ticketmaster crash, the U.S. Justice Department is once again ramping up its investigation into Live...
Year in Review Column, Government, California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court decisions interpreting Government Claims Act immunities
By Daniel P. Barer
It is significant that in the 60th anniversary year of the act, the California Supreme Court rendered four decisions setting f...
Year in Review Column, Civil Litigation
California courts continue to circumscribe anti-SLAPP motions
By Douglas L. Johnson, Daniel B. Lifschitz
The California Courts of Appeal issued a substantial slate of precedential anti-SLAPP decisions in 2023, many of which helped ...
Joint filing can be more convenient and can usually save you tax money overall compared to two separate tax filings. But there...
Securities, Corporate
Preparing for activism after it arrives is too late
By Leo E. Strine Jr., Elina Tetelbaum
Why a sound business strategy, investor engagement, and strong leadership are the best defense against activism.
Interstate conflicts will play out in venue transfer motions, decisions on choice of law, motions to enforce sister state judg...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The founders’ broad views of press freedom in online-speech cases should be upheld
By Kristin A. Linsley, Lee R. Crain
If the Court looks to history and evaluates the common understandings of the Founding generation, it should find these attempt...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
AI in legal practice: New California Bar guidelines
By Merri A. Baldwin
The legal profession has become increasingly interested in using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the practice of la...