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"The time for making distinctions based on race had passed." Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of ...


In an all-too-common sequence of events, Professor Elizabeth Weiss became the target of an activist campaign after she publish...


Tax

IRS notice and demand letter causes confusion

Aug. 3, 2023
By Phil Jelsma

Any kind of correspondence from the IRS can provoke anxiety, so many Californians are understandably apprehensive and confused...


Data Privacy

Even when used to improve safety, in-car cameras risk running afoul of rights provided by California’s robust data privacy reg...


Government, Constitutional Law

I, Warren, do solemnly swear…

Aug. 3, 2023
By James Attridge

The Constitution was rotting away in a file at the State Department. When Warren Harding ordered that it be covered by a prote...


Torts/Personal Injury, Covid Court Ops, California Supreme Court

California Supreme Court Review: July 2023

Aug. 3, 2023
By Ishika Desai

As COVID-19 infections appear to be on the rise this summer, California employers may, for now, breathe a sigh of relief that ...


Family, Entertainment & Sports

When we normalize domestic violence through songs, movies and other cultural events, we are slowly desensitizing ourselves to ...


Law Practice

Doll wars and the perils of perfection

Aug. 2, 2023
By Panda L. Kroll

A 2015 Barbie commercial for the doll boasts in all caps, "When a Girl Plays with Barbie, She Imagines Everything She Can Beco...


Government, Criminal, Civil Rights

Why the LA Public Defender's Office shouldn't downplay MALDEF's lawsuit

Aug. 2, 2023
By Jennifer Judge, Michael Judge Jr.

The last time that MALDEF sued L.A. County was in 1988. Its victory over racial discrimination led to the election of Gloria ...


Take my appeal, please!

Aug. 2, 2023
By James C. Martin, David J. de Jesus

The pragmatic legal standard espoused in cases like Muller flows from the idea that appellate courts should review and settle ...


The movie resonated with me, causing me to reflect on my career as a female trial lawyer in America. I have worked my entire c...


Rights offerings - another capital raising tool

Aug. 2, 2023
By Sara L. Terheggen

Rights offerings is one of the most equitable forms of financing for a company that's looking to reduce the impact of dilution...


Constitutional Law

Adequate time simply doesn’t exist for our mental health court lawyers who are each juggling hundreds of cases. As a result th...


Appellate Practice

Gombos gambit saves defective appeals

Aug. 1, 2023
By Benjamin G. Shatz

Not appealing from the correct document means that the Court of Appeal can (and probably will) dismiss the defective appeal. B...


Alternative Dispute Resolution

The FAA does not preempt state court procedure. Assuming that SB 365 becomes law, if a complaint is filed in state court and a...


Ethical rules are not just for lawyers and judges

Aug. 1, 2023
By Laura W. Halgren

Exemplary conduct by court employees inspires public confidence and trust in the courts, and conveys the values of impartialit...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

While attempting to “ameliorate bias-based injustice” both in and out of the courtroom, bias has been redefined by limiting it...


May we approach the bench?

Aug. 1, 2023
By David C. Casarrubias, Thomas Rivera

Why California’s presiding judges need to do more to elevate Latinx judges’ judicial assignments.


Evidence

Civil litigation hearsay exceptions

MCLE
Jul. 31, 2023
By Elia V. Pirozzi

The object of this article and self-study test is to review major exceptions to the hearsay rule in California civil cases, se...


Land Use, Administrative/Regulatory

Rob Bonta, as a self-appointed policy advocate, seeks to have Housing Elements of cities quickly updated all over the State pr...


As Chief Deputy for the Court, not only am I the lead financial executive over budget, expenditure, revenue/treasury collectio...


Administrative/Regulatory

In precluding the participation of officials who receive more than $250 in campaign contributions from parties or participants...


Entertainment & Sports, Contracts, Administrative/Regulatory

The NCAA ultimately wants to gnash its teeth again and is betting big on the idea that federal legislation will not be passed ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution

Now that so few cases get to trial, and so many are mediated before a lawsuit is even filed, perhaps there is a role for media...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Procedure

The California Supreme Court decision is an important development for the many providers that lack the resources necessary to ...


Civil Procedure, California Supreme Court

Batten down the hatches, a new wave of UCL claims may be on the horizon

Jul. 27, 2023
By Ryan D. Ball, Matthew T. Billeci

In the wake of California Medical, organizations that routinely devote resources to fighting unfair business practices ...


Technology

AI drone reportedly kills its human controller in war simulation and becomes favorite weapon of cyber criminals.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

To the extent that new Rule 8.3 might be a reaction to these recent events, the Thomas Girardi scandal was not caused by a rel...


The program started as a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) to enforce Iranian premarital and marital agreements in California d...


U.S. Supreme Court, Land Use, Constitutional Law

Who benefits from delay?

Jul. 26, 2023
By Michael M. Berger

We are seeing a growing number of land use cases that seem to fall under this rubric. And I wonder why that should be so.