Currently, some districts divide their business geographically, so that a case filed in a particular division will only be hea...

The Court should not only take up (and reverse) Carr, but provide guidance as to an oft-litigated statute. It wouldn’t hurt ei...

One cannot help but wonder (as Judge Van Dyke insinuates) if political leanings played a much greater role than they should ha...

Absent an act of Congress, the FEC has no statutory authority to regulate deepfakes by non-candidate actors.

This is the first time that any court has dealt with a settlement that is less than the 998 offer when the case involved a fee...

California employers with workspaces that are prone to extreme heat, such as warehouses, may want to review newly-proposed Cal...

The relatively new laws impact employee rights and expand the scope of protection to employees.

If Trump takes office while the charges are still pending against him, he’s likely to move to quickly get rid of them. He woul...

The rampant dysfunction and gridlock in all aspects of our nation’s immigration system are well known. But few outside the inn...

While the Supreme Court's recent decisions in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. Univ...

Vermont Law School decided to build a wall of acoustic panels just two inches in front of the mural, but not touching the mura...

New NCAA President Charlie Baker has publicly stated his support of players being able to profit off NIL; it’s a great sentime...

While your financial situation has almost certainly changed as a result of your divorce, there are tools to help mitigate the ...

All California employers should be aware of updated regulations for the use of criminal history in hiring decisions, many of w...

While transparency is crucial, it must be balanced with the right to privacy, as outlined in the California Constitution. Wait...

The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed new rules meant to make it harder – much harder – for people not to pay tax on their...

Outcomes in a courtroom are not sterile; they are the result of human beings assessing the motivations and actions of others. ...

Presumably the fentanyl death epidemic is what drove the prosecution to choose a murder over manslaughter. There is no questio...

It is disquieting to think of courts keeping someone with substantial public support from running for president, let alone a f...

One issue that historically has never been addressed is whether Section 7031 bars a licensed contractor from seeking compensat...

Mike is new to the LASC – he’s been here about six months – but not to the California or national court information technology...

A former gang member’s penned sentiments to one of Orange County’s retired judges.

Lawyers can use this time of year to evaluate their internal procedures and take steps to reduce risk.

Lawsuits have been filed against Perkins Coie and Morrison and Foerster challenging their DEI internship programs. Both firms ...

Many taxpayers spend hours itemizing deductions without realizing that the standard deduction is often a better choice, which ...

Lawyers have been heard to say things like “I’m immersed in law all day, I want to escape from the law when I watch movies or ...

The tragic downing of Flight 007 came at the height of the Cold War. For many years, courts in the United States, including he...

Crane went downstairs into the kitchen, got a knife, and returned upstairs. She waited outside her mother’s bedroom door; when...

These columns promote fringe legal theories with potential appeal on talk radio but lack substantive value for the majority of...

Assuming that Congress had enacted the Incorporation Doctrine as law, to apply the Bill of Rights (substantive law) to the sta...