State Bar & Bar Associations, California Supreme Court
Trying to make sense of the bar exam debate
The California Supreme Court has rejected a proposal for a Practical Bar Exam (PBE) as a method of licensure, citing procedura...
Judges and Judiciary
Recent cases show conflicting interpretations about whether presumptively invalid reasons can be used to justify excusal, with...
Resident managers must live on-site and handle issues like leaks and noise. They earn minimum wage and can receive liquidated ...
Jurors, being part of the social media universe, are susceptible to biases formed by online voices, which can affect their imp...
The California Supreme Court's recent decisions on bar exam reforms have sparked controversy by rejecting both innovative an...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Criminal
California attorneys must report criminal indictments or felony convictions to the State Bar within 30 days. Failing to do so ...
Cardona v. Soto (2024) No. A167089: Judges face difficulties in balancing due process and protecting children from trau...
California is rolling out a new insurance regulation aimed at strengthening and stabilizing the marketplace. As the most signi...
Operation Trojan Shield, an FBI initiative, created the encrypted messaging app Anom to monitor criminal communications -- sp...
Constitutional Law
The Supreme Court's historical decisions on property rights have significantly contributed to the homelessness crisis in Amer...
Criminal, Civil Procedure
San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow has filed a Petition for a Writ of Mandate to the California Court of Appeal, claimi...
Exploring the intersection of modern biometric technologies and Christian beliefs, particularly the fear of these technologies...
Legal Education, Judges and Judiciary, Guide to Legal Writing
I know the way to San Jose
Arthur Gilbert first encountered Bernie Witkin's work during law school, finding it a valuable resource when he struggled to u...
The roles and cultural expectations of Iranian families operate within a well-defined hierarchical framework, with the father ...
The VA enacted a regulation in 1999 that formally excluded incarcerated veterans from receiving VA medical care, significantly...
While anti-SLAPP protections are essential for safeguarding public participation rights, the authors of the statute underestim...
While law firms invest significant resources in training new associates, many still feel overwhelmed by expectations due to th...
California Courts of Appeal
Founded in 1986, the California Appellate Project in Los Angeles (CAP-LA) supports the Second District Court of Appeal by recr...
Real Estate/Development, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
While the ruling achieves the important end of emboldening the right to petition, it may also have the effect of emboldening l...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
California has extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault claims, leading to an influx of cases that cou...
Over 20 years ago, Paul Kiesel envisioned what a lawyer's practice might look like in 2027. Looking back at his article now, i...
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton discarded the Lemon test in favor of a "history and traditi...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation is likened to a labyrinth where participants must navigate complex disputes with unclear paths to resolution, simila...
"Discover how AI-driven CRM systems could revolutionize law firm relationship management, automating data updates and enhanc...
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Mediating single-incident harassment claims post-Bailey
The California Supreme Court has now opened the door for more employees to bring harassment claims under FEHA while, presumabl...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Letters
Experiment participants would only be eligible to receive a grading adjustment if they meet a minimum threshold score in order...
U.S. Supreme Court, Family
The Court concluded that the cash value of a life insurance policy increases a business's fair market value, regardless of its...
Litigation & Arbitration, Evidence
Despite restrictions on prehearing third-party subpoenas in arbitration under federal and state laws, carefully crafted arbitr...
Civil Procedure
The cost-shifting mechanism under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 infringes on defendants' constitutional rights.
California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
The California Supreme Court has granted review in a case in which a panel overruled an earlier opinion from the same division...