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In just three weeks, the Trump administration has engaged in an unprecedented disregard for the law, violating constitutional...

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The so-called endangered snail darter, used to block the Tellico Dam in the 1970s under the Endangered Species Act, was never ...

A voter ID requirement in California is unlikely to come from the legislature but could be decided by voters through a ballot ...

Lawyers are among the professions most vulnerable to alcoholism and mental health issues, with one in five lawyers having an a...

A primer on contract formation disputes for litigators and transactional lawyers.

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires companies to file ownership reports, but ongoing lawsuits and conflicting ruling...

For the past thirty-five years, people have asked if I'm connected to the McNaughton Rule, and while I always answered "no," I...

Changes to California's jury selection rules aim to reduce bias in peremptory challenges, introducing greater fairness, comple...

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The sunsetting of California's informal discovery conference (IDC) legislation and how judges can still employ their inherent ...

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Canon 4D limits financial aid for judges during the LA fires, allowing assistance from disaster relief, personal relationships...

In In re Dezi C., 16 Cal.5th 1112 (2024), the California Supreme Court "retconned" the standard for an adequate initi...