Despite the staggering unmet civil legal needs of low-income Californians, highlighted by the State Bar of California's 2019 J...
Corporate, Business Law
When attorneys scored a complete victory against Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package, Chancellor McCormick faced a novel...
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, California's SB 399 will ban employers from penalizing workers for skipping meetings on political or re...
As Trump eyes extending his 2017 tax cuts, a $35 trillion national debt and mounting social costs pose critical challenges, cr...
California's new Corporate Climate Data Accountability Act mandates large businesses to report Scope 3 greenhouse gas emission...
As geopolitical and economic stakes rise, the U.S. is grappling with Chinese EV dominance, balancing trade barriers against th...
Securities, Administrative/Regulatory
The 5th Circuit found that the diversity rules were not a disclosure requirement but a public-shaming penalty, and concluded t...
The 2024-2025 Supreme Court term will tackle key intellectual property cases, including issues of personal jurisdiction in pat...
President-elect Trump's nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to lead the DOJ's Civil Rights Division signals a potential clash with t...
Technology, Contracts, Alternative Dispute Resolution
As smart contract adoption grows, arbitration provides an effective mechanism for resolving related disputes, aligning with th...
Franz Kafka's work, shaped by his legal background, offers timeless lessons for lawyers and judges, urging us to avoid the Kaf...
Corporate, Business Law, Administrative/Regulatory
DOJ playbooks: New covers, same rules?
While President-elect Trump has not specifically commented on corporate crime, there is speculation that DOJ programs like whi...
California's 2025 ADR certification may mislead consumers about competence, exclude skilled solo practitioners, and create con...
Government, Corporate, Business Law
Torts/Personal Injury, Government
ABC News' $15 million settlement of a weak defamation suit with Donald Trump, coupled with an apology, undermines press freedo...
Addressing the crisis of excessive and unconstitutional sentences requires systemic reform and proper funding for legal repres...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Preparation is key to success in mediation, just as it is in trial, requiring thorough briefing, pre-mediation conferences, cl...
Tax
And so it begins: The 5th Circuit's decision in MHACO v. Commissioner commences the "dissing" of Chevron...
Government, Constitutional Law
California must lawyer up to fight the federal rollback
The California Legislature must strengthen the state's legal infrastructure--including enforcing housing discrimination laws, ...
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, two new California laws--SB 365 and SB 940--will significantly reshape arbitration, allowing plaintiffs...
Biden's H-1B reform faces a tight deadline, with key changes to "specialty occupation" definitions and degree requirements, bu...
Taxpayers can amend their returns to claim refunds for taxes paid on settlements now considered tax-free, with a special provi...
Technology, Securities, Business Law
As the 2025 reporting season approaches, public companies must carefully review SEC rule changes on insider trading, equity gr...
Attorney Karl A. Gerber's critique of California court reporters, blaming them for high fees, inadequate court coverage, and t...
Judges, like other public figures, often share personal anecdotes to humanize their roles, but this reflection humorously r...
As the holiday season approaches, lawyers can
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Reports from the Inspector General, NAMVETS, and UCLA highlight how harmful interactions between the Veterans Affairs Police D...
California's AB 2013, effective in 2026, mandates AI companies disclose their training data, tackling bias, copyright issues, ...
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump following a government motion citing his imp...