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Imagine cutting through months of court delays and overwhelming paperwork with a few smart fixes to California's probate syste...


Year in Review Column, Cannabis


The 2024 California legislative session introduced significant changes to cannabis and hemp laws, including research facilitat...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Procedure


AB 2049 is the first structural change to California's summary judgment law since the early 2000s, with the statute originally...


Law Practice, Military Law



Law Practice



Judges and Judiciary



The case of Haas Automation, Inc. v. Guenther Steiner and Ten Speed Press highlights the balance between trademark law and cre...


The gatekeeper role, found across mythologies worldwide, is akin to the task trial courts face when screening expert testimo...


On Veterans Day, we honor Tony Bennett, a beloved music icon and World War II veteran who faced the harsh realities of combat ...


Government, Health Care & Hospital Law


California Gov. Newsom vetoes AB 3129, stopping new restrictions on private equity and hedge fund-backed healthcare deals but ...


Nathan Hochman ran a disciplined campaign, leveraging Gascon's unpopularity and securing significant fundraising and endorseme...


Entertainment & Sports, Government, Tax


California's latest film and television tax credit proposal aims to boost production, but can it compete with other states and...


Exploring the probate implications of Shakespeare's "King Lear," drawing parallels with a real historical case and examining m...


Members of the military and lawyers have a duty to challenge orders that contravene the fundamental obligation to support and ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Pursuing early settlement of disputes allows parties to maintain control over the process and outcome, reducing reliance on ov...


Special interests, including major retailers and the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, are pushing Propositi...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


The experimental bar exam awards up to 40 points for strong performance on pre-tested Kaplan questions, using a statistically ...


The Ex Parte Loophole: California courts likely will adopt an exception to malicious prosecution requirements which otherwise...


Balancing business needs with employees' rights to engage in protected concerted activity is essential to maintaining a positi...


Knowing the difference between these classifications is not only a matter of compliance; it's fundamental to maintaining a fai...


Small businesses with lean budgets can maximize efficiency by adopting a tiered approach to compliance obligations.


Government, Criminal, Immigration


Proposition 36, a ballot measure funded by retailers, aims to change state law to classify a person's third theft and third dr...


Issuing a Form 1099 to a client can result in the client receiving multiple forms for the same settlement, complicating their...


Criminal, Evidence


Don't stifle Brady

Nov. 1, 2024

The charges against Diana Teran could deter prosecutors from fulfilling their ethical responsibilities, potentially leading to...


U.S. Supreme Court, Government


The Government argues that Trump's actions were in his unofficial capacity as a candidate, using private actors and campaign i...


Despite recent political and legal challenges, many organizations still value DEI initiatives, though some have scaled back or...


Judges and Judiciary


Anya Nelson reflects on the legacy of her great-grandfather, Judge Thomas L. Griffith Jr. - a pioneering figure in the Los Ang...


AB 2016 amends the California Probate Code, changing how successors manage a decedent's real property, specifically affecting ...


The Department of Justice, along with eight state attorneys general, filed a complaint against RealPage for using software tha...


The visit highlighted the commitment of the magistrates to justice reform, including oral hearings and increased transparency,...