In honor of Selma Moidel Smith, who passed away at 106, we remember a brilliant lawyer, editor, composer, and dear friend whos...
Intellectual Property, Environmental & Energy, Contracts
Part 2 of this article series on Proposition 65 settlements highlights the often-overlooked exposure of licensors -- the brand...
Torts/Personal Injury, Government, Constitutional Law
Satire gets a pass. Lies don't. When South Park put Trump in bed with Satan, no one sued. But Candace Owens' "investigation" i...
Criminal, Constitutional Law
Can fairness justify judicial departure from settled law? In People v. Allen, the California Supreme Court will exami...
Substance abuse issues can exponentially complicate family court cases, requiring judges to have specialized knowledge and of ...
Constitutional Law
Two Trump-backed bills -- the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" and the 2025 Rescissions Act -- have the potential to shift power f...
In Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children of lawfully present immigrants...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediating cases involving self-represented litigants requires a distinct approach grounded in clear communication, mutual resp...
Labor/Employment
As large-scale layoffs continue across major employers, employees pursuing or considering disability claims must carefully nav...
Corporate, Civil Litigation
Uber's latest RICO lawsuit -- framed as a fight against fraud but timed to push SB 371--shows that when most corporations lose...
Labor/Employment, Government
Despite widespread assumptions about quick turnarounds and broad obligations, California's Public Records Act imposes far fewe...
Labor/Employment, Class Action
Labor/Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution
This article and self-study test examine common evidentiary issues in DUI trials, including California's implied consent law, ...
The State Bar explains how its Client Trust Account Protection Program--already reducing unreported trust accounts and overdra...
Law Practice
Major companies, key industries, and a thriving startup ecosystem offer the state's legal professionals unmatched opportunitie...
This article and self-study test explore evidentiary issues commonly encountered in DUI trials, including the admissibility of...
Intellectual Property
The Northern District of California granted summary judgment for Meta, holding that the company's use of copyrighted books to ...
Administrative/Regulatory
California's court reporter shortage is leaving civil proceedings unrecorded and litigants without appeal rights, yet the stat...
Constitutional Law
The Supreme Court has never definitively ruled whether the 14th Amendment grants birthright citizenship to children of undocum...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Procedure
How policy and history shaped California's CARE Courts
The CARE Act arose from a historical need -- its policies, definitions and hearings warrant explanation as to illuminate its c...
America First Legal claims the Dodgers' DEI efforts are "patently illegal" under Title VII -- but is lifting up marginalized g...
Recent court rulings have complicated smoke damage recovery for wildfire survivors. Rather than pursuing years of costly litig...
While Dean Chemerinsky rightly criticizes the reliance on outdated English legal precedents, the U.S. legal system should go f...
When C-suite scandals erupt under the glare of public scrutiny, investigators must navigate shaken employee trust, heightened...
In 100 days, Trump issued 142 executive orders -- many attacking DEI and transgender rights -- prompting court rulings that th...
Criminal, Civil Rights
California labels many women convicted of sex offenses as "high risk" using an unvalidated assessment -- despite no statistica...
Immigration
Practitioners must approach the public charge section of Form I-485 with heightened care and precision, as USCIS has increased...