U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Crawford v. Washington's interpretation of the Sixth Amendment's confrontation clause made quite a splash when first handed do...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal, Constitutional Law
When cops make good faith mistakes
What happens if the officer was mistaken about the facts or the law such that, with the proper information considered, the off...
Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Ruling may lead to more lifetime bans on gun possession
A recent opinion by the U.S. high court may significantly expand the class of Californians prohibited for life from possessing...
U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
Aiding and abetting ruling destined for case books
The U.S. high court recently issued an opinion explicating the elements of a federal aiding and abetting charge, providing the...
Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
On Monday, the U.S. high court granted certiorari in a case in which a litigant's right to a fair trial collides with the law'...
Law Office Management
Where Do We Go from Here?
The U.S. Supreme Court's docket has been filled with blockbuster cases in recent years. Will the upcoming term continue that t...
Books, Constitutional Law
The Great Dissent
Erwin Chemerinsky reviews The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind - and Changed the History of Free S...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Ready, Aim, Mediate
Tips on how to have a successful mediation. ...
Law Office Management
Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court
Erwin Chemerinsky discusses what should we look for at the gay marriage oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in which advoc...
Law Office Management
Prop. 8 Should Be Decided on the Merits
UC Hastings law professor Rory Little on why liberals and and conservatives alike should embrace "standing" in the Prop. 8 sam...
Civil Litigation
Jurisdiction and the Internet
The doctrine of "minimum contacts" takes on a new dimension when applied to a defendant who does business only over the Intern...
Law Office Management
Blockbuster Cases Ahead for SCOTUS
Cases on the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming docket look to be as significant as those on last term's. ...
Law Practice
State Bar discipline: Public reprovals can hurt you
Don't be fooled - a public reproval for attorney misconduct can tarnish your image and hurt your business. ...
Law Practice
Now that I've gotten a State Bar letter, what's next?
Know thy adversary - what the State Bar considers when deciding to close an inquiry or investigation. ...
Law Practice
When Lawyers Collect More Than Clients Receive
Measures lawyers should take to secure client consent of the fee agreement. ...
U.S. Supreme Court
Drama Awaits New Jurist
Our annual U.S. Supreme Court preview focuses on important issues that will confront new Associate Justice Elena Kagan and her...
Judges and Judiciary
A Moral Choice
The moral of the story? Perhaps running against an exceptionally well-qualified judge demonstrates lack of judgment.
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Election Presents Political Dangers
The unseating of San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer will have a far greater politicizing effect than many...
Law Office Management
The Will of the People
Law Practice
Inadvertent Disclosure
Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
Stare Decisis—or Not
Cases that run the gamut from free speech to the right against self-incrimination fill the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009-10 docket...
Civil Rights
Questions will remain surrounding the many people who entered into same-sex marriages during the window when it was legal. ...
Law Office Management
Agent of Change
I do hospice volunteer work, offering care and support to residents during the last hours of their lives. The experience has ...
Law Office Management
Two Cheers for the Boomers
The generation that came of age between the civil rights era and the Reagan revolution has had a profound impact on the practi...
Law Office Management
Ill-Suited to Retail
From the time I was a kid, I spent my spare time working in my family's clothing store. But did I really belong there? ...
Appellate Practice
Expert Advice
Practical tips for preparing for the worst--losing an important motion--and getting relief through a writ petition. by Benjam...
Government
Everyone is anxious about today's election because of what happened in 2000. Many believe that the Democrats were out-lawyered...
Discipline
Discipline Needs Its Deadlines
In 1993, the state Legislature passed a bill that would have added a statute of limitations to the State Bar Act. The proposed...