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California's judiciary and legislature are in a high-stakes dispute over the use of AI in courts, balancing judges' independen...


Law games - Part 1

Apr. 6, 2026
By Myron Moskovitz

Using examples from tennis, fly-fishing, and other games, the piece explores how understanding a game's rules, goals, and metr...


As AI takes on a bigger role in the workplace, California is sending a clear warning: when it comes to hiring, firing, and dis...


'The horror! The horror!'

Apr. 6, 2026
By Arthur Gilbert

Reliance on algorithmic decision-making risks eroding human judgment, judicial integrity and the intellectual craftsmanship th...


In Nippon Life Insurance Company of America v. OpenAI, Nippon alleges that after settling her claim and dismissing he...


Space Law/Aviation/Aerospace

AAM takes flight, and so does litigation--from IP skirmishes to vertiport battles, the next aviation revolution comes with leg...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal

To resentence or not to resentence: The question courts face under amended Penal Code Section 1172.1.


Evidence, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Bradley Heppner typed his defense strategy into a chat window. Thirty-one documents later, the prosecution had them. A federal...


Constitutional Law

The National Guard in America's neighborhoods

Apr. 3, 2026
By Eileen C. Moore

Illinois v. Trump highlights the clash between federal power and state control over the National Guard, showing how t...


Wills, Estates & Trusts

When trustees engage in untrustworthy acts

Apr. 3, 2026
By Clifford L. Klein

Trustees have a legal duty to manage trusts carefully, loyally, and in accordance with the governing document and applicable l...


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration

The Supreme Court is considering whether President Trump can use an executive order to reinterpret the 14th Amendment and unde...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

An emerging split in the courts raises questions about whether AI prompts are subject to discovery.


Banking

Here we go again: Market woes foretell of forthcoming defaults

Apr. 2, 2026
By Marianne Martin, Bennett G. Young

With mounting economic pressure ahead of Q1 2026 reporting, lenders and borrowers should act now to manage covenant risk and p...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

California's bar ethics committee has a new warning for attorneys using AI -- but the real problem isn't hallucinations, it's ...


Torts/Personal Injury, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Who's liable when ChatGPT gives bad legal advice?

Apr. 1, 2026
By Nathaniel S. Brown III

As AI becomes part of routine legal practice, the Nippon Life suit squarely presents whether AI-generated legal advice can exp...


Immigration, Constitutional Law

The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, guarantees that anyone born or naturalized in the United States is a citizen and ensures...


Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The court upheld Seattle's App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights Ordinance, rejecting Uber and Instacart's constitutional chall...


Technology

Riding AI litigation's second wave with AI

Apr. 1, 2026
By Michael Burshteyn

The second wave of AI litigation will focus on agentic software and bot battles, raising novel legal issues across CFAA, copyr...


Technology


Consumer Law, Class Action


Data Privacy

Why privacy law needs specialized courts in California

Apr. 1, 2026
By Jennifer L. Keller, Akhil Sheth


Law Practice

Outrage over the $3,400-an-hour fee misses the point

Apr. 1, 2026
By Paul T. Llewellyn


Legal History / Judicial History

The enduring legacy of Warren Christopher

Mar. 31, 2026
By Daniel Grunfeld, David A. Lash

Fifteen years after his passing, Warren Christopher remains a powerful model of quiet, principled leadership--combining global...


Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation

Civil statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse, the borrowing statute's betrayal of § 1983 survivors, and the case f...


Tax

Be careful with high end cars and taxes

Mar. 31, 2026
By Robert W. Wood

California's aggressive tax regime is now targeting luxury car owners and dealers using out-of-state schemes like the Montana ...


Military Law, Criminal

California's expanded military diversion law gives lawyers a vital tool to secure just outcomes for veterans by addressing ser...


Labor/Employment

The NLRB's return to the 2020 joint-employer rule narrows the circumstances in which businesses may be deemed joint employers ...


Existing insurance programs may provide coverage in some circumstances, but insurers are increasingly introducing exclusions a...


Entertainment transactional attorneys shape Hollywood deals to prevent disputes, but even well-intentioned agreements--like va...


U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property

Supreme Court lets 'human-only rule' for AI-Generated works stand

Mar. 30, 2026
By Nina Borders, Mitesh Patel

Supreme Court declines Thaler case: works created entirely by AI without meaningful human input cannot receive U.S. copyright,...