Licensed in Illinois, untouchable in California: The extraordinary career of Sidney Korshak
By William M. Paparian
Sidney Roy Korshak was an Illinois-licensed lawyer who never practiced in California yet became one of Los Angeles's most infl...
Family
Custody disputes increasingly cross borders in California family courts
By Noel E. Guth
California family courts are increasingly being asked to resolve custody disputes that span countries, languages and cultures-...
Military Law
B-52 crash raises important questions of federal law
By Michael E. Rubinstein
The June 15 B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, which killed eight people, creates a legal divide under the Federal Tort Cla...
Cite Out at the Big Nerd Corral
By Benjamin G. Shatz
Standoff at the table of authorities. Two guides enter. Can only one survive?
The first of five letters on what artificial intelligence will do to the practice of law.
Technology
Opening the litigation floodgates against social media companies
By Samer Habbas
A Los Angeles jury verdict in K.G.M. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. & YouTube LLC signals a pote...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Independent regulators now work for the president
By William Rothbard
In Trump v. Slaughter (2026), the Supreme Court overrules Humphrey's Executor and embraces a strong ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Trump v. Barbara: Competing originalist narratives
By Marc D. Alexander
In Trump v. Barbara (2026), the Supreme Court reaffirmed birthright citizenship under the 14t...
AI's growing role in the courts, including efforts by Chief Justice Guerrero and Presiding Judge Tapia to draft ethical AI gui...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
The 2nd Amendment meets the front door of private property
By William Slomanson
In Wolford v. Lopez, the Supreme Court upheld Hawaii's law requiring concealed-carry permit holders to obtain express p...
U.S. Supreme Court, Litigation & Arbitration
What the Supreme Court's Jules v. Andre Balazs ruling means for arbitration jurisdiction
By Zach Howe, Madeline Horner
The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties clarifies when federal courts retain jurisdi...
How to build the Appellant's Appendix, consult trial counsel, identify key documents, develop a unifying theme, and conduct pr...
U.S. Supreme Court, Torts/Personal Injury
After Durnell, California's Roundup litigation model faces a federal reckoning
By Lauren Sheets Jarrell
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Monsanto v. Durnell undermines the legal foundation of thousands of California ...
Technology
Quantum computing and the future of cybersecurity: What organizations need to know now
By Wynter L. Deagle, Fred Qiu
Although cryptographically relevant quantum computers remain years away, organizations that delay planning for post-quantum cr...
When witnesses can be compelled to testify at trial, practitioners should focus depositions on obtaining information they do n...
Although California's implicit bias jury instruction encourages jurors to engage in more deliberate decision-making, implicit ...
A look at how judicial independence has enabled courts to protect -- and, at times, fail to protect -- constitutional equality...
Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
California's proposed AI ethics rules have a blind spot for agentic AI
By Joe Stephens
The proposed California ethics rules would incorporate artificial intelligence into existing professional conduct rules, but q...
Technology
From Gutenberg to Generative AI: Why lawyers remain essential
By George Brandon
Despite predictions that AI's accessibility to legal information will make attorneys obsolete, history says otherwise. Paralle...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Truth, confidentiality and the case for mediation: What ABA Opinion 518 reminds us
By David I. Brown
ABA Formal Opinion 518 holds lawyer-mediators to a higher truthfulness standard than negotiating attorneys, and California's n...
Civil Procedure
An extraordinary right, narrowed by an extraordinary abuse
By Okorie Okorocha
California's J.O. v. Superior Court limits abusive peremptory challenges by allowing scrutiny of repeated strikes again...
Constitutional Law
Parker v Levy at 50: Reassessing discipline and dissent in the all-volunteer era
By William M. Paparian
This article examines how the Supreme Court's decision in Parker v. Levy continues to shape military free-speech rights...
Data centers, like mid-20th-century urban freeways, are being rapidly sited with insufficient local input and oversight. Stron...
Environmental & Energy
EPA'S proposed PFAS rescission: Key legal issues and practical implications for businesses
By Ayodeji Ayolola
The EPA's proposal to rescind certain PFAS drinking water standards turns on statutory interpretation and administrative proce...
Family
Dividing the invisible: Cryptocurrency, digital assets and the new frontier of California family law
By Tenny C. Rostomian-Amin
California family courts, long governed by predictable rules for dividing community property, now face cryptocurrency and othe...
California's new pay transparency laws give employers more reporting duties, regulators more enforcement power and plaintiffs'...
Technology, Labor/Employment
Why data and preparation drive successful wage and hour mediations
By Deborah Crandall Saxe
In high-stakes wage and hour litigation, successful mediation depends less on legal maneuvering than on early case evaluation,...
Labor/Employment
Has Labor Code Section 1102.5 become the great equalizer, or the 800-pound gorilla?
By Carol Gillam
California's expanding whistleblower and workplace-harassment protections have made it increasingly difficult for employers to...
Labor/Employment
AI hiring in California: Can employers defend the outcomes?
By Gretchen L. Jankowski, Jason E. Murtagh
As employers rely on AI to make employment decisions, they may still be held liable when automated systems produce discriminat...
Civil Procedure
After J.O., when should attorneys expect a CCP 170.6 challenge?
By James G. Perry
The California Supreme Court in J.O. v. Superior Court overruled Solberg in part and held that systemic ...