Beginning Jan. 1, 2021, major reforms will affect the juvenile justice system, the treatment of misdemeanor offenders, the rig...

What the Biden administration may mean for employers nationwide

At nearly 30 years old, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act remains the crown jewel of the federal response to the robocall ...

The Listing Law assumes that when substituting one subcontractor for another, it is the direct contractor who is making the su...

The juxtaposition of liberty and justice, also found in the concluding words of the Pledge of Allegiance, should give pause to...

The court recently settled a novel procedural question about when defendants should respond with a new answer to an amended co...

Although Americans’ willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has increased in recent weeks, current levels of support are unl...

AI is going to be crucial for lawyers and lawmakers, but defining AI is a lot harder than it might seem. Those versed in the p...

A new ruling from the Internal Revenue Service adds more uncertainty — businesses now face the choice of a greater tax burden ...

With only a few over a hundred justices in the court’s history, you might think there’d be no reason for confusion. Surely the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an intense and wide-ranging stampede by pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, ph...

On Nov. 2, the SEC adopted final rules to reduce the complexity and “promote capital formation and expand investment opportuni...

Commentators are divided on whether a presidential self-pardon is constitutional. The Constitution does not expressly prohibit...

This article examines statutory changes enacted during and in response to the pandemic, as well as procedural changes implemen...

In so-called “tea rooms” or “shade rooms,” teenagers post disparaging comments and photos of their peers with impunity and rec...

The question of whether public school districts constitute “business establishments” under the Unruh Civil Rights Act and are ...

The excellent article of Messrs. Rushing and Hendricks on direct and cross examination should be required reading in every law...

Before making a payment, many companies across a wide variety of contexts will ask you for an IRS Form W-9. What is it, and if...

Last week, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved new emergency standards mandating employers take certain precautions to help ...

The stakes of Brady compliance are high — as they should be — and a prosecutor’s failure to disclose Brady material to the def...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 codified a surprising tax deduction for some white collar criminal defendants — and a new ob...

One of an attorneys most powerful tools is the ability to call and orally examine witnesses under oath.

The 9th Circuit recently issued two opinions involving consumers and arbitration agreements.

The lawyer’s job description is this: officer of the court. This is true without regard to whether the lawyer ever steps foot ...

A boxer who has had a long layoff between bouts is rusty when he gets back in the ring. He moves a bit slower and lacks the sa...

Debates ensue over whether today’s law is overly complex and needs to be simplified. In the future, as artificial intelligence...

On Nov. 4, the Northern District of California amended its Patent Local Rules to clarify when, and to what extent, disclosures...

As the economy attempts to climb out of the economic recession fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new form of opportunity zone...

One of the reasons this industry is so highly targeted is that many of these products sell for under $10 and are sold in big-b...