In this column, and those to follow, I will explore these issues, along with interviews of LGBT judges, corporate in-house co...

Every witness could be lying, or not, to tell the truth.

This term, the Supreme Court is poised, again, to issue decisions on the enforceability of arbitration agreements.

This term, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to protect more Americans from discrimination based on sexual orientation.

A Native American prisoner case up for U.S. Supreme Court review could create jurisdictional shifts in eastern Oklahoma -- or ...

In a case of first impression, a California Court of Appeal recently held that only trustees and beneficiaries under a current...

Several bills recently signed by Gov. Jerry Brown will affect California contractors.

If Kavanaugh is confirmed, his jurisprudence will give enterprising litigants a strong incentive to bring more challenges to a...

When both federal and state law criminalize the same conduct, the defendant can be independently prosecuted under each. That m...

The problem that I have with the concept of federalism is the tendency of some of its fans to enlist it in analyzing regulator...

A case involving a gruesome injury on Mammoth Mountain gives the state high court a chance to clear up the issue.

On Oct. 3, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case that could overturn precedent that has long been criticize...

Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 2876, which codifies existing case law concerning the warrantless re...

In July of this year, the Internal Revenue Service finalized its partnership audit rules, and this week Gov. Jerry Brown signe...

The 9th Circuit has ruled that the class action appeal deadline can be extended by “equitable factors,” but will its decision ...

A First Amendment case on the Supreme Court’s docket this term presents a more conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court an oppo...

For more than a decade, Supreme Court advocates with polarizing cases designed their arguments to appeal to one man above all:...

In the past generation, students on the whole have displayed a profound change. Time was, the average student indicated that s...

Walking into the inner sanctum of a judge’s chambers, I immediately felt a sense of awe. Sure it was filled with lots of diplo...

The system can’t continue to squeeze pleas out of defendants who are too poor to bail out, and call it justice. It’s more lik...

As a criminal defense attorney, and a retired public defender, I’ve had numerous clients submit to polygraph exams.

The affordable housing crisis in California is longstanding and well known. A recent California Court of Appeal decision addre...

When I began reading George K. Rosenstock’s Sept. 21 article, “There is an elephant in the room when it comes to bail reform,”...

Anxious U.S. copyright owners need only wait until next year for a conclusive answer as to whether a plaintiff must have a cer...

A case pending in the U.S. Court of International Trade, which has exclusive jurisdiction over trade-related powers delegated ...

With the explosion of mediation over the last 20 years, lawyers increasingly are leveraging ADR as their exit strategy or next...

The International Criminal Court is designed to foster accountability to hold individuals responsible for their actions, and t...

Legislation recently signed by the governor will affect the appointment of a pro tempore court reporter and how courts handle ...

This is even for the most well-prepared or seasoned attorneys. When they do happen, the key is to avoid compounding the error ...

Purists who view bail exclusively as a tool to insure a defendant’s presence in court determined by the traditional balancing ...