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Construction

The license lie that sank a contractor

Aug. 5, 2026
By Garret D. Murai

A contractor that lied about its workers' comp coverage to save its license ended up losing $1.55 million in fees and its abil...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice

Appellate algebra alert!

Aug. 4, 2026
By Benjamin G. Shatz

You thought there'd be no math?!


Military Law

The VA's near-total elimination of abortion care and counseling for veterans, which took effect Dec. 31, 2025, under Secretary...


Torts/Personal Injury

How rideshare screening actually works, when a driver's criminal record matters and what a passenger injured by an Uber driver...


Why?

Aug. 3, 2026
By Arthur Gilbert

A retired judge humorously reflects on everyday frustrations--from cyclists without helmets and cell phone distractions to tat...


Technology

Are AI-generated briefs persuasive?

Aug. 3, 2026
By Myron Moskovitz

AI can produce well-researched and logically organized appellate briefs, but experienced appellate lawyers remain better at st...


Tax

How is litigation funding for lawyers taxed?

Aug. 3, 2026
By Robert W. Wood

Properly structured litigation funding agreements can allow law firms to defer taxation until case proceeds are realized while...


Criminal

The public defender crisis Clara Foltz tried to prevent

Aug. 3, 2026
By William M. Paparian

As the 25th anniversary of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center approaches, California's first woman lawyer's le...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

How to respond to State Bar letters of inquiry

Jul. 31, 2026
By Christine C. Rosskopf

Attorneys who receive a State Bar letter of inquiry should respond promptly and strategically, understanding the procedural re...


California's enforcement of Senate Bill 54 faces competing legal challenges, with one lawsuit attacking the statute's constitu...


Constitutional Law

Not every search is the same

Jul. 31, 2026
By Michael McCarthy

The Supreme Court's decisions in Case v. Montana and Chatrie v. United States establish a modern Fourth Amendment frame...


Tax

A drafting ambiguity could cost Hollywood its tax credit boost

Jul. 31, 2026
By Jackie Ward, Skyler Calkins

Following the approval of California's 2026-27 budget, dozens of legislators are urging Gov. Newsom to exempt the entertainmen...


The Trump administration's rollback of federal and California vehicle emissions standards threatens to worsen the state's alre...


Litigation & Arbitration

Successful arbitration depends on thorough early case management, with attorneys carefully navigating AAA procedural requireme...


As California courts increasingly apply the disentitlement doctrine to family law disputes, it should never be used to strip d...


Civil Procedure

The uncertain rules of contempt discovery

MCLE
Jul. 30, 2026
By Scott J. Nord

Despite civil contempt's criminal-like protections--including proof beyond a reasonable doubt and the right to counsel--Califo...


Technology, Law Practice

Five ways law firms are getting AI wrong

Jul. 30, 2026
By George Brandon

Law firms that treat AI as more than a technology purchase--while preserving human judgment and client relationships--will gai...


The 14th Annual Cultural Competency in Family Law Practice Seminar urged lawyers and judges to view disability and neurodiverg...


Family

Family Law's evolution over 250 years, from Visigothic codes through Seneca Falls to a diverse modern bench, shows the Founder...


Constitutional Law

If you make it available, should they come?

Jul. 29, 2026
By Michael M. Berger

The Supreme Court's review of Grand v. City of University Heights will examine the intersection of religious freedom, l...


California's new jury selection rules dramatically reshape peremptory challenges, raising the bar for striking prospective jur...


The California Supreme Court's landmark J.O. decision restores judicial oversight of bad-faith judicial disqualificatio...


Labor/Employment

As law firms compete to retain legal talent, new data shows that compensation alone is not enough; associates are more likely ...


Marking its 10th anniversary, Los Angeles' DREAM Court has served sexually exploited children as dependents rather than crimin...


Law Practice, Civil Rights

Lawyers cannot close the justice gap alone

Jul. 28, 2026
By Scott L. Cummings, Kate Crowley Richardson

California's proposed Rule of Court 9.45.1 would expand access to justice by allowing trained, attorney-supervised Community J...


Technology, Judges and Judiciary

As artificial intelligence transforms legal practice and increases demands on already overburdened courts, California's judici...


California's Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act may provide a new legal theory for holding delivery platforms such as Uber ...


Family

A new approach to fighting child exploitation

MCLE
Jul. 28, 2026
By Shelly Caterino, Maria Blanco

DREAM Court's trauma-informed, collaborative approach brings together courts, attorneys, social workers and community partners...


Judges and Judiciary

The Inland Empire's court congestion crisis

Jul. 27, 2026
By Justin H. King

As court congestion strains Riverside and San Bernardino counties, attorneys must adapt their litigation strategies by managin...


Government

Truth is the first election safeguard

Jul. 27, 2026
By William M. Crosby

Existing laws penalize fraud in commerce but provide few consequences for knowingly false claims about elections, prompting ca...