It just cannot be that a single exam is the answer when it adds astronomically to the costs of legal education and erects a ba...

An even more important question than why the results were so low this year is whether the bar exam is even measuring the skill...

It is time for California to end the carnage and waste by adopting the Uniform Bar Exam and setting a pass score that is not p...

In fact, on the multi-state portion of the exam, California test takers - even including the roughly 7 percent of exam-takers ...

The national political process may be dramatically changed by a recent decision of a three-judge federal court in Wisconsin th...

The 3rd District Court of Appeal recently issued a writ of mandate ordering a stay of pending litigation until plaintiffs sati...

But if you're a contractor bidding on a public works project, those gifts may seem less altruistic, and more like bribery. By ...

Earlier last month, the 9th Circuit issued three opinions that together addressed whether counties in Hawaii are preempted fro...

Space technology is taking off, creating novel intellectual property issues and opportunities for science-savvy counsel.

In addition, a federal judge halted the enforcement of new overtime rules that had nonprofits divided, and the IRS issued new ...

The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether (1) a patent owner can use patent law to limit how a patented article is used or ...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a set of cases which center on interpretation of the "church plan" exemption fr...

A large portion of Richard Cordray's work as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director could soon be scrapped because of ...

Changes to Rule 41 of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure went into effect on Dec. 1, making it easier than ever for law enfor...

Santa Barbara County Judge John McGregor has enjoyed his long journey through court system.

In "Trump and my affection for the legal profession," (November 23), Professor Reuel Schiller blames a "broken system" because...

In August, Gov. Jerry Brown approved Assembly Bill 2159 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, which limits the use of...

Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in a pair of cases that raised the issue of wheth...

This is one of the most blatant areas in which U.S. law is becoming further out of sync with our needs. By Maya Shulman ...

When "arising out of" is used in an insuring clause, there is full agreement among California courts that it should be broadly...

A recent opinion would be not too concerning if the arbitration provision at issue were some sort of anomaly, but, as it turns...

President-elect Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders have promised to repeal and replace the ACA. It appears a re...

Why do we feel "tired" in the evening? Because of really big cats, of course. By David M. Balabanian ...

They can take f-o-r-e-v-e-r. In the latest round of one class action, the 9th Circuit will have yet another opportunity to wre...

Stop fretting about social media and instead harness its power to gain information and influence jurors. By Michelle Sherman

Moving offices may make a lot of sense for a law firm, but a move implicates the firm's obligations to retain or destroy docum...

As attorneys, we are often charged with making some of the most important decisions in our clients' lives and usually, that in...

While the hyperbole surrounding artificial intelligence sometimes nears hysteria, three initiatives attempt to bring multidisc...

President Obama shares much in common with that other tall lanky lawyer from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, who after serving as p...

Among the proposed revisions to the California Rules of Professional Conduct are substantive changes to Rule 3-120, which gove...