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Bradley Heppner typed his defense strategy into a chat window. Thirty-one documents later, the prosecution had them. A federal...


Constitutional Law


Illinois v. Trump highlights the clash between federal power and state control over the National Guard, showing how t...


Wills, Estates & Trusts


Trustees have a legal duty to manage trusts carefully, loyally, and in accordance with the governing document and applicable l...


The second wave of AI litigation will focus on agentic software and bot battles, raising novel legal issues across CFAA, copyr...




Uber's proposed "fee cap" initiative disguises limiting injured people's access to legal and medical resources as consumer pro...


In family court, the sharpest move isn't shouting--it's staying civil, staying organized, and letting strategy outmaneuver the...


Early implementation of advanced air mobility will require a wide range of transactional work--from MOUs, leases, and financin...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law


The 9th Circuit puts ideology above women's privacy, forcing a Korean spa to abandon centuries-old traditions, religious belie...


Workers diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactive disorder are reshaping how the law understands disability, mer...


The DOJ's decision to hire prosecutors straight out of law school throws rookies into federal court before they've ever taken ...


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Procedure


Courts already function largely online; completing the transition to a near-fully remote system would deliver meaningful cost ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518 does not ban mediator's proposals; rather, it requires that any proposal be vetted and negotiate...


Torts/Personal Injury, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech


Early immersion in the courtroom and jury box yields lasting lessons about litigating health care negligence cases--lessons th...


Evidence


Test your knowledge of hearsay rules before spring break.


Books


In 'The Uncool,' Cameron Crowe recounts his early rock journalism, including 18 months with David Bowie and reporting on legen...


Advanced air mobility flights will operate within existing FAA and DOT rules for charters, public charters and commuter air ca...


Administrative/Regulatory, Constitutional Law


Why SBA guidance encouraging bypassing permits doesn't relieve fire victims or builders from California's legal obligations.


Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory


In Trump v. Cook, the Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump can remove a Federal Reserve Board governor d...


Senate Bill 707 expands access to California public meetings by requiring eligible agencies to offer online and telephonic par...


A dog custody dispute, a blogger named Sassafras Patterdale, and $5,000 in sanctions. A lesson about fabricated citations that...


Argueta v. Worldwide Flight Services demonstrates how portraying a plaintiff as "bad" through character evidence can u...


Space Law/Aviation/Aerospace, Administrative/Regulatory


Advanced Air Mobility operations may be structured under several existing federal aviation regulatory frameworks, each offerin...



Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory


A look at two cases (in Part 1) showing how courts abdicate judicial duty and allow agencies to be laws unto themselves.


Every day, practitioners enter courthouses built for a bygone society, facing disputes once legally invisible, raising the que...


Technology, Law Practice



Civil Rights, Military Law



Family, Alternative Dispute Resolution


This second installment explains how combining private mediation with a privately compensated temporary judge can streamline c...