Contrary to the globalization of communication, education, and trade, there is no universal definition or acceptance of “Major...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Redistricting is too often manipulated to discriminate against communities of color, advantage one political party over anothe...
Why would the spousal support waiver be unenforceable when the rest of the prenuptial agreement is enforceable? The answer lie...
Verbal acts are generally not hearsay because these statements have actual effects and are therefore generally not introduced ...
Health Care & Hospital Law, Administrative/Regulatory
CARE Court, an acronym for Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment, aspires to help those diagnosed with schizophrenia...
Contrary to what we see on television, there is no waiting period to report a missing person. This includes a child that is il...
Recent decisions have expanded potential liability under the California Unfair Competition Law and the California Fair Employm...
Raising issues of judicial or court bias is understandably uncomfortable, especially for those who have to continue to live an...
Labor/Employment, Contracts
Did the perfect storm of general labor changes, economic distress, and a protracted strike create fair winds for the WGA to re...
Many decades ago, judges were more guarded about who they truly were as human beings. Today most are more willing to reveal th...
Administrative/Regulatory
From the start, the PPP loan program was destined for problems. Speed was prioritized over security, and conscious choices wer...
While the industry watches and waits for the outcome of the lawsuit filed by six trade associations against the SEC, private f...
Intellectual Property, Administrative/Regulatory
What practitioners need to know about the Google trial
The Google case is historically significant as the first major antitrust challenge against a tech company in over two decades,...
If professional court reporters will not be producing the transcripts from recordings of court proceedings and gig transcriber...
When it comes to fostering a healthy firm culture, it’s all about supporting favorable behaviors that not only support today’s...
Music’s biggest star can teach some lessons to the defense bar.
Unique to the FCA's structure is the right of private citizens - often referred to as "relators" or "whistleblowers" - to purs...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
California and Florida have conflicting laws about gender-affirming care. The divide will likely be resolved by the conservati...
Copyright law seeks to protect an individual’s freedom of expression. Ordering a sale of artistic property would seemingly def...
Criminal
Many people serving long sentences are also part of an aging population that is far less likely to reoffend, and costly to kee...
If judges were to avoid all bar association events that were sponsored by law firms, their absence would adversely affect the ...
Although the rhetoric around rescheduling marijuana is a positive sign, the notion of rescheduling cannabis to a lower schedul...
Currently, some districts divide their business geographically, so that a case filed in a particular division will only be hea...
California Courts of Appeal
This is the first time that any court has dealt with a settlement that is less than the 998 offer when the case involved a fee...
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
California employers with workspaces that are prone to extreme heat, such as warehouses, may want to review newly-proposed Cal...
Outcomes in a courtroom are not sterile; they are the result of human beings assessing the motivations and actions of others. ...
Judges and Judiciary
Mike is new to the LASC – he’s been here about six months – but not to the California or national court information technology...
U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, Civil Rights
Lawsuits have been filed against Perkins Coie and Morrison and Foerster challenging their DEI internship programs. Both firms ...
“The Save Our Sequoias Act suggests creating a Coalition of federal, state, and local entities to protect sequoia groves from ...