Ninth Circuit and the Department of Labor clarify when an intern is entitled to minimum wages and other employment benefits. ...
Jack Walker's powerful, insightful and moving "Eye Corps: Coming of Age at the DMZ," details his experiences as a recon patr...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court
When the high court handcuffed student journalists
High school journalism has been losing ground since the 1970s due to education budget cuts -- and rulings of the U.S. Supreme ...
The Federal Communications Commission defied the facts, flouted the law, and ignored the will of millions of Americans when it...
Constitutional Law, California Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court, Criminal
Justices should uphold DNA collection law
People v. Buza provides an opportunity to ensure that fewer people in the state are convicted of crimes they did not commit an...
Government, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory, Tax
Attorneys: Get up to speed on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Here, we have tried to provide an early and high-level overview of federal income tax issues with which California attorneys s...
Two weeks ago, body camera footage of the police killing of Daniel Shaver flooded news outlets across the country, along with ...
California Courts of Appeal, Contracts, Appellate Practice
Beware boilerplate settlement agreement language
A cautionary tale on the perils of "plugging in" those standard settlement terms when more careful drafting is warranted.
California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory, Government
Justices should uphold state Reproductive FACT Act
Imagine that you're one of the more than 350,000 women in California who becomes unexpectedly pregnant every year. Maybe you f...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
Leading us out of the cultural divide
Can court outreach inspire the public to dialogue with opposing factions on contentious social issues? It did just that with a...
Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court, Appellate Practice
How do you spell ‘G-U-I-D-A-N-C-E’?
Although the courts' hesitancy to give guidance for future cases seems maddening at first blush, there is some method to that ...
Administrative/Regulatory, Government
Regulators: approach cannabis with caution, not puns
As Los Angeles County's first cannabis management officer, it is my job to implement the cannabis regulatory policies of the L...
California is a leader in promoting alternative energy sources, including the use of solar power in connection with residences...
California Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Constitutional Law
The California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of California's "mandatory mediation and conciliation" p...
As fires consumed the outskirts of the Los Angeles basin fueled by strong Santa Anas, religious fervor heated up Tuesday morni...
Last month, Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors, issued a harsh criticism of Tesla, stating that its fixed costs ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Fighting housing discrimination in Orange County
In 1962, Dorothy and Lincoln Mulkey were living and working in Santa Ana in pursuit of the American Dream.
His extraordinary legal career and life in the service of others reflected the great courage with which he served as a United ...
Perfectly acceptable words can become detestable through overuse and misuse. "Incredibly" and "iconic" vie for first place on ...
Year in Review Column, U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property
Supreme Court shook up patent venue in 2017
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that venue in patent cases based on where a corporation "resides" is limi...
Civil Rights, Obituaries, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Harry Pregerson was a Prince
In just the last few days, one charmed Prince Harry has gotten engaged and another Prince Harry has left us.
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court
A federal lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California provided a key link in the evolutionary chain of school desegre...
I have to join in the chorus of voices asking: How can this be? Who is to blame? What can we do?
Military Law, U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Civil Rights
A different kind of courage
In the early 1980s, I had the honor of representing a group of 11 Japanese-American World War II soldiers. Each soldier had co...
Employee stock options are a great perk, but they can be complicated. By Robert W. Wood
Since the current focus in Washington is on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, it is easy to overlook t...
Civil Rights, Civil Litigation, Judges and Judiciary
Doss v. Bernal was filed in 1943. The plaintiffs alleged that permitting Mexicans to live in the neighborhood would cause them...
Government, Civil Rights, Administrative/Regulatory, Military Law
New law is tough on homeless veterans
The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 raises serious due process issues and procedural barriers acut...
Family, Administrative/Regulatory, Native Americans
Critics distort Indian child welfare law
While the Indian Child Welfare Act has its detractors, numerous national child welfare organizations tout it as the "gold stan...
Government, Administrative/Regulatory, Intellectual Property
Patents in the cannabis industry
Although cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under federal law, the U.S. Patent Office is issuing utility patents and plant pat...