In legal writing, don't give in to the urge to exclaim. ...
Even in legal writing, find your own style to create compelling communication. ...
Erwin Chemerinsky is impressed and disturbed by Richard Epstein's The Classic Liberal Constitution. ...
The case may resolve a split between the 9th Circuit and the California Supreme Court as to whether proof of subjective intent...
Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
Crawford v. Washington's interpretation of the Sixth Amendment's confrontation clause made quite a splash when first handed do...
What happens if the officer was mistaken about the facts or the law such that, with the proper information considered, the off...
Criminal, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court
Ruling may lead to more lifetime bans on gun possession
A recent opinion by the U.S. high court may significantly expand the class of Californians prohibited for life from possessing...
The U.S. high court recently issued an opinion explicating the elements of a federal aiding and abetting charge, providing the...
Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court
On Monday, the U.S. high court granted certiorari in a case in which a litigant's right to a fair trial collides with the law'...
The U.S. Supreme Court's docket has been filled with blockbuster cases in recent years. Will the upcoming term continue that t...
Erwin Chemerinsky reviews The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind - and Changed the History of Free S...
Tips on how to have a successful mediation. ...
Erwin Chemerinsky discusses what should we look for at the gay marriage oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in which advoc...
UC Hastings law professor Rory Little on why liberals and and conservatives alike should embrace "standing" in the Prop. 8 sam...
The doctrine of "minimum contacts" takes on a new dimension when applied to a defendant who does business only over the Intern...
Cases on the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming docket look to be as significant as those on last term's. ...
Don't be fooled - a public reproval for attorney misconduct can tarnish your image and hurt your business. ...
Know thy adversary - what the State Bar considers when deciding to close an inquiry or investigation. ...
Measures lawyers should take to secure client consent of the fee agreement. ...
Our annual U.S. Supreme Court preview focuses on important issues that will confront new Associate Justice Elena Kagan and her...
The moral of the story? Perhaps running against an exceptionally well-qualified judge demonstrates lack of judgment.
The unseating of San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer will have a far greater politicizing effect than many...
Cases that run the gamut from free speech to the right against self-incrimination fill the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2009-10 docket...
Questions will remain surrounding the many people who entered into same-sex marriages during the window when it was legal. ...
I do hospice volunteer work, offering care and support to residents during the last hours of their lives. The experience has ...
The generation that came of age between the civil rights era and the Reagan revolution has had a profound impact on the practi...
From the time I was a kid, I spent my spare time working in my family's clothing store. But did I really belong there? ...
Practical tips for preparing for the worst--losing an important motion--and getting relief through a writ petition. by Benjam...