Much has been about the State Bar of California’s proposed paraprofessional program which would allow nonlawyers to practice l...

The most far-reaching work law development of the past three decades has been the rise of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration. O...

Roe, Casey, Dobbs: The last of those epic U.S. Supreme Court cases, which the Court heard on December 1, is the (biggest) bloc...

District Judge Roger T. Benitez applied the Supreme Court’s Heller test, holding that California’s ban was unconstitutional (a...

On December 1, the Supreme Court’s engagement on the topic of abortion was much more public and formal. A nearly two-hour-long...

To argue that prohibiting states from restricting pre-viability abortions allows the Supreme Court to avoid the philosophical ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument Wednesday in a case that could profoundly change American education.

Lawyers hoping to find goodies in their stocking should take stock of whether they have been “nice” lawyers in 2021. When Sant...

Myron Moskovitz knows a thing or two about appellate persuasion, and you can too with his new book, "Strategies on Appeal.

When stories linking certain veterans’ health conditions to toxic exposure at military bases began flooding the news, to some ...

As another remarkable year draws to a close, it’s time to gaze into the crystal ball and prognosticate what fortunes may unfur...

Cities and counties throughout California have effectively used the receivership remedy to bring nuisance properties into prod...

In this month’s Construction Corner column, we examine what constitutes a “willful” act by a contractor that can lead to enfor...

While California requires employers — including movie studios — to supply a safety plan, the law’s vague language reads like a...

Both trial and appellate courts review settlements in class actions with “heightened scrutiny” for good reason. Class actions ...

What are the best things about a trial, the best moments in a trial? I’ve been able to narrow it down some particular things t...

It’s beginning to look a lot like bias / Everywhere you go / Take a look at Cal and the feds, not listening once again / Just ...

This is the final installment of a 4-part story (a true story) that began three columns ago.

On Monday, a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ordered Amazon to hold a second union election for employ...

The consequences from addiction — or even single incidents of intoxication — can be life-altering.

As prior Arbitration Angle columns attest, it is no secret that the Federal Arbitration Act creates a vast number of substanti...

This column introduces a new feature -- a monthly review of a movie (or maybe a TV show) about law and lawyers that we invite ...

Along the California coast, we have a case where the rhetoric of property and liberty have met the reality of the California C...

2022 will mark the 50th anniversary of Carlin's famous 1972 monologue, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television." There's ...

Year end is coming, and it isn’t too early to think about IRS Forms 1099. If you practice in a law firm or in-house, start thi...

The Nov. 30 story, “Some women on corporate boards disagree with quotas,” made me think back on articles I have written on bia...

Some people have blamed this crisis on Proposition 47, the 2014 statewide referendum that reclassified many felony theft offen...

John Hanusz’s guest column concerning the new Judiciary Sentencing INformation tool provided by the U.S. Sentencing Commission...

Taking these suggestions into consideration now as companies are building out their 2022 annual meeting checklists will give c...

As California has long taught schoolchildren, the 21 California missions were key in our state’s history. For better or worse,...