A 9th Circuit decision underscores the importance of creditors making their claims known in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

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This term the U.S. Supreme Court should — and likely will — hold that people in the some circumstances non-citizens enjoy Four...

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The commission should turn its attention to other ways in which data is invisibly collected, such as sponsors of zero-rating f...

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Starting in January, a new law will exclude evidence of a victim's immigration status in personal injury lawsuits. That means ...

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Unlike a class action, there is no rule requiring or even allowing the judge to approve MDL settlements. That's a problem. By ...

California courts are confronting an issue relatively new to the criminal law: When the Legislature or voters reduce the terms...

San Diego County Judge Joel Pressman sees the world, and wins praise for court preparation.

Since unlawful detainer actions are considered summary proceedings, landlords who don't strictly comply with all statutory req...

When deciding how California state and local government agencies may terminate their contracts, counsel should look to both th...

It really isn't only the 65 percent rate that is offensive about Clinton's big fat estate tax increase. By Robert W....

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While the Florida election system hacking incident has raised fears that our election system is vulnerable to cyberattack, the...

A lengthy brief can be concise if the author comes to each point quickly, writes clearly and omits all fluff. But a 15 page br...

Are ballot selfies legal in California? They are not, but only for a few more months. California recently lifted the ban on ba...

A number of ballot propositions could significantly improve the state's criminal justice system — the focus of the U.S. Suprem...

Proposition 57 will actually demolish a generation's worth of sentencing reforms that explain why California's violent crime r...

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Once upon a time there was a land that resolved disputes through a wondrous system called "Litigation." By David M. Balabanian...

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