Lawyers should take the time to survey whether they're getting all they can out of their careers. ...

The California Supreme Court should not determine the fate of Proposition 8 with a decision that treats ballot initiatives as ...

A recent Supreme Court ruling creates a legal loophole whereby governments could engage in viewpoint discrimination. ...

At no time in history has valuing IP assets been so crucial, writes John F. Stephens. ...

Lawyers must analyze words as much as legal concepts before deducing legal conclusion.

The early signs from the Obama administration seem promising for a new era of cooperative federalism in environmental policyma...

Questions will remain surrounding the many people who entered into same-sex marriages during the window when it was legal. ...

The right to appeal becomes a hollow one if counsel does not follow the correct protocol for obtaining a stay.

In a distressing economy, lawyers should walk a line between groundless optimism and paralyzing fear. ...

Recent decisions pulling back on the genuine dispute doctrine are an apparent response to insurers' over-utilization of this d...

Incarcerated prisoners offer a unique perspective on what fate should await pyramid schemer Bernard Madoff. ...

It is an ideal time to reassess what can be done to keep more people with disabilities in the workforce. ...

In recent years we have seen the emergence of patent holding companies that market themselves as being different from the conv...

Lawyers tend to be a demoralized, pessimistic bunch. But they don't have to be.

While Justice Arthur Gilbert's judicial opinions are not devoid of humor, he gives far freer reign to his wit in his book "Und...

Is e-mail really "mail" for the purposes of appellate filings? The courts are still sorting it out.

The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is a good step forward, but a more noble solution involves implementing a social structure that eli...

While the same-sex marriage battle continues to rage in California, a more general debate over gay rights is happening between...

Only time will tell if Obama's pledge to take FOIA requests seriously will be successful in the face of an entrenched bureaucr...

The legal issues involved when a charitable donation ends up inadvertently supporting a terrorist organization can get thorny....

It's hard for Californians to understand the gravity of criminal justice issues when the state's prisons are so geographically...

A short story by John Updike reveals a lot about "post-studio Hollywood" — and helping the author on legal issues provided its...

The Ledbetter Act and a recent ruling on worker retaliation give rise to cautious optimism that a pregnancy discrimination cas...

Rather than a "medical miracle," the birth of octuplets is better understood as a symptom of our failing health care system, w...

As the country regains its senses, expect a new economic environment where regulators regulate, inspectors inspect and litigat...

A series of vacation mishaps serves as a lesson on the whimsy of fate. ...

Michael Mukasey's ruling on immigrants' rights to have access to an attorney is squarely at odds with 9th Circuit precedent. ...

In executing a Mexican national before the world court ruled on the matter, the U.S. willingly ignored international law.

IP law has become the mutt of the legal world, with a confusing mix of rules governing copyrights, patents and trademarks.

Logic tells us that trying to out-tough gang members, either on the streets or in the courts, won't rid neighborhoods of viole...