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California’s mass transit system is under attack

Jul. 31, 2024
By Michael Shemtoub

The California Civil Code safeguards metro transit violence victims’ rights but lacks preventative measures. Transit employees...


Daniel A. Olivas reviewed his past works during the pandemic and identified love as a recurring theme, leading to the creation...



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Ninth Circuit's recent opinion in Whiteside v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. muddies the rule that the court had previ...


Environmental & Energy

California is facing a 10% water supply shortfall by 2040 due to climate change and aging infrastructure. A new regulation req...



Criminal, Evidence, Technology

The two secrets of facial recognition technology

MCLE
Jul. 30, 2024
By Abraham C. Meltzer

Lawyers involved in cases where FRT is used should seek information on how the probe image was edited, if at all, and how many...


Securities

Mini-tender offers spell major trouble

Jul. 30, 2024
By James J. Moloney , Ashley Miller

The SEC has brought enforcement action against several bidders engaged in mini-tender offers, but the SEC’s dissemination requ...



Intellectual Property

Six months of Rule 702: Key insights for patent litigators

Jul. 30, 2024
By Daniel C. Callaway , Timothy Horgan-Kobelski

Practical takeaways for patent litigators include understanding the new language of Rule 702, using it to their advantage, and...


Wells Fargo fired some employees for using mouse jigglers -- raising concern about employees’ privacy rights, especially when ...



Constitutional Law, Government

Overreaching condemnors

Jul. 29, 2024
By Michael M. Berger

The California Court of Appeal ruled against the City of Ontario for attempting to condemn properties near Ontario Internation...


Constitutional Law

Warrant Searches

MCLE
Jul. 29, 2024
By Serena R. Murillo

Procedures for issuing and executing warrants in criminal cases, and challenges that can be raised to suppress evidence found ...



Criminal

An age of lawlessness

Jul. 29, 2024
By William W. Bruzzo

Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has been criticized for pardoning a man convicted of murder before he was sentenced or his cas...


The court found that Special Counsel was not an “inferior officer” under the Appointments Clause, as opposed to a “principal o...



Law Practice, Technology

Protecting your practice: When redundancy is not superfluous

Jul. 26, 2024
By Daniel B. Garrie , Gail A. Andler

The recent widespread disruption caused by the CrowdStrike software defect underscores the need for redundancy in law firm tec...


Securities

Crypto industry demands regulatory clarity amid SEC overreach

Jul. 26, 2024
By Teresa Goody Guillén , Andrew Grossman

A trade association submitted an amicus curiae brief in a case brought by a new digital asset exchange against the SEC, seekin...



In a recent case, street vendors in Los Angeles successfully challenged the city’s onerous regulations, marking their second v...


Law Practice

Apples, Oranges and Aardvarks

Jul. 26, 2024
By Curtis E.A. Karnow

The fallacy of incommensurate balancing is a common issue in legal cases where judges are expected to balance attributes that ...



Wills, Estates & Trusts

Generational wealth and ensuring a lasting legacy

Jul. 26, 2024
By Megan A. Moghtaderi

The “Great Wealth Transfer” is estimated to transfer trillions of dollars from one generation to the next within 20 years. Est...


Real Estate/Development

The real causes of the affordable housing crisis are market forces and lack of housing subsidies, not CEQA, which has been ame...



The strongly-worded dissent warned that this ruling would hinder bankruptcy courts in managing cases with numerous abuse claim...


U.S. Supreme Court

The architecture of democracy

Jul. 25, 2024
By Brian M. Hoffstadt

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo ...



The California Supreme Court ruled that insureds can sue insurers for violations of the Unfair Competition Law, even if they h...


A business plan provides a comprehensive framework for financial management, market analysis, competitive positioning, and ris...



State Bar & Bar Associations, Technology

Generative AI in legal practice: State Bar's ethical guidance

Jul. 24, 2024
By Leah Wilson , Erika Doherty

The State Bar has issued guidance on the responsible use of generative AI in the practice of law, emphasizing that a lawyer's ...


California passed the Bolstering Online Transparency Act (Senate Bill 1001), which became effective July 1, 2019, and requires...



Criminal, Government, U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court's recent 6-3 ...


Constitutional Law

Do first graders have free speech rights? Why it matters.

Jul. 24, 2024
By Krista L. Baughman

A California federal court's decision to uphold discipline against a 7-year-old for an "inappropriate" drawing sets a dangerou...



Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Cuban Missile Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, highlights the importance of recognizing opport...


Proposition E not only limits the Police Commission's oversight authority but also updates 2019 laws to enhance protection for...



Labor/Employment, Technology

Workday’s AI platform for candidate screening may be liable as agent for employment discrimination.


Alternative Dispute Resolution, Technology

Evolving AI and arbitration legal practices

Jul. 24, 2024
By Ryan Abbott , Daniel B. Garrie

The JAMS Artificial Intelligence Dispute Resolution Rules (AI Rules) are a crucial update of arbitration processes for modern ...