Now that it is election season, the legal community once again will turn part of its focus upon the upcoming elections for sup...

“The only constant is change.” Heraclitus may have been talking about life. But he might as well have been talking about the c...

People clamored onto the courthouse steps in the case of the baker who declined to make a cake for a gay couple’s nuptials — o...

The Los Angeles public defender has the potential to be the most influential public defender in the nation — and the office mu...

The use of drones spurs reassessment of time-honored privacy concerns.

The Golden State should reform unnecessary, out-of-date and overly protectionist bar admission policies in federal district co...

The ruling is the first to hold an internet service provider liable for copyright infringement by its customers, making it a c...

Judges are required to be fair, neutral and impartial and to be perceived as such at all times.

Suffice it to say, when addressing Siri, I did not use the four-letter word, the first letter of which appears toward the last...

A Riverside case involves the right of people with developmental disabilities to marry as well as the right not to be pressure...

The Constitution protects an adult’s personal decision to engage in intimate, sexual activity with another adult, whether the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the Securities and Exchange Commission's use of administrative law judges violates ...

With the appointments of Scott Pruitt (administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency), Ryan Zinke (secretary of the Int...

The New Parent Leave Act expands access to 12 weeks of job-protected baby bonding leave to qualifying workers who work for emp...

The Legislature enacted of Code of Civil Procedure Section 430.41 in 2016, and earlier this month a new set of changes took ef...

Current court rules are vague and flimsy. It is time for the Judicial Council to flex its rulemaking muscles and protect vulne...

When a new pope is selected by the assemblage of cardinals at the Vatican, the papal conclave releases white smoke into the sk...

Ninth Circuit and the Department of Labor clarify when an intern is entitled to minimum wages and other employment benefits. ...

Jack Walker's powerful, insightful and moving "Eye Corps: Coming of Age at the DMZ," details his experiences as a recon patr...

High school journalism has been losing ground since the 1970s due to education budget cuts -- and rulings of the U.S. Supreme ...

The Federal Communications Commission defied the facts, flouted the law, and ignored the will of millions of Americans when it...

People v. Buza provides an opportunity to ensure that fewer people in the state are convicted of crimes they did not commit an...

Here, we have tried to provide an early and high-level overview of federal income tax issues with which California attorneys s...

Two weeks ago, body camera footage of the police killing of Daniel Shaver flooded news outlets across the country, along with ...

A cautionary tale on the perils of "plugging in" those standard settlement terms when more careful drafting is warranted.

Imagine that you're one of the more than 350,000 women in California who becomes unexpectedly pregnant every year. Maybe you f...

Can court outreach inspire the public to dialogue with opposing factions on contentious social issues? It did just that with a...

Although the courts' hesitancy to give guidance for future cases seems maddening at first blush, there is some method to that ...

As Los Angeles County's first cannabis management officer, it is my job to implement the cannabis regulatory policies of the L...

California is a leader in promoting alternative energy sources, including the use of solar power in connection with residences...