FIVE-ALARM FIRE AND BLACK ARMBANDS FOR SCOTUS
Well, based on three more 5-4 decisions issued this week and Justice Kennedy’s retirement announcement, the courthouse is burning out of control... Read More
Church Abuse of “Ministerial Exception”: “Good For The Goose”
A. Introduction Recently I have “vented” with other attorneys who have shared the experience of representing former parochial school teachers and administrators... Read More
REINHARDT WRITINGS RING TRUE
As we mourn the passing of the Ninth Circuit’s “liberal lion,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt, we should celebrate one of his last writings,... Read More
Saheli, EFASHA & “Unexpected Consequences”?
On March 14, 2018 in Saheli v. White Memorial Medical Center, 2018 DJ DAR 2413, the California Court of Appeal held that... Read More
The Bogus Jurisprudence of This Supreme Court Majority: A Look at Encino Motorcars v. Navarro
On April 3, 2018 the Supreme Court issued decision, rendered by Thomas, with, of course, the three lady justices and Justice Breyer... Read More
Klibanow Active in Media Colloquy on Employment Arbitration Class Waiver Controversy
Recently Ms. Klibanow was interviewed by legal reporter John Roemer and quoted in his November 24, 2017 Daily Journal article anticipating the... Read More
INTERRESTING TIMES II: Parallel Processes? PAGA and Calexit
Feds vs. California re PAGA The latest round in federal-state PAGA matches features the 9th Circuit’s unpublished February 16, 2017 decision in... Read More
Heat Waves & Interesting Times: Strieff, Female SCOTUS Justices, Lewis v. Epic, Congressional Sit-In….
HEAT WAVES: LIVING IN “INTERESTING TIMES” “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”-Martin Luther... Read More