When the California Legislature includes certain statements in legislation that is ultimately enacted, I believe these ...

After a California judge or justice determines there is ambiguity in a state statute, they will turn to consideration of ...

The interpretation of statutes is so often decisive in cases of national importance, which touch all our lives. Specifically, I want to talk with you about how courts are relinquishing the power to ...

ONE of the most familiar facts concerning our political system is the division of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government. Hardly less familiar is the ...

Pereira v. Sessions is not the immigration case that everyone will be watching this month, but it is definitely worth a glance. At first blush, this case looks like a hyper-technical and relatively ...

Below, Harvard Law School’s Leif Overvold recaps Tuesday’s oral argument in United States v. O’Brien and Burgess. Leif’s earlier preview of the case is available here. For more information, check the ...

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued policy guidance indicating that it will administer its 8(a) ...

In a split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held an insurer's notice of cancellation of an insured's life insurance policy complied with a North Carolina statutory ...

The Supreme Court has had a number of major statutory interpretation cases in recent years. These include Yates (is a fish a "tangible object"?) and Bond (was a contaminated doorknob a use of ...

When attempting to remove civil lawsuits from state to federal court, business defendants often must contend with not one, but two opponents. One opponent, of course, is the plaintiff, who prefers the ...