Today, United States District Court Judge Hernan Vera ruled in favor of BWO’s clients, twelve Manhattan Beach Firefighters and the Manhattan Beach Firefighters Association, and denied the City of Manhattan Beach’s motion to dismiss. BWO'’s clients sued the City of Manhattan Beach under section 1983...
Recently, the Ninth Circuit decided the case of United States v. Payne, holding that forcing an individual to use their thumb or finger to unlock an electronic device does not violate their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The holding would certainly also apply to forcing...
Recently the trial judge in Donald Trump’s Georgia criminal case ruled that Fani Willis could stay on the case, but only if Nathan Wade left. As a recap, Willis and Wade used to date, and she hired him to lead the prosecution against Trump. The...
California’s mental health diversion statute, Penal Code section 1001.36, has been on the books since 2018. But there is no published case nor any secondary source addressing its applicability to a white-collar defendant. While a number of firms have blog posts about mental health diversion,...
Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay, resigned earlier this week. Her resignation letter suggests two root causes: fallout from her recent congressional testimony and allegations of plagiarism in her academic work. This post primarily addresses legal considerations regarding the latter, though it offers some concluding thoughts about...