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Worry Grows Over Municipal Debts
Dissolution of redevelopment agencies could force cities and counties to default on bond payments.

Green Deals May Dry Up as CA Nears Clean Energy Goals
Power companies are getting so close to the state-mandated goal of purchasing 33 percent of the energy that they distribute from "green" sources that they may not need to buy much more from such sources.

ABA Body Nixes Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms
The American Bar Association's Commission on Ethics 20/20 won't recommend policies allowing nonlawyer ownership of law firms.

Technology

In Tablet Form
Attorneys jump on the tablet computing bandwagon.



Recent Stories

Statutes with Limitations
Statutes should be informative, not mysterious and infuriating.

Cracks in Citizens United
Montana upholds a state anticorruption law despite a likely reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court next term.

Avoiding Jet Lag
Frequent-flyer attorneys share tips and tricks on how they manage jet lag.

Managing Partners Wear Two Hats Well
Managing partners discuss the challenges of being their firm’s top administrator.

Coming of Age in Court
A lawyer recalls his first experience at the California Court of Appeal.

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NEWS YOU CAN USE

15 Years Old … to Life
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a life-without-parole sentence for juveniles constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

The Smartphone War Winners
Calling all patent lawyers.

Making the Case for Gay Asylum

Did You Know?
Female judges and justices are on the rise.

Reel Law
Born Yesterday (1950)

Verbatim
Justice William W. Bedsworth

Hindsight: 126 Years Ago
California legal history: 1876

Discipline REPORT

Summaries of disciplinary action taken by the state Supreme Court or the State Bar Court.