May 5, 2025
The Federal Clean Water Act In 2025: A Retracting Construction
More than 50 years ago, the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA or Act) was enacted by Congress to protect the quality of the Nation’s waters.
News & Media
March 4, 2025
JCCrandall, LLC V. County Of Santa Barbara: Will A Dispute Over The Use Of An Easement Send The Concept Of Legal Cannabis Cultivation Up In Smoke?
Cannabis is a multi-billion-dollar industry in California.
October 25, 2024
The Evolving Law of Waiver Under the California Arbitration Act: Predictions for a Post-Quach World
Nearly a century ago, and recognizing the courts’ historic hostility toward arbitration agreements, Congress, followed shortly by the California Legislature, adopted laws intended to “favor” arbitration.
May 8, 2024
Hilltop Group, Inc. v, County of San Diego: Throwing a Judicial Monkey Wrench into the Spin Cycle of Local Agency CEQA Laundering?
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has long required a full analysis of project's potential adverse effects on the environment.