The Supreme Court’s conference this week — a double one — will be tomorrow (Tuesday), instead of on Wednesday as is the norm.

“Time and again, the U.S. Supreme Court has applied the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to rebuff the[ ] serial efforts [of California’s Legislature and courts] to interfere with arbitration contracts,” and they discuss two pending certiorari petitions — Uber Technologies v. Gregg and Lyft v. Seifu — that give the high court new rebuffing opportunities.

(Subscription required) March is Women’s History Month. This article will discuss the effects the Vietnam War had on the women who served there. It will also suggest how California’s Veterans Treatment Courts might better serve our current women veterans.

California’s state legislature moved this year to broaden its commitment standards, expanding its prior requirement of “grave disability” to include persons rendered unable to provide for their basic needs or protect their own safety.