The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday revived a company’s request to compel arbitration in a putative class action accusing it of violating California labor laws, saying that a judge misapplied state unconscionability cases, which have invalidated employment contracts that provide sweeping coverage for all claims, to an agreement containing other terms indicating an intent to limit the scope to work-related causes of action.

Eight decades after Mendez et al. v. Westminster sparked a revolution, the people preserving its legacy confront the reality that many schools are still segregated.

Cases involving Chinese immigrants from San Francisco reached the U.S. Supreme Court and helped establish birthright citizenship, now under threat as America celebrates 250 years as a nation.

Hosted by the ABA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Center and DEI Advisory Council, the summit — titled “The Innovation Advantage: Leveraging Diversity, Equity & Inclusion”— advances the organization’s goal of promoting diversity and eliminating bias in the legal profession and justice system, leaders said.