Los Angeles / San Francisco Daily Journal

James P. Menton Jr. says coronavirus divorces are expected to increase as are bankruptcy filings. http://ow.ly/XY1W50CNIzK

Supreme Court church ruling not enough, US judge says. http://ow.ly/4lHw50CNIzj

David A. Urban explains four significant areas of First Amendment law in which courts will likely set new precedent in the new year. http://ow.ly/Kd9050CNIyJ

LA DA tells deputies to take judges’ names; prosecutors’ group says some policies are illegal. http://ow.ly/t5OB50CNIym

Critics of using AI-based computerized judges say it's considered dispassionate Lance Eliot says this runs into some logical contradictions. http://ow.ly/y2V650CNIuD

ELIOT: There is an ongoing need to contend with differences between what the law states and what morality proffers. This is going to become a sticking point for advances in AI. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360186-infusing-the-dualism-

New suits challenge Newsom’s orders under state, rather than US, laws. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360192-new-suits-challenge-n

WOOD: Legal settlements are usually taxed as income, and they are usually ordinary. That is the IRS default position. But the IRS is not always right, as we shall see. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360185-sometimes-legal-settl

Taiwan chipmaker pays $60M fine, will help US against Chinese partner. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360193-taiwan-chipmaker-pays

NEW: Podcast host Howard Miller talks with Dean Mitchel Winick about provisional licensure and other paths to lawyering. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360197-changed-pathways-to-b

Gymnasts want to resume litigation over sex assault. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360191-gymnasts-want-to-resu

David M. Majchrzak and Heather L. Rosing explain how having good relationships and good communication are two of the most important tools to have under your belt. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360184-communicating-with-cl

US judge questions PG&E about circuit not shut off in storm. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360189-us-judge-questions-pg

Approximately 31% of workers switched from working onsite to working at their home offices by the first week of April. Neelu K. Khanuja says this change created exposure for injuries sustained at the home office. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360183-navigating-workers-co

Judge denies drivers a restraining order on Uber’s political speech. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360194-judge-denies-drivers-

Amy L. Bomse discusses where California law stands on broad advance conflict waivers in the wake of the California Supreme Court’s adoption of a new set of professional conduct rules. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360182-the-future-of-advance

Some questions, and few answers, about the ramifications of COVID-19 on disability claims, Glenn Kantor says in his column today. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360171-the-fallout-from-covi

Split panel rules officer kneeling on suspect on the ground was excessive force. https://www.dailyjournal.com//360177-split-panel-rules-off