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Attend a book club or neighborhood council meeting, join a choral group or volunteer to clean up litter in the San Fernando Valley area.

Power struggles in the state Capitol can be messy. This one was unusually smooth.

New York Times: Can Donald Trump run for president if he's convicted?

USC and UC Berkely Professors Will Give Two Free Talks Santa Monica College is set to observe Constitution Day by hosting two discussions centered on the U.S. Constitution. Esteemed legal scholars, University of Southern California law professor Jody Armour and UC Berkeley School of Law dean Erwi

The U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2022 term ended just a couple of months ago, but it’s already apparent that the decisions are leading to a great deal of litigation. What are the major issues left open by the cases that are likely to be litigated in state and federal courts?

California's Democratic leaders contend students have clear-cut rights to privacy, even from their parents, when it comes to gender identity. But experts say the legal realities are more nuanced.

Legally, Trump would remain eligible to be president even if he were imprisoned. The Constitution says nothing to the contrary.

Should a self-respecting democracy have a Supreme Court like ours, with the power to overturn democratic legislation? More and more progressive observers are not so sure. But one thing is clear: we need a more mature relationship with the Court and, through it, a more open and democratic relation to the Constitution. Polls consistently find…

In this week’s Bee Opinionated, we discuss a controversial housing development in rural Sacramento County and the comfort of queer history only as a relic

The proposal by the accrediting arm of the American Bar Association comes in the wake of multiple incidents of law school students shouting down speakers. Law schools may soon be required to adopt written free speech policies under a proposal being considered by the American Bar Association. The potential changes come after, but are not a direct consequence of, multiple high-profile incidents of student disruptions of speakers at law schools prompted widespread debates about free speech, academi...