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Articles in this issue:
Suing federal agencies such as ICE/DHS utilizing the Federal Tort Claims Act

Suing federal agencies such as ICE/DHS utilizing the Federal Tort Claims Act

A LOOK AT FTCA Damages, how to circumvent common exceptions, and how a Bivens claim applies in a case against the federal government

Christian Contreras

2026 June


The big takeaway

A major verdict against big tech’s social media for endangering children

Linda A. Lipsen

2026 June


Summer is here with exciting news from OCTLA

Check out our new oceanfront conference

Clare Lucich

2026 June


Say “no” to June gloom

Say “no” to June gloom

Get out and do good for yourself and others

Griselda S. Rodriguez
Michelle M. West

2026 June


Sowing the seeds of Justice Without Barriers

Justice Day and ongoing legislative relationship-building

Natalie Robertson

2026 June


Love them or hate them

The tax reality of IRS Forms 1099

Robert W. Wood

2026 June



Intersection of employment law and immigration

Intersection of employment law and immigration

California employment protections are for all workers – exploitation comes in many forms

Lorena Vazquez

2026 June


Honoring a plaintiff’s suffering

Finding a better way to characterize emotional-distress damages in employment cases  

Leonard H. Sansanowicz
Alex Sanchez Bressler

2026 June


Litigating jail-death cases under the Fourteenth Amendment

The three fact patterns that account for the overwhelming share of jail deaths: suicides, inmate-on-inmate violence, and medical failures

Denisse O. Gastélum

2026 June


Undocumented, underreported, and undervalued

Litigating retaliation and damages for immigrant workers in California

Silvia Luna

2026 June


Off the record and on the QT

Dealing with unauthorized recordings of private conversations

Angel James Horacek

2026 June


The FTCA: Suing the federal government for civil rights violations

The primary vehicle for redress when federal officers abuse their authority

James DeSimone

2026 June


Trauma-informed litigation

Protecting survivors in sexual harassment and abuse cases

Christina Cheung

2026 June


Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting

Effective use of motions in limine can ensure the jury sees only the relevant facts in an excessive-use-of-force case

Michael S. Carrillo

2026 June



June 26: The day we show our strength against Uber

Join the most sophisticated, survivor centered effort our side has ever run

Elizabeth A. Hernandez

2026 June


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