Posted on 08/24/2022
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Personal injury and employment litigator Joshua Cohen Slatkin offers advice, analysis, and legal information on a variety of topics in his monthly e-newsletters. Learn about his perspectives on recent news stories, political events, and much more by subscribing here. Josh brings years of courtroom experience, a deep understanding of California and federal law, and a sense of justice to the stories he shares.
Six years after Californians rejected a previous initiative that would have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, state voters this time on November 8, 2016, decided to make weed legal and rea
Read MoreAmerican linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and social critic Noam Chomsky recently said the most important news of Nov. 8, 2016 (Election Day) was actually “barely noted.” Chomsky w
Read MoreHardly anyone saw it coming—except maybe the 59 million-plus voters who elected Donald Trump the 45th President of the United States this month. The questions following the election result
Read MoreThe most noteworthy part of a national anthem before a sporting event used to be a great singing performance or a riveting flyover. Colin Kaepernick changed that. All eyes during the anthem are now o
Read MoreAt its best, the Court is a place where the least powerful voices in our society are heard and protected, whether they’re African Americans trying to vote or get an education in the era of segregat
Read MoreThe newsletter of August will always be about entrepreneurship because that is when I opened up my own law practice three years ago in August 2013. Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx (a women’s
Read MoreThis newsletter is an attempt to answer the question: Would we have Trump as the Republican presidential candidate if we didn’t have Barack Obama as our president? I don’t know if anyone can conc
Read MoreIn January 2016, I wrote about the canary in the coal mine as it relates to global warming. For this newsletter, I write about who the canary in the coal mine is as it relates to a recent U.S. Suprem
Read MoreInequality for All is the title of a documentary film from Robert Reich, the secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. Reich emphasizes the importance of investing in people to compete in the
Read MoreI don’t get into politics much and don’t want to take any sides during the upcoming presidential election, but wanted to share some interesting insights about the “volcanic core of the upcoming
Read MoreA canary in a coal mine is an advanced warning of some danger. The metaphor originates from the times when miners used to carry caged canaries while at work. If there was any methane or carbon m
Read MoreAs this year comes to a close, many of us (myself included) set new goals and resolutions for the New Year that are never achieved. So, as we reflect on the past year and plan for the new year ahead,
Read MoreThe New York Times has written a three-part series of articles over arbitration clauses in an attempt to bring this issue to the forefront of the national consciousness. In recent years, it has becom
Read MoreObesity rates in the US have increased at the same rate as gym memberships. Between 1980 and 2000, Americans doubled their fitness club memberships. However, during the same period, their obesity rat
Read More“Do the crime, pay the fine.” That sounds a little different, right? Many are unaware that when convicted of breaking the law, not only do people “pay” for their crimes by doing time,
Read More"Any time you see a business, somebody once made a courageous decision.” ~ Peter Drucker. Please enjoy my office’s newsletter discussing entrepreneurship. The August newsletter will alway
Read MoreThe July 4th weekend is when we celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and our nation’s birth. During that celebration, many of us also drink. The cops know this, and they w
Read MorePlease enjoy my office’s newsletter discussing oil dependency, how we got here and what we can do about it. How We Got Here The automobile did not come to dominate American transportation by
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