December 2024 – California Globe

California College of the Arts Prof. Sues following Threat of Dismissal for Arguing with Pro-Hamas Student

December 31, 2024 3:52 pmDecember 31, 2024 3:52 pm

Colleges and universities are, theoretically, places where rigorous intellectual debate can flourish. But these days, it seems that every time a professor even gently reproaches pro-Hamas students he or she is accused of harassment and bullying and railroaded by school...

California’s Military Academies

December 31, 2024 9:23 amDecember 31, 2024 9:23 am

The Military and Veterans Code, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 2, provides for military academies under the California Cadet Corps and voluntary organizations. Section 530 states that, in any military academy, having not less than 80 students, uniformed, drilled, and instructed...

California’s Draconian AB 5 Continues to Decimate the Careers of Independent Professionals

December 31, 2024 7:17 amDecember 31, 2024 10:54 am

As California’s onerous AB 5 law enters its fifth year of chaos, independent professionals in the (once) Golden State continue to experience disruption and/or decimation of their careers across hundreds of industries and professions, thanks to the freelance-busting policy authored...

Some Naughty, Some Nice: Ringing in New California Laws for 2025

December 31, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 2, 2025 6:35 am

Most Californians know that the state does not need 1,200 new laws every year. Fortunately, most governors veto a handful. California Globe contributor Chris Micheli reported that during Governor Newsom’s 6 years in office, between 425 – 1,200 bills were...

Trump’s 2024 Surprise Record California Vote & Looking Ahead at 2025

December 31, 2024 2:45 amDecember 31, 2024 2:46 am

The 2024 November election in California was a surprise plus this year, with even the national party taken aback by how much the party grew in California. While there were some losses, such as the GOP losing a few close...

California Courts and Presentation of Fiscal Bills to the Governor

December 31, 2024 2:30 amDecember 31, 2024 6:35 am

Article IV, Section 12(c)(4) of the California Constitution requires appropriations bills to be presented to the Governor for final action after the Budget Bill has been enacted. How have California courts viewed this requirement? One case explores the actual timing...

CA Lawmakers Look At Giving Reparations Bills Another Shot In 2025 Following Failure In 2024

December 30, 2024 4:19 pmDecember 30, 2024 4:19 pm

Reparations advocates are looking at 2025 to be the year that key reparations bills are passed, with some to pave the way for larger monetary reparations in the future. Following the George Floyd incident and a renewed call for reparations...