Poking Holes in Your Own Draft: How to Read Your Bill Like a Judge
When drafting a bill or even extensive amendments to a bill, I believe it is important to review your preliminary…
Which California Legislative Process Rules Can Be Waived or Suspended?
While the Joint and individual house Rules in the California Legislature can be waived or suspended, what about the constitutional…
Supreme Court Clears Trump Admin to Use Voter Citizenship Verification
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way in a 6-3 decision, for the Trump administration to move forward with…
AZ Democrat Mendoza Scrubbed Social Media on Policing, Racism and LGBTQ Issues Before Congressional Run
Democratic congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza removed social media posts discussing police funding, systemic racism and LGBTQ+ issues before launching her…
The Smoke Screen Machine: How Advocates Muddy the Waters on Legal Abuse
Ignore the headlines about “corporate schemes” and “insurance scams” for a minute and look at what’s actually driving up costs…
Maricopa Recorder Heap Says AZ SOS Fontes Failed to Provide Felony Records Needed to Clean Voter Rolls
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is accusing Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes of failing to provide current federal felony-conviction…
Everything Online Feels Like a Scam
I almost miss the Nigerian prince. You remember him. He had several million dollars, a complicated banking problem, questionable spelling,…
Two More Hospitals Close Youth Transgender Clinics in Settlement With Trump DOJ
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that New York University Langone Hospitals (NYU), and University of Pittsburgh…
Why Defining Words by Cross-Reference Should Cease
When adding a new law to California statutes, there are basically two ways of defining a word or phrase in…
Herb Morgan: Californians Want Someone Watching the Money
A new statewide poll of likely November voters finds Republican Herb Morgan inching up on Democrat Malia Cohen in the…