From the Cheap Seats: Prop 50 is an Indecent Proposal
In the 1993 film "Indecent Proposal," a couple accepts a million dollars for a single night that destroys their marriage.…
Summary of California Bills Per Session and Actions Taken – 2025 Edition
The following research was updated in October 2025 in order to examine the major actions involving bills in the California…
AZGOP Chair Accused of Congressional Run Gets ‘Loomer-ed’
Arizona GOP chairwoman Gina Swoboda became the center of a political firestorm last week following the announcement of Rep. David…
Supreme Court Hearing Arguments Today in Critical Voting Rights Act Case
Today, the United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Louisiana v. Callais on race-based redistricting and the Voting Rights…
Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Create Sports Equity Commission to Undermine Girls Athletics
In yet another violation of Title IX, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 749 to create a Sports Equity…
Family Law Case Management
Division 6, Part 3, Chapter 6 of the California Family Code deals with case management for dissolution of marriage and…
The Proposition 50 Exodus
There was an interesting Letter to the Editor in the Los Angeles Times over the weekend. In commenting on Proposition…
Barack Obama Endorses Prop 50, ‘Democracy Is On The Ballot’
Former President Barack Obama has released a 30-second ad urging Californians to vote "yes" on Prop 50, a $250 million…
2025 Session Governor Bill Signing Messages
Like governors before him, Governor Gavin Newsom on occasion includes a “signing message” with bills that he has signed. Although…
Does Transmission Still Matter for Mandates? The Ninth Circuit Doesn’t Think So
For more than a century, the government’s claimed power to coerce medical intervention rested on a single premise: protecting others.…