Liability of Vessels in California
Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 2 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with liability of vessels generally. Section…
‘Chaptering Out’ or ‘Double-Jointing’ Amendments – Which One Is It?
At the end of a California Legislative Session, Capitol observers will hear about the need to have “chaptering out amendments”…
LAPD Ends Taxpayer-Funded Protection of Former VP Kamala Harris Over Mounting Criticism
After reporting this week about the absurd waste of taxpayer funds to provide former Vice President Kamala Harris additional and…
Separate Property in California
Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the California Family Code deals with separate property. Section 770 states…
AZ GOP Legislative Leaders Warn SOS Fontes: Fix Elections Procedures Manual or Face Legal Action
Arizona’s Republican legislative leaders, Speaker of the House Steve Montenegro and Senate President Warren Petersen, issued a direct warning to…
How the Legislature Complies with Proposition 54’s 72-Hour Rule
Proposition 54, which was enacted by the voters at the November 2016 general election, adopted constitutional and statutory changes dealing…
Ninth Circuit Court Violates its Own Rules; Overturns its 3-Judge Panel’s Decision on LAUSD Covid Vax Mandate
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just delivered a decision in a multi-year Covid-vaccine mandates case that lowered the bar…
Presumptions in California Concerning the Nature of Property
California’s Family Code, in Division 4, Part 2, Chapter 4 deals with presumptions concerning the nature of property in characterizing…
Should Adding an Urgency Clause be a Ministerial Act?
California’s Constitution in Article IV, Section 8 deals with urgency statutes. Section 8(c)(3) provides that urgency clause bills go into…
Gila River Indian Community Considers Tribe Banishment and Disenrollment for Violent Criminal Offenders
Following a recent outbreak of violent crime on the Gila River Indian Community reservation in Arizona, home to members of…