Defamation Claims in California
What are forms of defamation in California? Civil Code Section 44 provides that defamation comes in two forms: libel or…
Pelosi Announces 2024 Senate Endorsement Of Rep. Adam Schiff, If Feinstein Doesn’t Run
In an e-mail announcement on Thursday, Congresswoman and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that she would be backing…
California Reparations Task Force Votes For Extension Through 2024
The California Reparations Task Force voted to extend the report deadline from July 2023 to July 2024. The vote was…
Gov. Newsom Ends 26 Open States of Emergency Throughout California
Governor Gavin Newsom ended 26 separate open States of Emergency on Tuesday, with many declared as far back as 2017.…
Gov. Newsom, Democrats Targeting Legal Gun Owners Rather than Felons in New Bill
“Had Senate Bill 2 or its predecessor Senate Bill 918 been in effect it would not have stopped the tragic…
Enacting Clauses in Legislation
In the states that publish their legislative drafting manuals, each bill requires an “enacting clause.” In those states, the enacting…
PayPal, NetApp Lay Off 3,000 Employees In Latest Silicon Valley Tech Cuts
Another round of layoffs at Silicon Valley tech companies happened on Tuesday, with companies such as PayPal and NetApp eliminating…
San Francisco Begins Issuing More Concealed Carry Permits Following 2022 Supreme Court Ruling
The San Francisco Sheriff's Department announced Tuesday they approved the first concealed carry firearms permits following a United States Supreme…
New Bill To Repeal Prop. 47, Lower Felony Theft Threshold of $950 to $400
A bill to repeal Proposition 47, a law passed nearly a decade ago that greatly raised the monetary threshold for…
Bill To Increase Media and State Official Access To Prisons Introduced
A bill to increase both media and state official access to state prisons, county jails, and city jails was introduced…