SB 73: Veterans’ Preference Employment Policies
Senate Bill 73 by Sen. Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) was introduced to provide a voluntary veterans’ preference. SB 73 would add Article…
Does the Legislature Enact Invalid Statutes?
I would hope that your answer, unfortunately, would be “yes.” Whether good or bad, depending on your perspective, the California…
Advocacy For a ‘National Divorce’ Heats Up Again
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no shrinking wallflower. Elected in 2020 as a MAGA Republican, she has been…
Checklist for Drafting a Criminal Law Statute
With the complexity of drafting criminal laws, or those statutes found in the California Penal Code, a checklist of major…
Inland Empire-To-Vegas High Speed Rail Line To Begin Construction Late 2023
Brightline West, a planned high-speed rail service from the Inland Empire to Las Vegas, announced on Friday that construction was…
Facial Recognition Legislation in California
Two new bills in the California Legislature were substantially amended on March 2 to deal with facial recognition technology. They…
Democrats Planning to Kill Bill to Restore Firearm Sentencing Enhancements
A bill was introduced in January to restore the mandatory 10-20-Life firearms enhancements law, ensuring that anyone who brandishes, discharges,…
What Are the Main Actions a Bill Takes?
We know that a bill in the California Legislature can add a new section of law, amend an existing section…
NED, Karen Bass, and the World
Before becoming Los Angeles’ 43rd Mayor, Karen Bass served in the United States Congress. During part of that time, she…
Stanford Univ. Anonymous Bias Reporting System Like ‘Something out of the Soviet Union and China’
Stanford University’s system for students anonymously reporting alleged bias incidents is under attack by some of the school’s professors. Two…