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Have Courts Struck Down Voter-Approved Ballot Measures?

July 12, 2026 2:30 amJuly 12, 2026 2:31 am

The short answer is yes. And the courts have done so more than once in the State of California. There are a number of recent examples of the state and federal courts doing so, as well as a few historical...

Committees of the California Legislature

July 11, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 11, 2026 2:01 pm

There are well over one hundred different committees between the two houses of the California Legislature – 130 to be exact in the 2025-26 Legislative Session. While most of the work is done by the Standing Committees of the Senate...

Commercial Hunting Clubs

July 11, 2026 2:30 amJuly 11, 2026 2:31 am

Fish and Game Code Division 4, Part 1, Chapter 2, Article 2 deals with commercial hunting clubs in the State of California. Section 3240.5 defines the following terms: “commercial hunting club” and “property.” A person who is in possession or...

Restoration of Fisheries

July 10, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 10, 2026 2:01 pm

Section 2760 names this chapter as the Keene-Nielsen Fisheries Restoration Act of 1985. Section 2761 contains seven legislative findings and declarations. Section 2762 created the Fisheries Restoration Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The moneys in the Fisheries...

Uniform Prudent Investor Act

July 10, 2026 2:30 amJuly 10, 2026 2:31 am

Article 2.5 of Chapter 1 of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Probate Code provide the Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Section 16045 names this article the Uniform Prudent Investor Act. Section 16046 provides that a trustee who invests and...

Judicial Proceedings for Health Care Decisions

July 9, 2026 2:00 pmJuly 9, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 4.7, Part 3 of the Probate Code deals with judicial proceedings in health care decisions. Section 4750 provides that an advance health care directive is effective and exercisable free of judicial intervention. A health care decision made by an...

What Is in the 2026 Claims Bill?

July 9, 2026 2:30 amJuly 9, 2026 2:31 am

Each year, the California Legislature must author a “claims bill,” which appropriates funds to pay legal judgments or settlements owed by the State of California. So, what are the amounts being paid in this year’s AB 2597 and the reasons...