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California Courts and Effective Versus Operative Dates

December 26, 2024   10:05 amDecember 26, 2024   10:05 am
What is the difference between a law’s “effective date” and its “operative date”? A common definition of “effective date” is when the new law is “on the books.” A common definition of “operative date” is when the new law becomes...
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California Courts and the Legislature Amending an Initiative Statute

December 26, 2024   7:39 amDecember 26, 2024   9:41 am
California’s Constitution, in Article II, Section 10(c) sets forth the authority of the Legislature to change the language of a statutory initiative (i.e., an initiative passed by the voters that added or amended statutory language, rather than a constitutional initiative)....
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California Courts and Ex Post Facto Laws

December 21, 2024   2:30 amDecember 21, 2024   2:31 am
What is an “ex post facto” law? This phrase comes from Latin that basically means “after the fact” and its describes when a law is changed retroactively to capture previous conduct and subject that conduct to legal consequences. Ex post...
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California Courts and Sunset Clauses in Statutes

December 20, 2024   2:30 amDecember 20, 2024   2:31 am
Sunset clauses, or more properly “repeal clauses,” are used when the Legislature sets a finite time period for a statute to be “on the books.” The repeal date (or more commonly called a sunset date) is set forth in statute...
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California Courts and the Legislative Open Records Act

December 19, 2024   2:30 amDecember 19, 2024   2:31 am
The main appellate court case involving the Legislative Open Records Act (LORA) is Zumbrun Law Firm v. California Legislature (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1603, review denied. In that case, according to the courts, the Legislature’s response to a LORA record request satisfied the...
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California Courts and Urgency Clauses in Statutes

December 18, 2024   2:30 amDecember 18, 2024   2:31 am
Urgency clause measures in the California Legislature are one of four types of bills that take effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature, rather than the standard January 1 following the bill’s enactment. So, how have the California courts interpreted bills...
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California Court Decisions on Statutory Construction of Ballot Measures

October 4, 2024   1:00 pmOctober 4, 2024   1:01 pm
An important topic, as voters consider 10 measures on the California statewide ballot in November, is how these and other ballot measures are often interpreted by California courts. As a result, this article sets forth a number of applicable quotes...
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