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Voter Fraud Alarm: 449,000 Non-Citizens Reportedly Excused from Jury Duty in California, Raising Red Flags on Voter Rolls

January 12, 2026 11:54 amJanuary 13, 2026 12:00 pm

In a state already notorious for its lax election laws and ballooning non-citizen population, a resurfaced claim is reigniting fierce debate over voter integrity: Did nearly half a million Californians dodge jury duty by admitting they aren’t U.S. citizens—while somehow...

Summary Dissolutions in California

October 21, 2025 2:30 amOctober 21, 2025 2:31 am

Family Code Division 6, Part 3, Chapter 5 deals with summary dissolution of marriage and legal separation. Section 2400 allows a marriage to be dissolved by the summary dissolution procedure provided in this chapter if all of the twelve specified...

Coordination of Civil Actions in California

November 23, 2024 7:55 amNovember 23, 2024 7:55 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 2, Title 4, Chapter 3, provides for the coordination of civil actions. Section 404 states that, when civil actions sharing a common question of fact or law are pending in different courts, a...

Judicial Arbitration in California

October 3, 2024 2:30 amOctober 3, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 3, Title 3, Chapter 2.5, deals with judicial arbitration. Section 1141.10 provides legislative findings and declarations that litigation involving small civil cases can be so costly and complex that efficiently resolving these civil...

Tenants and Landlords Hurt by Garcetti’s Failed Housing Policies

August 11, 2020 6:45 amMarch 17, 2022 8:30 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced that he would shut off the power and water of any residents holding “large parties,” as we have been seeing...

Law-Abiding Californians Still Under Lockdown Restrictions While Convicts Released

August 8, 2020 11:12 am

While California is still under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide lockdown and restrictions of most businesses, and wearing masks is mandatory, convicted criminals are being released from prisons. By the end of August, 18,000 convicts will have been released. A total...

California Eviction Ban Backstory Reveals No Separation of Powers

July 6, 2020 2:06 amMarch 17, 2022 8:17 pm

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. The front story in the mainstream media regarding Gov. Newsom’s ban on residential evictions — Coronavirus Emergency Executive Order N-28-20 — is that his appointed Judicial Council...