In gender “neutral” California, why mandate equal pay for women, as First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is advocating? For that matter, in gender “neutral” California, why mandate more women on boards? That is the question we asked in 2019 when...
The California state budget is the largest in the nation, and it also represents the largest bill in page length and number of provisions. While its provisions are too many to cover, there are a number of them that are...
For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...
With an impending special session being called by Governor Gavin Newsom when the California Legislature convenes its 2023-24 Regular Session on December 5, some observers have asked, “Is it called a special session or an extraordinary session?” California Constitution The...
For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...
The California state budget is the largest in the nation, and it also represents the largest bill in page length and number of provisions. While its provisions are too many to cover, there are a number of them that are...
In the interpretation of a statute, is there a difference between statutory language that is vague or statutory language that is ambiguous? Is there a legal distinction between the two? Some legal commentators and judges draw a distinction between a...