California Legislature – Page 81

Canon of Statutory Construction – Constitutional Avoidance

October 30, 2022 9:20 amOctober 30, 2022 9:22 am

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...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Ejusdem Generis

October 28, 2022 6:43 amOctober 28, 2022 6:45 am

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...

In Gender ‘Neutral’ California, Why Mandate Equal Pay for Women?

October 27, 2022 3:56 pm

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...

Unique Provisions of California’s Budget Bill – Part V

October 26, 2022 3:45 pmOctober 26, 2022 3:51 pm

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...

Canon of Statutory Construction – Whole Act Rule

October 26, 2022 8:41 amOctober 26, 2022 8:43 am

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...

Special Session or Extraordinary Session – Which Is It?

October 24, 2022 10:52 amOctober 24, 2022 10:55 am

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...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Noscitur a Sociis

October 23, 2022 8:16 amOctober 23, 2022 8:19 am

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...