December 2, 2023
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Tag: Constitution

The Slaughter Over Juneteenth Weekend

June 21, 2023   3:57 pmJune 21, 2023   3:58 pm
As many Americans celebrated the end of slavery over the weekend leading up to June 19, called Juneteenth, dozens of people were wounded or murdered in violent attacks across the country. The Associated Press reports on over 103 shootings in...
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Tom Bane Civil Rights Act in California

February 9, 2023   8:13 amFebruary 9, 2023   7:09 pm
Civil Code Section 52.1(a) created the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, which provides that, if a person, whether or not acting under color of law, interferes by threat, intimidation, or coercion, or attempts to interfere by threat, intimidation, or coercion,...
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Lawsuit Brews Over SF School Board Decision To Close Schools on Two Muslim Holidays

August 19, 2022   11:36 am
A decision earlier this month by the San Francisco School Board to allow two days off this year for two Islamic holy days in April and June faced multiple new legal challenges this week as many parental, religious, and legal...
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California Election Law – Constitutional Provisions

January 9, 2022   7:53 amJanuary 9, 2022   7:56 am
California’s elections are governed by Article II of the state Constitution, as well as the extensive Elections Code. Article II, which deals with voting, initiatives, referendums, and recall, was amended by Proposition 14 on the June 9, 1976 ballot. Article...
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Why Is the Governor in Article IV of the California Constitution?

January 5, 2022   7:06 amJanuary 5, 2022   7:16 am
When reading the California Constitution, we find that Article IV relates to the legislative branch of state government. Section 1 of Article IV grants lawmaking authority to the Legislature. On the other hand, Article V relates to the executive branch...
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Respecting an Imperfect System

January 3, 2021   5:58 pmJanuary 8, 2021   11:18 am
Many Americans still have serious concerns about the integrity of the vote in this election, and rightly so.  In-person Election Day voting, with all the safeguards inherent in that system, has been replaced with mass mailing of ballots to every...
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California Assemblyman Challenges Gov. Newsom’s ‘Cattle Call’ to Fill Kamala Harris’ Senate Seat

November 16, 2020   9:43 amNovember 17, 2020   12:26 pm
Over the weekend, black California politicians demanded Gov. Gavin Newsom appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kamala Harris’ should former Vise President Joe Biden and Harris win the Presidential election. “At a press conference...
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