First Amendment right – California Globe

California Lawsuit Would Protect Local Governments Being Muzzled by State Laws

March 20, 2025 10:55 amMarch 20, 2025 10:55 am

Local democracy stands as one of the most underappreciated hallmarks of our constitutional republic. Counties and municipalities are the elected bodies most directly accountable to the voters, but their size and scope relative to federal agencies leaves them too easily...

Palm Springs union admits unconstitutional conduct in settlement

March 25, 2024 10:46 amMarch 25, 2024 10:46 am

The Public Employees Association of Palm Springs (PEAPS), a small but muscular government labor union representing public employees in the California desert community, has agreed to settle a legal dispute with a public employee alleging the union violated her First...