U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Declines to Rehear California Net Neutrality Case

April 21, 2022 4:17 pm

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to rehear the case surrounding California’s net neutrality laws on Wednesday, holding the law up while internet service providers (ISPs) run out of options to fight against the law. The...

California Attorney General Prepares To Add Voice To Epic Games v. Apple Inc. Lawsuit

December 23, 2021 1:47 pm

The California Attorney General’s office is prepared to take their own position on how the California Unfair Competition Law is interpreted in the Epic Games Inc. v. Apple Inc. ruling on Wednesday, potentially altering how certain online payments are made....

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds California’s Ban on ‘High-Capacity Firearm Magazines’

December 1, 2021 2:18 amNovember 30, 2021 9:19 pm

An 11 judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 7-4 on Tuesday to uphold California’s ban on high-capacity firearm magazines, overturning an earlier District Court ruling. In 2016, California voters voted in favor on Proposition...

New SCOTUS Petitions Claim Public Employees’ First Amendment Rights Violated by Unions

November 1, 2021 10:59 amNovember 2, 2021 12:15 pm

Last week, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys, in partnership with attorneys from the Freedom Foundation, filed petitions asking the United States Supreme Court to hear several cases from public employees in California, Oregon, and Alaska government employment....

Uber and Postmates Appeal District Court’s AB 5 Preliminary Injunction Refusal

March 12, 2020 7:43 pmMay 14, 2020 10:37 am

Uber and Postmates issued an appeal on Tuesday against Los Angeles District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee’s February refusal to temporarily stop AB 5. The appeal comes after the rideshare and delivery companies decided to pivot their preliminary injunction reasoning from...

San Clemente Employs Temporary Solution to Curb Homeless Encampments

August 30, 2019 2:14 amAugust 29, 2019 9:25 pm

As the homeless crisis in California continues to grow, one city in South Orange County is tackling the issue with disputable success. San Clemente, a small beach town believes they found a temporary solution to curb the homeless encampments plaguing...

Hamid Hayat Released from Federal Prison

August 19, 2019 5:03 amAugust 18, 2019 8:29 pm

Hamid Hayat, convicted in 2006 on a series of terrorism charges, was released from federal prison on August 9 after his conviction and sentence were vacated by federal judge Garland Burrell, the same judge who convicted the Lodi man in...