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DOJ Sues California Over Prop 50’s ‘Power Grab’

November 13, 2025 1:05 pmNovember 13, 2025 1:38 pm

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, announced they have joined a lawsuit against California’s redistricting ballot initiative, Proposition 50, which overwhelmingly passed in a special election last week. The lawsuit names Governor Gavin Newsom...

San Diego Surf School Owner Sues Over California State Beaches Monopolizing Surf Instruction

October 22, 2025 10:46 amOctober 22, 2025 12:12 pm

California state beaches are supposed to belong to the public. So should government bureaucrats really have unbridled power to crimp commercial activity on them? San Diego surf school owner Helina Beck apparently does not think so. Beck wants to teach...

DOJ Intervenes in Arizona’s Ongoing Legal Battle To Protect Voter ID Laws

October 20, 2025 4:27 pmOctober 20, 2025 4:27 pm

Last Friday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen’s ongoing legal battle to protect the Republican-led passage of two voter ID laws requiring proof of citizenship to vote in elections. The lawsuit, Mi...

America is Drowning in Laws

June 2, 2025 11:08 amJune 2, 2025 11:08 am

There was a time in this country when Americans knew the law. It was printed on four pages, handed out with reverence, and taught in every schoolhouse across the land. It was called the Constitution of the United States. It was...

Supreme Court in the Code of Civil Procedure

February 27, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 27, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure in Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 3 concerns the Supreme Court. Section 41 provides the Supreme Court and the courts of appeal may transact business at any time. Section 42 states that adjournments from day...

Doctors Appeal Federal Ruling over California’s Mandatory ‘Implicit Bias’ Medical Ed Classes

October 16, 2024 2:55 amOctober 16, 2024 1:13 pm

Despite an adverse court ruling, some California doctors are continuing to fight a noxious state law that requires continuing medical education classes to include implicit bias lessons that tells physicians they are closet racists. They are appealing a federal judge’s...

General Provisions of California’s Evidence Code

July 22, 2024 2:45 amJuly 22, 2024 2:46 am

In Division 3 of the California Evidence, there are general provisions. Chapter 1 is on Applicability of the Code and contains Section 300. This section specifies that the Evidence Code applies in every action before the Supreme Court or a...