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California Readies New Approaches for Concealed Gun Carry

July 26, 2022 3:20 pmJuly 26, 2022 3:34 pm

Just last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a New York State law that required citizens to present a “special need” in order to carry a concealed firearm as unconstitutional. Reverberations were nation-wide as several states, including California, had similar...

Why is U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Meuser On the Ballot Twice?

April 25, 2022 10:13 amApril 25, 2022 10:18 am

Why is U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Meuser on the 2022 ballot twice? Meuser, who is an elections attorney and is running for U.S. Senate, said his campaign is getting a lot of calls about his name being on the ballot...

Expulsion or Suspension of California State Legislators

December 29, 2021 5:28 pmJanuary 3, 2022 4:24 am

California’s Constitution, in Article IV, Section 5, provides that the Legislature is the judge of its Members and their ability to hold office. Section 5(a)(1) states: “Each house of the Legislature shall judge the qualifications and elections of its Members…”...

Earmarks: A Monumentally Bad Idea

July 1, 2021 10:45 amJuly 2, 2021 3:50 pm

Ever since the Magna Carta, it has been a settled principle of good governance that the power that appropriates public funds should not be the same power that spends them. This principle is at the heart of our Constitution: the...

SCOTUS Decision in State-Ordered Church Bans is Good News and Not Good News

February 10, 2021 2:11 amFebruary 11, 2021 9:38 am

The South Bay United Pentecostal Church vs. Newsom case, which challenged California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on all indoor worship services, under the auspices of protecting people from catching or spreading the coronavirus, was just decided on Friday. As attorneys...

Drawing Inspiration and Instruction from Our Veterans

November 13, 2020 8:59 amNovember 17, 2020 12:28 pm

There’s a curious thing about the oath taken by every member of our armed forces. Those who defend our country never swear to “support and defend” the United States Government. They never swear to “support and defend” the United States...

It’s Not Over Yet: Election 2020 Legal Challenges

November 4, 2020 6:30 pmNovember 5, 2020 11:52 am

With dubious election results in several states following Tuesday’s Presidential Election, by Wednesday President Donald Trump’s campaign filed suit in Michigan and then Pennsylvania. The President is questioning outcomes in battleground states, particularly as more than 138,000 ballots magically appeared...