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Recent Legal Challenges to California Statutes

December 4, 2025 4:00 pmDecember 4, 2025 4:49 pm

2025 has been an interesting year for legal challenges against statutes enacted by the California Legislature. While the following list is not exhaustive, this is a good sampling of pending or completed litigation to be aware of: The U.S. Court...

From the Cheap Seats: Liberating Local Government

July 8, 2024 6:32 amJuly 8, 2024 10:19 am

A recent decision of the United States Supreme Court has important implications for localities in California trying to address the problem of homelessness. With a 6-3 majority in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson the high court...

Federal Court Uses Legislator’s Statements to Allow Lawsuit Challenging State Statute

June 11, 2023 3:25 amJune 11, 2023 3:26 am

In the March 2023 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of Olson v. State of California, 62 F.4th 1206 (9th Cir. 2023), the federal appellate court based its decision squarely on the public statements made...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Attacks on Religious Liberty Led to Five Supreme Court Losses’

September 1, 2021 6:03 pm

The Cross Culture Christian Center in Lodi and Cornerstone Church in Fresno just won large lawsuits against Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose statewide COVID shutdown orders included churches. “Although Plaintiffs appreciate the government’s significant interest in and efforts to protect the...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against California in Non-Profit Donor Disclosure Case

July 1, 2021 11:22 amMarch 22, 2022 11:52 am

In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that California must stop it’s practice of requiring non-profits and charities to disclose the names and addresses of their largest donors. Press play to hear a narrated version...

CA Assault Weapons Ban Repeal Temporarily Blocked By 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

June 22, 2021 12:46 pmJune 24, 2021 6:27 am

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a District Court ruling that overturned California’s assault weapons ban on Monday, granting a stay while other firearm cases are currently awaiting decisions. Earlier this month, District Court judge Robert T. Benitez...

AG Bonta, Gov. Newsom Will Appeal Decision Overturning State Assault Weapons Ban

June 10, 2021 2:58 pmJune 11, 2021 5:09 am

State Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California is appealing the June 4th District Court decision Miller v. Bonta that ruled that the state’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban was unconstitutional. An assault weapon ban has...