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U.S. Supreme Court Turns Down California Flavored Tobacco Ban Challenge

December 13, 2022 2:30 amDecember 12, 2022 8:40 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a California case challenging the upcoming state law on banning flavored cigarettes on Monday, paving the way for the ban come into effect on December 21st. The battle over flavored tobacco in California dates...

SF Security Officer Files Federal Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices Charges Against SEIU Union

November 16, 2022 7:22 am

Thomas Ross, a San Francisco-based security officer employed by Allied Universal, has filed charges against Service Employees International Union (SEIU) officials and his employer for forcing him to join and financially support the union after he told both parties his...

Another Blow to AG Bonta’s Attempt to End For-Profit Prisons in California

September 27, 2022 12:34 pmSeptember 28, 2022 5:11 am

A panel of 11 judges in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 on Monday that California’s state law that bans for-profit private prisons is to be blocked due to coming into conflict with federal law. The legal...

So Cal Lifeguards Petition US Supreme Court over Scheme Trapping Employees in Union Membership

September 8, 2022 3:41 pm

In May the Globe reported that Orange County California lifeguard Jonathan Savas and 22 colleagues sued the State of California and the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) labor union for violating their First Amendment right to abstain from forced union membership...

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...

California Abortion Clinics Already Seeing Steep Increase from Out-of-State Women

June 24, 2022 4:06 pm

Abortion clinics and providers in California began to see a steep rise in abortion inquiries on Friday only hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to reverse Roe V. Wade and send the decision of abortion back to the states....

U.S. Supreme Court Again Strikes Down a California Arbitration Decision

June 15, 2022 7:42 pmJune 15, 2022 8:13 pm

In an expected, but nonetheless welcome opinion, the United States Supreme Court once again reversed a California appellate court decision regarding arbitration agreements. On June 15, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana,...