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Guidance on California Constitution

October 31, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 31, 2026 2:01 pm

My general guidance on the California Constitution as the “supreme law of the land” at the state level is broke down on several core structural pillars: Historical Origins and Length California’s first Constitution was adopted in 1849 (prior to statehood...

Biden Judge Blocks DOJ From Targeting 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots

October 31, 2026 1:50 pmOctober 31, 2026 1:50 pm

U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson, a Biden appointee on the Northern District of California bench in San Francisco, granted an ex parte temporary restraining order late Friday blocking the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security from demanding...

Former Arizona GOP Chair Gina Swoboda Lashes Out at Turning Point USA In Two Interviews Days Before Midterms

October 31, 2026 1:03 pmOctober 31, 2026 1:03 pm

Former Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda criticized Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action in two interviews published October 29, predicting losses for their endorsed candidates in Arizona and prompting a response from Turning Point Action Chief Operating Officer...

AI in the Classroom Is Creating a Generation That Can’t Think

October 31, 2026 1:00 pmOctober 31, 2026 1:01 pm

When a Fields Medal-winning mathematician at UC Berkeley says he has given up grading homework for correctness because his students are simply feeding problems to artificial intelligence, the rest of us should pay attention. Professor Richard Borcherds now awards points...

What Is ‘Latent Ambiguity’ in California Law?

October 31, 2026 11:20 amOctober 31, 2026 11:20 am

A latent ambiguity in California law is an uncertainty or double meaning in a contract, will, or legal document, or in statutory language, that is not obvious from simply reading the text, but only appears when the terms are applied...

Similarities Between California and the European Union

October 31, 2026 9:01 amOctober 31, 2026 9:01 am

We examined some of the similarities between California and the European Union (EU). To begin, of course, California is a subnational state within a federal republic (the United States), whereas the European Union (EU) is a supranational and hybrid union...

Following High Speed Rail CEO Resignation, Board Appoints Finance Director Who Approved Rail Spending

October 31, 2026 6:30 amOctober 31, 2026 9:21 am

California high-speed rail CEO Ian Choudri resigned on Thursday, citing a need to focus on personal and family priorities, a few weeks after he was stripped of contract authority after a damning audit. Choudri’s resignation followed a rocky tenure marked...