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Introduction to Statutory Interpretation in California

November 4, 2025 2:00 pmNovember 4, 2025 2:01 pm

What is statutory interpretation or statutory construction? They are essentially the same thing. Both terms refer to how the judicial branch (i.e., the courts of this state) interprets statutes, which are enacted by bills (through the legislative process) or by...

University of Arizona Terminates Chinese Campus Programs Due to National Security Risks

November 4, 2025 1:07 pmNovember 4, 2025 1:11 pm

The University of Arizona announced the termination of four microcampus programs in China at the end of the current semester in late September, citing a recent congressional report that flagged national security risks associated with U.S.-China academic partnerships. The decision...

500 Tourism Businesses Warn of Thanksgiving Chaos, Urges Congress to Pass Clean Resolution

November 4, 2025 10:58 amNovember 4, 2025 10:58 am

Nearly 500 U.S. tourism businesses recently signed a letter (see below), led by the U.S. Travel Association, urging Congress to end the ongoing federal government shutdown by passing a clean continuing resolution (CR). The letter, sent on November 3, 2025,...

California’s Tech Job Decline: Headed to Progressive Ruin

November 4, 2025 2:45 amNovember 4, 2025 2:46 am

For decades, California has been globally synonymous with tech innovation, with San Francisco and Silicon Valley epicenter birthing giants like Apple, Google, Twitter/X and Meta. Yet, as of November 2025, dominance in the U.S. tech workforce is waning, with the...

Improvement and Construction of Harbors in California

November 4, 2025 2:30 amNovember 4, 2025 6:42 am

Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Division 7 of the California Harbors and Navigation Code deals with the improvement and construction of harbor improvements. Section 4080 states that, whenever funds necessary for any improvement, development, or protection for which bonds...

Murderers Seek to Overturn Convictions Under California’s Racial Justice Act

November 3, 2025 3:15 pmNovember 3, 2025 3:15 pm

Four condemned murderers are asking the California Supreme Court to overturn their convictions and death sentences claiming that racial prejudice influenced the jury verdicts against them. In 2020 the California Legislature passed AB 2542, called the Racial Justice Act (RJA),...

Historical Look at Bills That Became Law Without the Governor’s Signature

November 3, 2025 2:00 pmNovember 3, 2025 2:01 pm

In California, the Governor has three options when a bill reaches his desk: sign the bill (and it becomes a statute), veto the bill (and the bill does not become law, unless the Legislature overrides the veto), or allow the...