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Checklist for Drafting a Criminal Law Statute

March 5, 2023 9:00 amMarch 5, 2023 9:03 am

With the complexity of drafting criminal laws, or those statutes found in the California Penal Code, a checklist of major provisions may be of use. The following is a checklist for drafting a criminal offense: First, the essential components of...

Facial Recognition Legislation in California

March 4, 2023 6:53 pmMarch 6, 2023 9:59 am

Two new bills in the California Legislature were substantially amended on March 2 to deal with facial recognition technology. They are AB 642 by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and AB 1034 by Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City). AB...

Democrats Planning to Kill Bill to Restore Firearm Sentencing Enhancements

March 4, 2023 2:17 pmMarch 5, 2023 10:18 am

A bill was introduced in January to restore the mandatory 10-20-Life firearms enhancements law, ensuring that anyone who brandishes, discharges, or inflicts great bodily injury with a firearm during the commission of a specified violent felony will be held accountable....

What Are the Main Actions a Bill Takes?

March 4, 2023 9:14 amMarch 4, 2023 9:17 am

We know that a bill in the California Legislature can add a new section of law, amend an existing section of law, repeal an existing section of law, or do a combination of those three things. That is what a...

LA DA Gascon Hit Again with Ethics Violation Allegations

March 3, 2023 1:46 pmMarch 3, 2023 3:12 pm

Lightning rod Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has yet again been accused of a serious ethical lapse. At a recent press conference regarding the arrest of Carlos Medina for the murder of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, Gascon stated...

AB 222: Californians with Disabilities

March 3, 2023 11:24 amMarch 3, 2023 11:27 am

Assembly Bill 222 by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) was introduced to convene a workgroup for Californians with disabilities. AB 222 would add and repeal Government Code Section 12931.5. Section 1 of the bill would set forth four legislative findings and declarations...

San Francisco Reparations Committee ‘Exposes the Worst of San Francisco Activists’ and is Unlawful

March 3, 2023 10:34 amMarch 3, 2023 10:41 am

With the San Francisco reparations committee admitting that their recommendation of a one time payment of $5 million per black resident has no mathematical basis, the Globe spoke with local San Francisco resident Richie Greenberg for in-depth analysis. Greenberg founded the successful movement to...