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UC Hastings College of Law Confirms Name Change Due To Founders Genocidal Past

November 8, 2021 3:44 pmNovember 8, 2021 3:45 pm

The University of California, Hastings, a law college in San Francisco that has had famous alumni such as Vice President Kamala Harris, confirmed on Monday that the school will be changing its name due to the founder perpetrating acts of...

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear California Transgender Rights Case

November 8, 2021 7:21 amNovember 8, 2021 7:39 am

The United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case from a California transgender man seeking to have a hysterectomy at Sacramento’s Mercy San Juan Medical Center. Mercy San Juan Medical Center declined to allow the procedure to be performed...

2022 Brings Final (?) Minimum Wage Hike

November 6, 2021 2:25 amNovember 5, 2021 9:57 pm

Because of the enactment of SB 3 (Leno) in 2016, California’s minimum wage is going up yet again, perhaps for the final time? On January 1, 2022, the state’s minimum wage will be increased for all sizes of businesses, including...

Town Council Votes to Make Oroville, CA Constitutional Republic City

November 4, 2021 3:26 pmApril 3, 2022 8:08 am

Unhappy with overreaching governmental policies such as the COVID-19 mask mandate, the Oroville City Council voted Tuesday to make Oroville a constitutional republic city, because the council and supporters said they believe citizens have rights under the U.S. Constitution to...

State Judge Rules Drug Companies Not Liable For Opioid Epidemic in California

November 2, 2021 4:51 pmNovember 4, 2021 7:30 am

Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson gave a tentative ruling on Monday finding that multiple drug companies, including Purdue Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie and other large drug companies not guilty for helping supply the U.S. opioid epidemic. Originally...

District Court Judge Strikes Down 30-Foot Vaccination Protest ‘Buffer Zone’ Law

November 2, 2021 2:38 amNovember 1, 2021 9:39 pm

Judge Dale Drozd of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that the 30-foot protest buffer zone around vaccination sites that went into effect on October 8th was too restrictive, issuing a restraining order on...

The Purposes of California’s Administrative Procedure Act

November 2, 2021 2:26 amNovember 2, 2021 6:29 am

California’s Administrative Procedure Act (APA), like its federal counterpart, provides the formal procedures by which the executive branch agencies must conduct their rulemaking activities. What is the purpose of the APA according to the courts of this state? There are...