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Gov. Newsom Announces California Won’t Do Business With Walgreens

March 6, 2023 6:17 pmMarch 6, 2023 6:17 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the state will no longer do business with the pharmacy chain Walgreens following their decision to no longer sell an abortion pill in 20 states after attorney generals from those states threatened...

AB 509: Student Loan Assistance

March 6, 2023 2:36 pmMarch 6, 2023 2:39 pm

Assembly Bill 509 by Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) was introduced to exclude from personal income certain student loan assistance received by California residents. AB 509 would amend Revenue and Taxation Code Section 17151. First, AB 509 revises the definition of “educational...

Gov. Newsom Vacays in Baja as Snowed-In Californians Freeze

March 6, 2023 2:26 pmMarch 6, 2023 2:29 pm

The day after California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 13 counties after record storms dumped another seven feet of snow, he left the state. He also left a lot of questions on his whereabouts. This is the...

Does the Legislature Enact Invalid Statutes?

March 6, 2023 6:30 amMarch 6, 2023 6:38 am

I would hope that your answer, unfortunately, would be “yes.” Whether good or bad, depending on your perspective, the California Legislature does indeed enact statutes that the judicial branch of government (state or federal) later determines to be invalid or...

Advocacy For a ‘National Divorce’ Heats Up Again

March 6, 2023 2:24 amMarch 6, 2023 11:00 pm

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is no shrinking wallflower. Elected in 2020 as a MAGA Republican, she has been an outspoke conspiracy advocate and a lightening rod for controversy. It is doubtful she has ever been accused of holding...

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...