Legal – Page 757 – California Globe

Teacher Pension Fund Betrays Its Mission

May 1, 2023 12:30 pmMay 1, 2023 12:37 pm

If you think that CalSTRS, the behemoth pension system that supports California’s retired teachers, is focused on pensions, you are wrong. The largest teacher-focused pension system in the country is abandoning its core fiduciary role to chase left-wing political goals....

Globe Quiz on California Statutory Construction Principles

May 1, 2023 9:44 amMay 1, 2023 9:47 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s principles of statutory construction. The purpose of statutory construction is to determine what the Legislature intended when enacting the statute in question. An extrinsic analysis is one in which the bill...

Reasonable Centralization or Rank Cynicism – LA DA Gascon’s Special Crimes Shake-up

April 30, 2023 10:44 amMay 1, 2023 9:53 am

In February, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon re-organized the office’s Victim Impact Program (VIP), the internal group of prosecutors dedicated to handling some of the most heinous and delicate crimes – elder abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and child...

Why is California’s Air Board Using Chinese Research to Ban Diesel Trucks?

April 29, 2023 1:06 pmMay 1, 2023 9:53 am

“The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Friday that the sale of all new diesel big rig trucks and buses will be banned in the state starting in 2036, coming in a year after a similar new gas-powered car...

Globe Quiz on California Political and Elections Laws

April 29, 2023 6:57 amApril 29, 2023 7:00 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s political and election laws. Like federal judgeships, California appellate court justices serve lifetime appointments. Trial court and appellate court judges are all appointed by the Governor and then subject to confirmation...

The Role of the Media is to Hold Power Accountable

April 28, 2023 12:02 pmApril 28, 2023 12:02 pm

We recently learned President Joe Biden had a cheat sheet with a prewritten question from a journalist at Wednesday’s press conference. “A photographer caught a picture of the cheat sheet as the president held a press conference alongside South Korean...

Kiley Takes Fight Against Julie Su to House Floor

April 28, 2023 11:53 amApril 28, 2023 12:35 pm

Though the vote whether or not to confirm Julie Su as the next Secretary of Labor will happen in the Senate, a half-dozen Representatives took to the House floor this morning to urge their senatorial colleagues to vote against Su...