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Doctors Without Voices?

February 10, 2023 10:22 amFebruary 10, 2023 2:23 pm

In California, it seems now, everything is legal. Take $949 worth of stuff from the CVS? Have a nice day! Use the subway as a bathroom? That’s okay! Be a doctor and tell a patient you may have misgivings about the...

Guidelines for Drafting Bill Summaries

February 10, 2023 7:16 amFebruary 10, 2023 7:19 am

An important task for the legislative lawyer is to draft bill summaries. In general, a bill summary should be brief, but easy to read and understand. It should provide a succinct, clear, and accurate synopsis of the major points of...

Preventing Police Misconduct Requires Practical Actions, Not Ideological Reforms

February 9, 2023 2:22 pmFebruary 9, 2023 4:03 pm

By Wenyuan Wu and Paul Cappitelli The horrific death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols in Memphis has ignited yet another media firestorm and public outcry for systemic change in policing. News outlets and social media platforms couldn’t wait to associate the...

Gov. Newsom ‘Humbly’ Soliciting Contributions to Defeat ‘Big Oil’ Ballot Initiative

February 9, 2023 11:27 amFebruary 10, 2023 5:53 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is sending out email pleas asking for donations “to defeat a Big Oil ballot measure,” claiming oil companies want to drill near schools and parks. Here is the email letter from Gov. Newsom “Humbly asking you...

Tom Bane Civil Rights Act in California

February 9, 2023 8:13 amFebruary 9, 2023 7:09 pm

Civil Code Section 52.1(a) created the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, which provides that, if a person, whether or not acting under color of law, interferes by threat, intimidation, or coercion, or attempts to interfere by threat, intimidation, or coercion,...

Sacramento Sued in Class-Action Lawsuit by Disabled over Sidewalk Homeless Camps

February 9, 2023 8:04 amFebruary 9, 2023 8:04 am

Sacramento is being sued in a class-action lawsuit by a group of disabled citizens over homeless camps on city sidewalks. It wasn’t enough for business owners, office workers, and mothers walking with children to complain to city officials about drug...

Los Angeles Restaurants Prepare To Fight Planned Outdoor Dining Limitations

February 8, 2023 7:05 amFebruary 8, 2023 7:05 am

A proposed new ordinance in Los Angeles that would severely restrict outside dining and could cost around $20,000 to get a new permit for al fresco dining has cause an uproar in Los the city, with many restaurant owners and...