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California Lockdown Protesters Send Loud Message to Gov. Newsom: ‘The Decision to Re-Open the State is Ours’

April 29, 2020 1:21 pmMay 2, 2020 10:00 am

The recovery rate of the coronavirus remains at 98%. Flattening the curve is already behind us, so why is the state still on lockdown? California hospitals are not and never were, overrun with coronavirus victims, and are in fact, laying...

California State Capitol dome shines against blue sky

Quarantine and a Free Society

April 29, 2020 7:15 amApril 29, 2020 7:26 am

Quarantine is the forced confinement of a person who has contracted or been exposed to an infectious disease. Although it is a long-standing police power of governments, it is seldom used because seldom needed – sick people generally stay home on...

BREAKING: Permit Denials For Capitol Protests Earn Gov. Gavin Newsom Another Federal Lawsuit

April 27, 2020 3:01 pmApril 28, 2020 5:25 pm

‘Governor Newsom has reacted to citizen protests not by addressing widespread concern, but simply by shutting down protest at the Capitol altogether…’ A new lawsuit is seeking to vindicate the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of two California plaintiffs,...

New Lawsuit Challenges Authority of CA Gov. Newsom, AG Becerra and Mayors on Rights of People to Work

April 26, 2020 10:39 amApril 26, 2020 4:18 pm

A new lawsuit filed in federal court Friday challenges the authority of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the state’s public health officials and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to decide which businesses are “essential” and “non-essential” with...

Permits Are Denied for May 1st ‘Re-Open California’ Protests at State Capitol

April 24, 2020 4:53 pmApril 25, 2020 10:20 am

Following the Monday April 20th protest at the California State Capitol demanding the Governor re-open the state and end the lockdown, the Sacramento Bee reported, “demonstrators defied Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders banning large gatherings.” Almost immediately, the California Highway Patrol...

Federal Judge Blocks California Law Requiring Background Checks to Buy Ammo

April 24, 2020 10:29 amApril 24, 2020 10:35 am

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez just blocked California’s law requiring background checks for people buying ammunition. The judge ruled on Thursday in favor of the California Rifle & Pistol Association, which asked him to overturn the law requiring background checks...

Restraining Order to Stop In-Person Church Services Denied by Judge

April 23, 2020 6:05 pm

On Wednesday, the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles denied a request by three Los Angeles area churches to hold in-church services while both state and county lockdown are in effect. In-person church services will continue to not be allowed...