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Is DEI Ready To DIE?

January 4, 2025 2:55 amJanuary 4, 2025 2:56 am

While it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the term Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) became a specific term in the American lexicon, we can certainly trace the beginnings of its concepts to the middle part of the 20th century. In...

Bulk Sales in California

January 4, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 4, 2025 2:31 am

The California Commercial Code, in Division 6, deals with bulk sales. Section 6101 makes the division known as the Uniform Commercial Code—Bulk Sales. Section 6102 provides definitions for the following terms: “assets,” “auctioneer,” “bulk sale,” “claim,” “claimant,” “creditor,” “date of...

California Minimum Wage Madness

January 3, 2025 10:54 amJanuary 3, 2025 10:54 am

“Countries with minimum wage laws almost invariably have higher rates of unemployment than countries without minimum wage laws,” Economist Thomas Sowell explained in 2013. “As for being ‘compassionate’ toward ‘the poor,’ this assumes that there is some enduring class of...

One Year to Showcase America’s Greatness

January 3, 2025 4:00 amJanuary 3, 2025 4:01 am

As we approach the new year and look ahead to 2026, the semi quincentennial of our nation’s founding, the opportunity to commemorate 250 years of independence stands before us. President Donald Trump, during his campaign, articulated an ambitious vision for...

California Courts and Budget-related Bills

January 3, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 3, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Constitution, in Article IV, Section 12, provides for a majority vote for the approval of budget-related appropriations bills. How have California courts interpreted this section of state law? “Plaintiffs next argue Assembly Bill 1X 26 does not constitute a...

Governor Gavin Newsom To Deliver State Of The State Speech Before Trump’s Inauguration

January 2, 2025 1:38 pmJanuary 2, 2025 1:45 pm

Each year, the California Governor gives an annual state of the state speech. For the first 90 years or so of California’s history, it was just a simple letter from the Governor to the state Legislature. But in the 1940’s,...

An Economic New Year’s Resolution for California

January 2, 2025 12:49 pmJanuary 2, 2025 1:25 pm

California was once the epitome of the American economic dream, a powerhouse that grew to become the world’s fifth-largest economy. But today, that dream is fading as businesses—from Fortune 500 companies to small enterprises—flee the state’s punitive tax regime as...