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California Supreme Court to weigh removing ballot measure aimed at impeding tax hikes

Written on 8 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments on Wednesday about whether or not to remove a measure from the November ballot that would require all new taxes and tax increases to be approved by voters.... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court tosses case challenging teacher tenure

Written on 23 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

In a split decision, the California Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear a case challenging tenure and other job protections for public school teachers in the state. The decision constitutes a victory for California teacher unions. [LA... (Continue reading)

Is free speech a defense against corruption in California?

Written on 9 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that votes cast by elected officials constitute protected free speech. In the decision, the state’s high court sided with former city council members who allegedly voted for a garbage hauling contract in exchange for... (Continue reading)

Sex offender files lawsuit against Grover Beach

Written on 22 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

By KAREN VELIE A registered sex offender filed a federal lawsuit last week against the city of Grover Beach challenging an ordinance that makes it a crime for sex offenders to set up residency in most of the city. The... (Continue reading)

Appellate court rejects APCD rehearing request

Written on 23 Apr, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE After spending less than two days reviewing the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District’s request for a rehearing on the Oceano Dunes dust rule lawsuit, on Thursday, the 2nd Appellate Court in Ventura denied the... (Continue reading)

California judges must steer clear of the Boy Scouts

Written on 18 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

The California Supreme Court has ruled that state court judges may no longer belong to the Boy Scouts of America. [NPR] An existing law bans judges from belonging to groups that discriminate based on sexual orientation. The Supreme Court ruling... (Continue reading)

Chinese immigrant gets posthumous California law license

Written on 17 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The California Supreme Court posthumously granted a law license to a Chinese immigrant on Monday. [Mercury News] California denied Hong Yen Chang a license to practice law nearly 125 years ago. Chang graduated Columbia Law School and received a license... (Continue reading)

California Supreme Court rules voter initiatives exempt from CEQA

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By STEW JENKINS and KAREN VELIE The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that land use planning by voter qualified initiative is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); even if a city council adopts the voter initiative to avoid... (Continue reading)

Brown nominates Stanford Law school professor to California Supreme Court

Written on 22 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown nominated Stanford University law professor Mariano-Florentino Cuellar on Tuesday to fill a vacancy on the California Supreme Court. [Mercury News] Cuellar, known as “Tino,” is in line to replace Justice Marvin Baxter, who recently announced that he... (Continue reading)

Court rules the names of officers involved in shootings are public

Written on 1 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that in most cases police departments must divulge the names of officers involved in on-duty shootings. [KXBW] In the past, departments claimed officer safety as a reason for withholding names. In a 6-1 decision,... (Continue reading)