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California can’t censor lawmaker’s addresses, judge rules

Written on 28 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The state of California did not have the right to censor a gun owners’ rights advocate who published the home addresses of state lawmakers who voted for firearms restrictions, a federal judge ruled. [KRON4] On Monday, Fresno-based U.S. Chief District... (Continue reading)

Judges rule that lying in court is bad

Written on 14 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

For 16 years, attorneys for Orange County have argued that social workers who lied to a judge in order to remove children from their mother, were unaware that perjury and providing false evidence was wrong. That was before the U.S.... (Continue reading)

Family of slain Cal Poly grad can sue BLM, but not San Francisco

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A federal judge has ruled the family of slain Cal Poly grad Kathryn Steinle can sue the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), but not the city of San Francisco. The judge also removed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from... (Continue reading)

Gun rights group sues California over censored blog post

Written on 8 Aug, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 38 comments

A Second Amendment rights group claims to be defending First Amendment rights in a lawsuit it has filed against the California Legislature’s legal counsel. The dispute surrounds a censored blog post that contained the home addresses of lawmakers who recently... (Continue reading)

California lawsuit alleges Google, Facebook, Twitter support ISIS

Written on 17 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

A California family has sued social media giants Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming they provide material support to ISIS.The family lost their daughter in last November’s Paris terror attacks. Nohemi Gonzalez was a California State University student studying abroad at... (Continue reading)

Federal court upholds California’s restrictions on concealed carry

Written on 10 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled that California counties may impose restrictions on the issuance of concealed carry permits. The court ruling states that the 2nd Amendment does not include the right to concealed carry. [LA Times] In... (Continue reading)

Former CalPERS CEO gets prison time for bribery

Written on 1 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

The former CEO of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has received a 4.5-year prison sentence. Federico Buenrostro accepted more than $200,000 in bribes and tried to direct investments to an associate, who later committed suicide. [Wall Street Journal]... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County Man accused of producing child porn

Written on 16 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Carpinteria man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly producing, receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography – crimes he allegedly committed soon after completing a state prison term as a result of other child pornography offenses. Christopher Robin Coates, 41, is... (Continue reading)

Former undersheriff convicted of obstruction of justice

Written on 7 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The second in command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was found guilty Wednesday of two obstruction of justice charges for overseeing efforts to derail a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights violations by sheriff’s deputies at two downtown... (Continue reading)

Tribune Co. loses out on California newspaper sale

Written on 21 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Following interference from the United States Department of Justice, the Tribune Publishing Company has lost its opportunity to corner the Southern California newspaper market. A competing publisher is now set to purchase a Southern California newspaper portfolio. [USA Today] At... (Continue reading)