Three Suspended California Senators Receiving Donations to Legal Defense Funds
Summary: Three senators in the state of California are seeing their legal defense funds balloon due to the lack of laws…
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California Bill Offers $3 Million to Immigrants
Summary: California is offering a bill that will grant $3 million for immigrant children to get legal representation and avoid…
Future of California Franchise Industry Up in the Air
Summary: Franchises all across the state of California are anxiously awaiting the vote of the State Assembly today on a bill…
Ban on Affirmative Action in California Dropped Admission Rates of Black Law Students
Summary: A new study from a UC Berkeley economics professor has found that admission rates for black students at the…
California Legislature Passes Kill-Switch Bill for Smartphones
The California legislature passed a bill on Monday that would require ‘kill switches’ on all smartphones sold in the state,…
Perkins Coie Hired as Corporate Counsel for Ciphrex Corp
A technology startup that is headquartered in California, but incorporated in Delaware, has hired Perkins Coie LLP as corporate legal…
Judge Rules California Death Penalty Unconstitutional
On Wednesday, a federal judge in California ruled that the death penalty in the state is unconstitutional, according to CNN.…
Stanford Law School Students Celebrate Ruling of Supreme Court
Law professor Jeffrey Fisher and students from Stanford University celebrated a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the…
Governor Jerry Brown Signs Alternative Currencies Bill Into Law
On Saturday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill into law that clears out state-level obstacles for alternative currencies,…
Teacher Tenure in California Struck Down by Superior Court Judge
The tenure and seniority system in the California public school system has been struck down in court, according to the…
Women Sue Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for Forced Pregnancy Tests During Arrests
A lawsuit has been filed against the Alameda County Sheriff that claims the department violated the rights of a woman…
Mintz Levin Adds Employment Attorney Jennifer Rubin to Its California Bench
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C announced that Ms. Jennifer Rubin, who practices in Mintz Levin’s New York…