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In Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of non-profit organizations seeking to preclude the California Attorney General from disclosing donor names.
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A federal appeals court has ruled a lawsuit against employer must be arbitrated when the employee knowingly and voluntarily waives their right to a judicial forum.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of California agriculture growers in a decision that prohibits some forms of union organizing on private worksites, raising questions about how the case will impact other union recruitment efforts.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Chevron’s appeal of a Ninth Circuit decision reviving a climate-change lawsuit by the City of Oakland, ending a short-lived period of hope for the oil industry that they could either have such litigation dismissed or at the very least shift it to more favorable federal courts.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on a case involving questions of privacy and anonymity stemming from a lawsuit filed against the California Attorney General for requiring non-profit organizations to disclose donor lists.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is considering an appeal filed by attorneys for a strawberry grower in Doris, California, and a packing company in Fresno, challenging a state law that allows union access to private agricultural property to recruit workers into union membership.
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Attorneys from across the country have bombarded a California federal court with objections to a proposed more than $10 billion settlement of claims that a weed killer first brought to the market by Monsanto caused cancer, prompting a hearing delay.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general standing up for voting rights in an amicus brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement on news that the U.S. Supreme Court will review challenges to California’s charitable donor reporting requirement in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra and Thomas More Law Center v. Becerra.
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California's COVID-related church restrictions will be up for debate this week after the U.S. Supreme Court kicked a lawsuit by Pasadena’s Harvest Rock Church down to the state's lower courts.
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Greenberg Traurig is a proud sponsor of the 2020 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention.
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As the number of PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) cases continues to rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a state appellate court has ruled that an employee cannot be compelled to arbitrate a PAGA claim on the basis of a pre-dispute arbitration agreement.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the Trump Administration’s proposal to make several significant changes to the asylum system that would effectively nullify the meaningful right to apply for protection in the United States.
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Legalizing sports betting in California could be seeking voter approval this November as two state legislators are pushing to add a proposal to the upcoming election's ballot.
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With litigation mounting against cruise lines for alleged failure to warn against the coronavirus, plaintiffs could face a hard-fought battle, a maritime law expert says.
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Gov. Newsom has ordered early release of inmates but federal judges deny the opportunity. Here's why
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Lawyers representing the Monsanto company have filed responses to questions in a supplemental briefing in the appeal of Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company, a case that will have big ramifications in thousands of other Roundup lawsuits.
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Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle one of the first and largest class actions launched under an Illinois biometrics privacy law.
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WASHINGTON – The American Tort Reform Association (ATRF) released its annual Judicial Hellholes report this week with the state of California once again placing among the worst legal climates in the nation at number two, following only the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
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SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 51 was just one of many labor and litigation bills that was pushed through this legislative session but some experts believe it was the most significant and will harm future business across the state.