NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RECORD

Following a recent settlement reached between the U.S. Census Bureau and multiple litigants, the bureau is expected to release 2020 Census data at the end of April, which litigants hailed as ensuring data will be properly processed.

While the official word from the State of California is that proof of vaccination for COVID-19 – what some have termed “vaccination passports” – won’t be required by the government, guidance from the state is encouraging private entities to screen for vaccinations.

While everyone from individual households to small businesses are spending less in the wake of the COVID-19 economic crisis, one group has actually increased spending on advertising: Trial lawyers seeking plaintiffs for COVID-19-related lawsuits.

Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court for Northern California has extended a temporary restraining order sought by multiple plaintiffs – including the National Urban League, League of Women Voters and the City of Los Angeles – against the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Commerce to prevent implementation of a “Replan” that plaintiffs allege would shorten the census and “unlawfully harm the accuracy of crucial census data.”

As wildfires raged across the western U.S. and many cities smothered in smoke from the fires, the Center for Biological Diversity recently filed a lawsuit in Lake County California Superior Court seeking injunctive relief against a proposed luxury resort and residential development in a fire-prone area.