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Attorney general candidate denies Commission on Judicial Performance allegations
SAN FRANCISCO – Former El Dorado County Superior Judge Steven C. Bailey, who is running for California Attorney General this year, has filed his response to the state Commission on Judicial Performance's notice of formal proceedings. -
AG unveils wording of lead paint ballot initiative as manufacturers ask high court for review
SACRAMENTO - California's Attorney General Xavier Becerra has unveiled the wording of the title and summary of a ballot initiative that proposes to raise $2 billion in bonds for remediation work on homes and other buildings affected by lead paint. -
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds ruling in prostitution legality case
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling rejecting a legal effort by sex workers in California to have the state’s laws against prostitution declared unconstitutional. -
Court rules California attorney general did not deceive voters
SACRAMENTO -- The Third District Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who was alleged to have attempted to sabotage a gas tax repeal initiative. -
Attorney: California Legislature should take up credit card surcharge ban
A U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling earlier this month that California's law banning surcharges for credit card purchases is unconstitutional should prompt the California State Legislature to take another look at the ban, a regulatory enforcement attorney said during a recent interview. -
Legality of credit card surcharges affirmed on appeal
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment for commerce credit card surcharges. -
Growers challenge chemical labeled as causing cancer
SACRAMENTO - A collection of agricultural grower associations is asking a federal court for punitive relief in a complaint against the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and the state Attorney General’s Office, over the labeling of a chemical called “glyphosate” as cancer causing. -
SANDAG 2011 review on emissions said to ignore 'elephant in the room'
SAN FRANCISCO (Northern California Record) – The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)'s 2011 environmental impact review of Cleveland National Forest development ignores "the elephant in the room", said the lone dissenter in a much-anticipated and recently decided California Supreme Court ruling. " -
Appeals court ruling paves way for back pay for judges
Thanks to a ruling by the California Second District Court of Appeal, present and retired California judges could receive more than $36 million in back pay. -
Friedrichs 2.0: New lawsuit by 8 teachers challenges mandatory dues paid to California union
BURLINGAME, Calif. — The Center for Individual Rights has filed suit on behalf of eight California teachers challenging the school district’s practice of making union membership and ascribed dues mandatory. -
State DMV pulls autonomous Uber cars off streets for operating without permits
SAN FRANCISCO – The state DMV, along with the state attorney general, forced Uber to take its robotic cars off the streets of California and cease current state testing for failure to provide current permits. -
Appeals Court upholds California's abortion education law
SACRAMENTO -- A state law passed last year designed to ensure women at private, religious-based female clinics receive information regarding the state’s coverage of low-cost or free abortions has been upheld in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Kamala Harris should sue Hastings, Howard
Politicians these days are ever bolder in their overt hypocrisy. -
California attorney general agrees to Providence-St. Joseph merger
LOS ANGELES – St. Joseph Health and Providence Health & Services are to merge, creating the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system. -
Investigation under way regarding California’s fuel prices
SACRAMENTO – Subpoenas have been issued to several oil refiners by the California attorney general in an investigation on how gas prices are put in place in California. -
Law prof: Use of armed law enforcement in voter fraud investigations rare
YREKA – The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s and district attorney’s offices helped state investigators look into allegations of voter fraud in the days before the June 7 election, a move that is extremely rare, according to a law professor who studies voting rights. -
Appeals court rules that Delta Air Lines app doesn't need to comply with state privacy law
SAN FRANCISCO – A California appeals court last month sided with Delta Air Line against the state's attorney general, ruling that the California Online Privacy Protection Act (OPPA) is superseded by the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) and thus Delta can't be forced to post its privacy policy within the app itself. -
California Supreme Court ruling opens door for more wrongful foreclosure suits
SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court has granted a shallow breath of life to foreclosed homeowners in a recent ruling that could pull financial institutions into litigation.