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American Society of Journalists and Authors sue state over AB 5 limitations for freelancers
SACRAMENTO – The Pacific Legal Foundation, on behalf of two groups representing freelance journalists, filed a suit against the state of California over its new labor law, Assembly Bill 5, which sets limits on the definition of independent contractors. -
Padilla's office says it supports 'woman quota' requirement, will respond to lawsuit over it in court
A lawsuit filed in October by the Pacific Legal Foundation is challenging the state’s requirement by way of SB 826 that publicly traded companies are to have a certain number of women on their boards of directors. The law is the first of its kind in the nation. -
Pacific Legal Foundation hopes to set precedent in lawsuit against state's 'woman quota'
SACRAMENTO – A recent lawsuit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation is fighting the state’s requirement that publicly traded companies are to have a certain number of women on their boards of directors as ruled in Senate Bill 826. The law is the first of its kind in the country and those who oppose it allege discrimination against men and the patronizing of women. -
Homeowner balks at new Oakland renter protections
A recent Oakland law is making it difficult for homeowners to move back to their properties without reimbursing their tenants for no-fault eviction. -
California Supreme Court Denies Drakes Bay petition, case returns to Coastal Commission
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court denied a petition this week by a shellfish farm challenging the authority of the Coastal Commission and its ability to provide a fair hearing. -
Cattlemen's petition against California Department of Fish and Wildlife in discovery phase
SAN DIEGO — California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have responded to a suit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation accusing the government of being derelict in its protection of 233 animals found on the state’s endangered-species list by insisting it lacks sufficient information to either confirm or deny the allegations. -
Building-industry association mulls appeal to Supreme Court on special district taxes
SAN FRANCISCO — A building-industry association has until March to decide whether to make a federal appeal against a California Supreme Court decision to deny its challenge to a city ordinance that, it is claimed, unconstitutionally penalizes developers. -
West Hollywood housing fee may be pitched to U.S. Supreme Court
WEST HOLLYWOOD – After the California Supreme Court declined to hear his client's case against a half-million-dollar “affordable housing” fee levied in West Hollywood, a Pacific Legal Foundation attorney is hoping the nation's highest court will be more receptive. -
City of San Ramon service tax may head to California Supreme Court
SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA — A decision by a state appeals court that upheld a tax on new development within City of San Ramon may be heading to the California Supreme Court. -
Judge rules Coastal Commission overreached in forcing mobile homeowner to waive property protection right
SAN CLEMENTE – A judge has ruled that the state agency responsible for overseeing land use and public access to the California coast overreached when it tried to force a beachfront homeowner to waive his rights to repair and maintain a rock wall that protects his and other homes from erosion and storms. -
Appeal pending in Hughson farmer's Clean Water Act, WOTUS case
HUGHSON – A federal judge erred earlier this summer when she ruled against a Stanislaus County farmer fighting federal regulators over the Clean Water Act and claims that his property contains Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), a Pacific Legal Foundation attorney said during a recent interview. -
Supreme Court to review exemption of vote on California Cannabis Coalition initiative
RIVERSIDE – The California Supreme Court agreed to review a petition filed by Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) on behalf of the city of Upland after a court of appeals in the 4th District, Division 2, ruled in favor of a petition filed by California Cannabis Coalition (CCC) to be exempt from Proposition 218, which grants taxpayers the right to vote on new taxes. -
Buena Vista Mobile Home Park owners appeal verdict
PALO ALTO – The future of Palo Alto's sole mobile-home park remains in flux. -
State Supreme Court to review case that could create loophole around Proposition 218
SAN FRANCISCO – The 4th District Court in California in a recent court case may have created a loophole to get around Proposition 218. Now the state Supreme Court has agreed to review it. -
Pacific Legal Foundation's new president and CEO plans ambitious agenda
SACRAMENTO – Pacific Legal Foundation's new president and CEO Steven Anderson has high and ambitious plans for the public interest legal organization. -
California real estate broker seeks full-panel review of Nebraska free speech ruling
OMAHA, Neb. – The attorney for a California real estate broker said a full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit panel will be asked to reconsider a Nebraska court’s ruling that the broker’s free speech rights were not violated when she was barred from posting properties located in Nebraska on real estate websites. -
CBIA still favors case against inclusionary housing
SAN JOSE – A recent petition for writ of certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court in a continuing battle against inclusionary zoning involving the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) and the city of San Jose. -
Pacific Legal Foundation interested in other mandated affordable housing cases
SAN JOSE – The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in late February not to hear a challenge to a San Jose-mandated affordable housing law has effectively ended that challenge, a Pacific Legal Foundation official said in an interview. -
Brief asks SCOTUS to review case challenging race-conscious subcontractor hiring goals
SACRAMENTO – A California-based legal foundation is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Chicago contractor’s claim that losing a state contract because he did not hire enough minorities violated his constitutional rights. -
Pacific Legal Foundation fights for equality under the law
SACRAMENTO - At a panel on Affirmative Action held in February at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, three of the four panelists held generally the same positive opinion of the policy, but the fourth stood out for his differing view.