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California’s Reenactment Rule

October 15, 2020 2:36 amOctober 16, 2020 6:08 am

California’s Constitution, in Article IV, Section 9, provides “A section of a statute may not be amended unless the section is re-enacted as amended.” What does that mean? According to the courts, the purpose of the constitutional reenactment rule, which...

Additional Bill Drafting Guidelines

October 14, 2020 6:33 amOctober 14, 2020 12:43 pm

The following are some additional guidelines for successfully drafting legislation in California: Rules of Punctuation Punctuation is an important part of drafting legislation and the punctuation rules should be used consistently and properly. The bill drafter should know these rules...

Secretary Alex Padilla Facing Lawsuit Over $35 Million Contract with ‘Team Biden’ PR Firm

October 13, 2020 12:15 pmOctober 13, 2020 12:17 pm

California Globe recently reported California Secretary of State Alex Padilla awarded a $35 million voter outreach contract with a “Team Biden” consulting firm with obvious ties to the Democratic Party. Last week, state Republicans announced California State Controller Betty Yee rejected...

New CDC Study Finds Majority of Those Infected with COVID-19 ‘Always’ Wore Masks

October 13, 2020 10:41 amOctober 14, 2020 6:25 am

Once again it appears there are conflicting facts, data and plenty of opinions about the efficacy of wearing masks to prevent contracting the Coronavirus. In addition to causing “maskne” and skin infections on the face and around the mouth, persistent...

Gov. Newsom Limits Gatherings to Three Families, Two Hours Or Less, No Singing

October 13, 2020 8:54 amOctober 13, 2020 11:28 am

It’s clearly past time to make George Orwell fiction again. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his California Department of Public Health issued another “new” set of social distancing guidelines prohibiting gatherings that include more than three households at any time. The...

Why Might a Bill Be Declared Unconstitutional?

October 13, 2020 6:24 amOctober 14, 2020 12:42 pm

On occasion, a California statute in challenged in state or federal court as possibly violating the California or United States Constitutions. What might be the basis for these constitutional challenges of state-enacted statutes? One basis is “vagueness,” which essentially means...

California Enacts a Slew of New Employment Laws

October 12, 2020 12:54 pmOctober 12, 2020 3:12 pm

As we have seen over the past decade, California’s Legislature enacted a large number of new labor and employment laws as it concluded its 2020 Legislative Session. The first section of this article looks at some of the key bills...