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Unique Provisions of California’s Budget Bill – Part II

October 23, 2022 5:36 pmOctober 23, 2022 5:43 pm

The California state budget is the largest in the nation, and it also represents the largest bill in page length and number of provisions. While its provisions are too many to cover, there are a number of them that are...

OPINION: Using Abortion to Get Votes Causes Heartbreak for Women in California

October 23, 2022 9:00 amOctober 23, 2022 8:48 am

I have been a political independent my entire life because early on, it was clear to me that both major political parties’ platforms were well-intended but flawed. Part of the problem is the assumptions each party platform makes about the...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Noscitur a Sociis

October 23, 2022 8:16 amOctober 23, 2022 8:19 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Unique Provisions of California’s Budget Bill – Part I

October 22, 2022 5:07 pmOctober 22, 2022 5:10 pm

The California state budget is the largest in the nation, and it also represents the largest bill in page length and number of provisions. While its provisions are too many to cover, there are a number of them that are...

Canon of Statutory Construction – ‘In Pari Materia’

October 22, 2022 7:42 amOctober 22, 2022 7:45 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

GLOBE EXCLUSIVE: Empower Schools to Fund the Arts, Don’t Mandate It

October 22, 2022 2:45 amOctober 22, 2022 7:39 am

Californians rightly want their children’s schools to have vibrant arts and music programs. As a father of five, I’m right there with them. I absolutely think that we should be funding arts and music programs a lot more than we...

Is There a Difference Between Vagueness and Ambiguity?

October 21, 2022 2:43 pmOctober 21, 2022 9:05 pm

In the interpretation of a statute, is there a difference between statutory language that is vague or statutory language that is ambiguous? Is there a legal distinction between the two? Some legal commentators and judges draw a distinction between a...