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Judge blocks state from using new law to go after doctors who may disagree with 'scientific consensus' on Covid
A federal judge in Sacramento said the law, AB2098, was unconstitutionally vague, because it allows the Medical Board to rely on an "ill-defined ... scientific consensus" to determine if doctors can be disciplined or even barred from practicing medicine in California -
Nonprofit, 3 former inmates sue Corrections Department over law giving transgender inmates access to female prisons
The state has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit, which seeks to toss sections of SB132 for violating the rights and safety of incarcerated females by forcing them to share prisons with transgender women -
Physician's lawsuit challenging COVID misinformation law set for hearing in January
The Eastern District of California is being asked to halt the state’s AB 2098 under a preliminary injunction -
Osteopathic doctors, Children's Health Defense file suit in federal court challenging new COVID misinformation law
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2098 into law on Sept. 30 despite opposition from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons -
Carmichael attorney accused of failing to report settlement income from serial ADA lawsuits
Attorney allegedly understated income from ADA lawsuits from 2012 to 2014 and failed to pay $250,000 in taxes. -
Boot Barn alleges California's ban on certain lizard skin products is unconstitutional
Boot Barn alleges California's ban on certain lizard skin products is unconstitutional -
Federal judge is set to rule on a former Congressional candidate's lawsuit against Gov. Newsom
A federal judge is set to rule on a former Congressional candidate’s lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom -
GOP congressional candidate prepares for summary judgment hearing in Covid restriction suit against Newsom
Attorneys for a GOP congressional candidate who sued Gov. Gavin Newsom in federal court over COVID-19 restrictions on public demonstrations have filed a motion for summary judgment. -
Congressional candidate's lawsuit against Gov. Newsom set for trial
The lawsuit a GOP Congressional candidate filed against Gov. Gavin Newsom over COVID-19 restrictions is proceeding to trial. -
Legal commentator: 'Rental housing group faces troubled road in federal eviction moratorium lawsuit against the state'
The California Rental Housing Association (CalRHA) is objecting to AB 832 extending the state’s moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent for the third time -
Federal judge temporarily prohibits Prop 65 litigation that requires cancer warning labels
A federal judge has placed the onus on the state of California to prove that acrylamide causes cancer as asserted by Proposition 65 before any further lawsuits requiring cancer warning labels may be filed -
Churches sue Gov. Newsom over worship ban on singing and chanting
While protestors can chant while marching, church-goers are banned from same activity -
Crop growing associations say judge properly relied on science in Prop 65 ruling
The recent federal court ruling barring enforcement of California’s Proposition 65 on the herbicide glyphosate is a win for American agriculture, and conveys that state regulators overreached by trying to attach it to a product that worldwide consensus has deemed safe, trade group leaders say. -
Private prison firm sues California over law aimed specifically at ICE detention centers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California can’t put extra burdens on the federal government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities through targeted zoning laws, according to a lawsuit by a private prison contractor. -
Attorney with California Employment Law Counsel predicts ruling that blocked anti-arbitration legislation will be appealed to 9th Circuit
SACRAMENTO – A U.S. district judge has temporarily blocked a new anti-arbitration bill before it was set to go into effect on Jan. 1, but a legal battle is likely to continue. -
California's new standards for light bulbs are challenged in court
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and American Lighting Association (ALA) allege a California energy conservation standard for light bulbs conflicts with federal law. -
California made it illegal to import crocodile and alligator meat, but faces legal challenge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Several businesses that are involved in the chain of commerce of crocodiles and alligators are challenging California's pending law relating to the sales of the reptiles. -
California Chamber of Commerce challenges state's cancer warning label requirement for acrylamide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The California Chamber of Commerce is legally challenging the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's (OEHHA) requirement to provide cancer warnings to consumers about exposure to acrylamide per California's Proposition 65. -
Ag coalition files motion for permanent summary judgment against Prop 65 regarding glyphosate safety
SACRAMENTO – A nationwide coalition of agricultural producers and business organizations representing a substantial segment of U.S. agriculture filed a motion on Sept.25 for a permanent summary judgment against the California Attorney General regarding the state’s cancer warning requirement for products containing glyphosate under California’s Proposition 65.