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SCOTUS appears poised to undo rulings that left cities in 'straitjacket' when addressing homeless encampments
Precise contours on the eventual ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court remain cloudy, but oral arguments revealed the court's conservative majority will most likely overturn rulings from the Ninth Circuit that critics said essentially created a constitutional right for the homeless to camp in parks and other public spaces -
SCOTUS: CA appeal court wrong to block man from suing El Dorado County over $23K 'traffic fees' for one house
The U.S. Supreme Court took to task the California Third District Court of Appeals for ruling that the Fifth Amendment's prohibition on property takings doesn't apply to permit fee schemes enacted by legislatures, like the El Dorado County Board. -
Business groups, others, ask SCOTUS to force CA courts to abide by earlier SCOTUS decision in PAGA cases
The petition asserts the California courts have issued 'nonsensical' rulings, finding that under the SCOTUS' Viking River decision, California workers who are blocked from suing their employers by arbitration clauses can still sue their employers under California's PAGA law on behalf of coworkers -
SF can't enforce ordinance against homeless encampments, appeals panel says, even as SCOTUS ruling looms
A recent federal appellate ruling from the Ninth Circuit means San Francisco won’t be able to clear homeless encampments from city streets, unless the U.S. Supreme Court overturns another case involving homeless encampments. -
California communities the least affordable places in continental U.S. to buy homes, study says; Lawsuits, regulations among big reasons why
A new ballot measure wants to cut back on NIMBY lawsuits brought by special interests that work against housing production and potential homeowners. -
Odds increase that SCOTUS could take up case over whether clearing encampments violates constitutional rights of homeless
Gov. Gavin Newsom among numerous government officials filing briefs in homeless encampment case, urging review by U.S. Supreme Court of the Grant's Pass decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which declared city rules against camping in parks, on streets, violates homeless people's rights -
California pork law to boost meat prices, could set off interstate trade wars
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold a California law that requires different restrictions in pork processing, it’s raising questions about how it aligns with the federal Commerce Clause that prevents a single state from unduly burdening how others do business. -
'California Knows Best:' SCOTUS says California can use Prop 12 to regulate pork producers across the country
Dissenting justices warned California should now expect other states to respond in kind, following California's "blueprint" to use state laws and market power to bypass Congress and bend the rest of the country to the will of voters in just one or a handful of states -
Coffee-causes-cancer cases still barred as SCOTUS declines intervention
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court won't reignite coffee-causes-cancer lawsuits in California, declining to hear an appeal on April 17. -
Johnson & Johnson stuck with $344 million California judgment
Johnson & Johnson has no further avenues for challenging a $344 million judgment in California after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the case, which J&J and other said was based upon an unconstitutionally vague consumer-protection status. -
Gun owner group accuses Alameda Sheriffs of belaboring concealed carry permitting in draft lawsuit
While the Supreme Court eliminated good or proper cause requirements in concealed carry permitting, the California Rifle & Pistol Association says they have received numerous complaints that the Alameda Sheriffs are still throwing up too many obstacles when issuing those permits -
Gun group threatens LAPD with litigation for suspending Concealed Carry Weapon permitting
Numerous individuals have reportedly contacted CRPA to report that various police and sheriffs’ departments have been delaying Concealed Carry Weapon permit issuance -
CJAC: 'SCOTUS ruling in Viking v Moriana provides PAGA relief but it's temporary'
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) fell short of what the business community wanted in its Viking River Cruises ruling involving the state's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) -
Federal judge set to rule on Trump's lawsuit against YouTube
When Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 was enacted, no one could have foreseen the power social media companies would wield 20 years later -
Big win for private property rights and California ag in case before SCOTUS
The Supreme Court of the United States has remanded a 9th Circuit Court of Appeal decision that allows union organizers to visit workers on agricultural farms without pay -
Facebook will pay $550M to settle Illinois photo tag class action brought by Edelson, other firms
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to settle one of the first and largest class actions launched under an Illinois biometrics privacy law. -
Supreme Court declines to hear homeless case, Bellflower plans to build more shelters
BELLFLOWER – A lawsuit out of the state of Idaho regarding the way cities across the country can enforce sleeping in public was declined to be heard by U.S. Supreme Court, opening up more questions and concerns for municipalities dealing with sprawling homeless populations. -
California's challenged AB 5 'messing' with federal interstate commerce supremacy, trucking official says
UPLAND – The showdown between the trucking industry and California over a new law that could potentially reclassify millions of gig economy and other independent workers ultimately could end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, a trucking association official said.