Tag:California
Courts
Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion for Jan. 24
The 10th Circuit affirmed a ruling in a case involving a pro se civil rights action against four employees of a federal prison in California.
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Courts
Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion for Oct. 3
The 10th Circuit issued a ruling in a case involving the Fair Labor Standards Act.
News
California Lawsuit Questions Legality of PetSmart Training Repayment
The California lawsuit represented by Denver’s Towards Justice calls into question an increasingly common employment law trend.
News
Bay Area Law Firm Joins Fennemore in Major Merger
Fennemore continues to expand across the West after announcing it has combined with Wendel Rosen LLP in Northern California’s East Bay.
News
Sirhan, Killer of RFK, Recommended for Parole
California’s embattled governor, Gavin Newsom, faces a wrenching decision about the fate of Sirhan Sirhan, the killer of Robert Kennedy, after two members of a state parole board recommended his release.
Courts
Supreme Court Invokes First Amendment on California Charity Tax Filing Law
Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations gained protection against compelled disclosure of donor information when the Supreme Court ruled July 1 that a California law violated the First Amendment.
Opinion
Supreme Court Expands Private Property Rights Against Government Regulation
In a victory for private property owners, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a California law requiring agricultural landowners to give union organizers temporary access to their property was a government taking that automatically entitled the landowners to compensation.
Courts
Supreme Court: Mandatory Union Organizer Visits Are “Takings”
A Supreme Court decision deemed labor union organizer visits to farmlands are takings. It may indicate continued hostility for negotiations.