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OCTOBER 9, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 41, Genetic Information Privacy Act , into law on Wednesday, requiring direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to provide information and obtain consumers’ express consent regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of genetic data. “

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

The US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction, blocking a law allowing the subjects of election deepfakes to sue the deepfakes creators for damages. The case concerns California Bill 2839 , passed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17.

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit temporarily stayed a district court’s preliminary injunction on Saturday that blocked a California law that prohibits concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places. With this stay, the California law will take effect in January 2024.

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MARCH 14, 2025

CAADCA was enacted by the California legislature with an intention to protect the “privacy, safety, and well-being” of children when they are online. California appealed that injunction to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Freemanfor much the same reasons.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit temporarily blocked a California law on Wednesday that bans firearm advertising that is “attractive to minors.” ” The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Central District of California, which denied Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. Circuit Judge Kenneth K.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

The case is in the US District Court for the Southern District of California. The California law makes it a felony to manufacture, distribute, import, keep for sale or lend assault weapons. Benitez enjoined the state of California from enforcing its assault weapon ban. Its definition of assault weapon covers guns like AR-15s.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The US District Court for the Northern District of California blocked the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) on Monday. The post Federal court blocks California law protecting children’s online activity appeared first on JURIST - News.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have mandated certain cities in the state to create independent redistricting commissions for local elections. AB 1248 came as a result of the 2020 redistricting cycle, in which California had allowed temporary independent control over redistricting.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A federal judge blocked a California law on Wednesday which would have required background checks for individuals seeking to buy ammunition. The judge found that the California law, known as Proposition 63, violated the US Constitution’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday partially upheld a lower court’s decision to block key provisions of California’s landmark child online safety law, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA).

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MARCH 30, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday signed Senate Bill No. ” The new law authorizes the California Energy Commission (CEC) to set a “maximum gross gasoline refining margin.” The law is a response to high California gas prices in 2022. California took on Big Oil and won.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Friday partially reinstated 2023 laws in Hawaii and California banning the carry of firearms in certain “sensitive places.” One reason for the different outcomes in Hawaii and California is that the 2022 US Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

California lawmakers Thursday passed a bill to extend the operation of Diablo Canyon power plant, the state’s only nuclear power plant, by five years. California expects the federal government to fund the majority of those costs. The bill comes as California suffers a heat wave and a state of emergency.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Carney issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking a California law that prohibits concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places. The case is in the US District Court for the Central District of California. Carney found that the California law violates the Second Amendment of the US Constitution.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill (SB) 1047 on Sunday, concluding the bill was too broad in its regulation of large artificial intelligence (AI) models and lacked empirical support. SB 1047 passed the California State Assembly in late August with a 49-15 vote.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Tuesday ruled 7-4 in favor of a California law banning high-capacity gun magazines. California Penal Code section 32310 prohibits possession of such high-capacity magazines. The case, Duncan v. First, the court assumed that the challenged conduct affects Second Amendment protections.

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JUNE 1, 2022

A California appeals court Tuesday held that four species of bumblebees can be added to the state’s endangered species list under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). CESA is an environmental law responsible for conserving and protecting plants and animal species at risk of extinction in California.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills into law on Tuesday, which collectively aim to regulate election-related content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). AB 2655 specifies that a “large online platform” must “block the posting of materially deceptive content related to elections in California.”

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

California lawmakers announced Tuesday new bipartisan legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 1012 , which would effectively permit the use of psychedelic mushrooms for therapeutic purposes. According to SB 1012: California’s current approach to mental health has failed to fulfill its promise. Too many people suffer in silence.”

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JUNE 1, 2022

California’s Reparation Task Force released a report Wednesday regarding reparation recommendations for descendants of enslaved people. Earlier this year the University of California system allowed free tuition to Native American students as a form of reparation.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

A federal judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of California sentenced John T. Earnest, a California resident, Tuesday to life in prison plus an additional 30-year sentence for opening fire in the Chabad of Poway synagogue and for attempted arson of the Dar-ul-Arqam mosque in 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

sued California on Friday over California Assembly Bill 587 (AB 587), a state law requiring social media companies to publish their content moderation policies, arguing that the law violates the US Constitution’s First Amendment. The case is in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California Sacramento Division.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dissolved a previous stay on Saturday that allowed a California law to go into effect prohibiting concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places, blocking the law. With this order, the California law will no longer take effect in January 2024.

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APRIL 21, 2024

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in California announced charges on Thursday against three City of Alameda police officers for involuntary manslaughter of detainee Mario Gonzalez. The District Attorney’s Office charged the officers with involuntary manslaughter under section 192(b) of the California Penal Code.

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MARCH 20, 2025

En banc Ninth Circuit holds that California law banning the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines comports with the Second Amendment: You can access today’s 7-to-4 en banc ruling on the merits at this link.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against petroleum giant Exxon Mobil alleging the company misled the public about the recyclability of plastic products and plastic pollution. ” The post California DOJ sues Exxon Mobil over plastic recycling claims appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JANUARY 16, 2022

The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and the Center for Biological Diversity (“the plaintiffs”) sued the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors over the permit for Tejon Ranch’s Centennial Project , citing inadequate research about the project’s impact on native wildflowers.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday from a California man challenging a $23,000 traffic impact fee levied in exchange for a building permit. California Coastal Commission and Dolan v. The post US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in California case challenging building permit fees appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MARCH 17, 2024

A federal judge ordered on Friday the appointment of a special master to oversee a federal women’s prison in California that is notorious for widespread sexual abuse against inmates. The order comes after eight inmates and the advocacy group California Coalition for Women Prisoners filed a lawsuit against BOP in August.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than 20 bills into law concerning guns on Tuesday. Newsom stated: While radical judges continue to strip away our ability to keep people safe, California will keep fighting — because gun safety laws work. These new laws will make our communities and families safer.

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JUNE 16, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Wednesday that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) partially preempts a California law that invalidates waivers of the right to assert representative claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Angie Moriana sued her former employer Viking River Cruises, for Labor Code violations.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $93 million settlement with Google, Inc. The lawsuit initially arose when Bonta accused Google of violating that several California Business and Professions Code (BPC) provisions regarding the company’s statements about their use and collection of users’ location data.

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MARCH 19, 2023

The court reversed and remanded in part the US District Court for the Central District of California’s ruling that Prop 22 is constitutional and allows companies to treat their workers as independent contractors. This is good news for services like Uber and Lyft, which rely on contractual work.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday unsealed a 28-count indictment against former California congressman TJ Cox. The post Former California congressman indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges appeared first on JURIST - News. If convicted Cox faces a total of 50 years in prison and a fine of $1.5

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MAY 17, 2023

The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit alleges kidnapping, torture, and conspiracy to kill in violation of California Penal Code 207 , 187 and 189. The post Twitter, Saudi Arabia sued for racketeering in California court appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

The Supreme Court of California Monday reversed Billy Ray Waldon’s conviction and death sentence from 1991. The post California Supreme Court reverses death sentence of man who represented himself at trial appeared first on JURIST - News. This case represents an instance of the decline in the use of the death penalty in the US.

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JANUARY 13, 2024

“In California, homelessness isn’t a crime. The post “In California, homelessness isn’t a crime. Is the Supreme Court about to change that?” ” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times. Is the Supreme Court about to change that?”

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