Above The Law

MAY 15, 2025

Some things happen with such regularity that you can set a clock to them: roosters crowing at dawn, Kant’s ghost strolling through Knigsberg in the afternoon, and new news of the California Bar screwing up the bar exam. The post California Bar Grading Screw-Up Resulted In Several False Failures appeared first on Above the Law.

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MAY 22, 2024

The California Senate passed legislation Tuesday that, if approved by the state assembly, would create an agency to implement policies and facilitate reparations for descendants of chattel slaves, while also authorizing the compensation of Black families whose land was seized under the state’s eminent domain power.

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MAY 7, 2025

The California Bar had an issue: they looked at their budget and realized that they’d go bankrupt if they continued administering the bar as usual. That’s what the State Bar of California’s most recent lawsuit against Meazure Learning is about. (Image via Getty) In the spirit of bar prep, let’s IRAC this.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

A US district judge struck down on Friday a California ban limiting gun magazines to ten rounds. ” In defense of the ban, California offered two main positions. .” California asserted that people rarely fired ten or more rounds in the act of self-defense. ” Benitez also disagreed with this position. .”

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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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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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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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APRIL 11, 2025

In California, “on-call” status means you arent actively working but must remain available to report for duty if your employer requests it. In California, on-call time that qualifies as “hours worked” must also be included in overtime calculations. When does on-call time require pay? first appeared on Jay S.

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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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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

We all knew that this administration of the California bar exam would be a disaster. The State Bar of California: You can fly again with us for free in 5 months. The post California Bar Exam Managed To Be Even Worse Than Expected appeared first on Above the Law. We just didn’t know how bad it would get. The plane crashes.

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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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MAY 7, 2025

A California jury ordered NSO Group Technologies to pay WhatsApp $444,719 in compensatory damages and $167,254,000 in punitive damages on Tuesday. In its motion to dismiss , NSO argued that its Pegasus technology is used exclusively by government agencies for “prevention and investigation of terrorism and criminal activity.”

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, lost a court case Thursday challenging a California law that obligated it to publicly reveal its content moderating procedures and issue a comprehensive service report on their moderating activity to the state.

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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 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 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 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 24, 2024

A federal judge in California on Friday declined to dismiss a lawsuit brought by US Representatives Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor-Greene against California cities Anaheim and Riverside. Gaetz and Greene were planning to hold a political rally in California in July 2021. Vullo and Netchoice.

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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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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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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 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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JANUARY 8, 2025

The Bay Area Lawyer chapter of the American Constitution Society will present the program California Supreme Court Year in Review: 2024. The February 13 evening event will feature a panel of Ninth Circuit Judge Gabriel Sanchez,Leah Spero (Director of the California Appellate Advocacy Program and Affiliated Scholar at U.C.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

A California federal judge ruled against major social media platforms on Tuesday in their effort to dismiss a case brought by concerned parents, advocacy groups and school districts against the social media platforms’ addictive design.

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