The filibuster is an oddity of Senate procedure at the federal level, which, when available, allows Senators in the minority to influence the content of bills by threatening to block consideration of it. In the last number of years, the Democratic and Republican Senate leaders have eliminated this rule for Presidential appointments.
In December, the Court will hear argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. A cake baker claims that a Colorado civil rights law, which requires him, as a merchant serving the public, to provide his product on a nondiscriminatory basis to gay people for their weddings, unconstitutionally compels
On October 11, 2017, the California Department of Motor Vehicles published revised regulations that would allow companies to deploy fully driverless vehicles on California roads as early as 2018. Currently, autonomous vehicles on California roads must have a person with access to the controls.
According to the National Conference
Actions the Governor Can Take on Legislation
As Legislative Director for Assembly Woman Cristina Garcia, I’ve learned a couple of things about Governor Brown when it comes to how he’ll act on legislation. The first thing I’ve learned? More often than not, he signs bills into law. John Myers had
The First Amendment prohibits the President or Congress from taking away the NFL’s tax deduction because the league permits players to engage in political protest.
The President tweeted this morning, “Why is the NFL getting massive tax breaks while at the same time disrespecting our Anthem, Flag and
On Friday, numerous federal agencies announced new rules that allow employers to opt out of providing no-cost contraceptives to employees by claiming religious or moral objections. California law blunts, but not entirely, the impact of this rule change. California’s Contraceptive Coverage Equity Act of 2014 requires private and Medicaid managed care plans
California is one of seven states that bans assault weapons, which are semi-automatic, military-style weapons with features that make them easy to conceal, and easy to fire multiple rounds of ammunition continuously. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is in the process of filing a series of lawsuits challenging the
Yesterday, the California State Senate Committee on the Judiciary held its first hearing on “Combating Hate While Protecting the Constitution.” The Senate Committee heard testimony from constitutional scholar and dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Erwin Chemerinsky, and from Joanna Mendelson with the Anti-Defamation
Welcome to our In Brief series. In these posts and podcasts, we break down the key concepts in the day’s news and quickly explain why it matters to Californians.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, in which