US investigative agency says cabinet secretary violated federal political activity law
The US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) Tuesday released a report concluding that current Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra violated the Hatch Act, a law that regulates political activity by government personnel. The Hatch Act, passed in 1939, restricts the types of campaign activities federal employees can participate in while holding office. Because [...]
California Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis Friday entered a verdict to enjoin California’s Senate Bill 826 (SB 826) after finding that the law violated Article I, Section 7 of the California Constitution. The law, enacted in October, 2018, requires publicly held corporations in California to have one or more female directors for boards with four or [...]
California justice department opens investigation into Huntington Beach coast oil spill
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced that the California Department of Justice opened an investigation into an oil spill that occurred off the Huntington Beach coast earlier this month. Bonta shared that federal, state, and local authorities will investigate the oil spill to determine the spill’s cause and to assess what measures could have [...]
Federal Judge blocks California law requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns
A federal judge granted an injunction on Tuesday blocking a California law that would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to appear on the state’s ballots. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act into law in July after passage by over two-thirds majority of the legislature. [...]
Trump seeking injunctions to block access to his tax returns
President Donald Trump on Thursday continued efforts to prevent access to his tax returns by asking a federal judge in New York to block criminal prosecutors from accessing his tax documents. The Manhattan District Attorney recently subpoenaed Trump’s accountants, requesting eight years worth of state and federal returns. The records were requested as part of [...]
California sued over presidential candidate tax disclosure law
The Trump administration and Republican party sued the state of California on Tuesday over a law signed last week by Governor Gavin Newsom that requires presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns in order to be on the state’s primary ballot. The law does not explicitly name President Donald Trump, who has not disclosed his [...]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the Georgia Muslim Voter Project and the Asian-American Advancing Justice-Atlanta group challenging a Georgia law that allows the rejection of absentee ballots if signatures do not match other state records. The law makes the election official’s determination regarding the signature final, with no avenue for [...]
Supreme Court hears arguments on ineffective assistance of counsel resulting in deporation
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in Lee v. United States . In Lee v. United States the court is considering whether it is expected that a non-citizen resident with strong...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday that prohibits New York City from imposing a fee on plastic bags. New York City (NYC) was one day away from enacting a 5 cent fee...
California votes to ban plastics bags but waives fee for conservation
California voters on Tuesday supported a mandate to eliminate the usage of plastic bags while simultaneously voting down a measure which required fees collected from the bag usage to better the environment. California Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum (Proposition 67)...
