In 2022, the California legislature enacted statutory changes ostensibly to limit the spread of misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 by licensed physicians. 2022 Cal. Stats. ch. 938 (AB 2098), SeeCalifornia Legislates Covid-19 Orthodoxy...
The California General Corporation Law providers that the corporate existence begins upon filing of the articles. Cal. Corp. Code § 200(c). However, some California corporations have been birthed without the filing of articles. Perhaps the most...
Yesterday's post concerned California's statutory scheme governing the gubernatorial power to fill vacant United States Senate seats. The relevant statute requires that the person appointed be an "elector of this state". Cal. Elect. Code § 10720....
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “[n]o person shall be … deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” A similar due process mandate is imposed on the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. In...
The California State Bar Act imposes a duty on attorneys to "support the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this state". Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6068(a). Many California legislators are members of the California State Bar, including...
The English word "impeach" is derived from the Latin preposition in, meaning in, on or into, and noun pedica, meaning a shackle or snare. The earliest recorded case of impeachment by the English House of Commons was in 1376 during the reign of...