In this February post, I wrote about a bill, SB 261, that would would require businesses to prepare and submit climate-related financial risk reports. The bill would apply to any corporation or other business entity formed under the laws of...
Are Lawyers Who Author Or Vote For Unconstitutional Laws Subject To Discipline By The California State Bar?
Posted on January 30, 2023
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,...
How A Failed Royal Pardon Became A Limit To A President's Power Of Pardon
Posted on January 14, 2021
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...
Stare Decisis Strikes Out At The Supreme Court
Posted on May 14, 2019
Readers of this blog may remember the case of Gilbert Hyatt versus the California Franchise Tax Board. The litigation arose from the FTB's outrageous conduct in auditing Mr. Hyatt after he claimed to have moved to Nevada. See Nevada Supreme Court...
Court Of Appeal Voids Jury Trial Waiver Notwithstanding New York Choice of Law
Posted on February 02, 2017
A New York state of mind, but California dreaming
