Imagine waking up to your front door opening and being shot multiple times, then finding out the individuals who shot you are protected by qualified immunity. In October 2010, the Mendezes were taking an afternoon […]
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California Supreme Court May Allow The Censoring Of Consumers’ Online Reviews
Forums such as Yelp, TripAdvisor, Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter, provide consumers with the opportunity to voice their opinions by detailing their experiences as patrons of various restaurants and other local businesses. The reviews of prior […]
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Abortion Rights: “ash heap of history” or Surviving the Smoke?
As our country moves forward with a new conservative President and Legislature, the issue to keep an eye on is the threat to a woman’s fundamental right to choose.
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Police High-Speed Pursuits: Giving Police the Authority to Intervene Before the Public is Harmed
Police Pursuits. The idea brings to mind thoughts of bank robbers fleeing from the police after committing a daring heist, only to be pursued by inept cops that wind up crashing into each other as […]
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A Long Journey to Secure Permanent Overtime Rights for California Domestic Workers
California was amongst the first states to regulate long-hours and impose overtime premium pay at the turn of the twentieth century. However, it was not until almost a century later, that the Legislature and Governor […]
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Celebrities, Art, and the Law: When Celebrities Get What They Want and When They Don’t
When Celebrities Get What They Want . . . Have you seen Kanye West’s latest sculpture? If not, it’s from his new music video entitled Famous and is now on exhibition at the Los Angeles’ […]
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A 15 million dollar clock: How much is too much?
In September 2015, Ahmed Mohamed, a freshman at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, brought a homemade digital clock to school. Ahmed showed his creation to his engineering teacher, who cautioned him not to show […]
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Habeas for Homo troglodytes
Millions of people around the world still fight for basic rights. In the United States alone, women continue to fight for the right to have an abortion; Muslims fight to practice their religion without retribution; […]
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Trump’s Immigration Policy: Borderline Unconstitutional
The 2016 Presidential primaries are well on their way, and the issue of immigration reform has been a contentious one, to say the least. This is especially true on the Republican side, where leading candidate […]
read more“Yes Means Yes” Bill Fails to Adequately Address Link Between Alcohol and Sexual Assault
Much talk has surrounded California’s “Yes Means Yes” bill. SB 967 has been hailed a major shift in the way colleges will approach sexual assault by instituting an affirmative consent standard. Authored by Senator Kevin […]
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