April 8, 2015 With the cases of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice, alleged police brutality has become an eminent issue in American society. On April 7th, yet another video of a police officer killing an unarmed citizen was released. This time the video documents the seemingly unprovoked murder of a fifty-year-old man, Walter L. Scott in South…
March 15, 2015 A legal group has filed a lawsuit in federal court which argues prostitution is a right that is protected by the constitution. ESPLERP (Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project) is a group based in San Francisco, which has brought forth the claim. The argument is founded upon the premise that…
March 6, 2015 The Supreme Court is once again in the midst of a great debate over Obama’s health care legislation, hearing the case King V. Burwell. This is the third time so-called Obamacare has faced down the Supreme Court’s gavel, with the challenges having become progressively more obscure with each showing. This time around, conservative…
February 23, 2015 A leukemia patient in California is taking to court a ban on assisted suicide. The issue has never been able to traverse beyond the dissent from voters and state legislatures, so 53-year-old Christie White, along with her lawyers and doctors will open a new avenue for proponents. Though advocates will continue their…
February 6, 2015 State Senator Ed Hernandez of Azusa has proposed Bill 151 which would make California the state with the oldest minimum smoking age in the US. In a statement released last Friday, Hernandez argues that raising the minimum age to 21 will reduce the number children and young adults who become exposed and…
January 26, 2015 “Is your vest like ours, or is it a suicide bombing vest?” In a professional situation, is this ever appropriate banter? What about when it’s being directed towards a muslim co-worker? Elsiddig Elhindi, a 56-year-old Sudanese immigrant, does not think so. His lawyer agrees, and together they are taking his case to…
At the beginning of 2012, a new law took effect which repealed what is known as “open carry” rights in California. Due to Penal Code 26350, it became illegal to carry in public a firearm (with a number of exceptions), whether or not the gun was loaded or being carried out in the open. To…
October 27, 2014 The California legislature has decided it’s time to allow undocumented immigrants into professional fields which require licensing. SB 1159 is a bill which will requires the 40 licensing boards overseen by the California Department of Consumer Affairs to disregard the legal status of applicants, and is set to come into effect by…
September 8, 2014 BERKELEY – The city of Berkeley in the northern California bay area has signed into law a requirement that all Berkeley dispensaries are to set aside some of their total marijuana sales for free disbursement to the poor whom also carry a medicinal marijuana card. How much is some? 2% How is…
California to Allocate $3 Million to Legal Representation for Immigrant Minors August 22, 2014 Legislation which has shown support down party lines will offer legal assistance to some of the unaccompanied minors who have been arriving to the US from Central America and Mexico. Governor Jerry Brown says that offering this money to help the…